Srinagar, Sep 28: At least four army men and a police officer were injured in an ongoing gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday. The gun battle erupted in the wee hours at Adigam Devsar Kulgam when joint forces were carrying out a cordon and a search operation following...
Month: September 2024
Kulgam Gunfight: 3 Army Soldiers,Police Officer Injured In Ongoing Operation
Srinagar, September 28: Three army soldiers, a police officer has been injured in an ongoing encounter in Adigam area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday. A top police officer told GNS that during intial exchange of fire with militants, three army soldiers and a Police officer (ASP) were injured . All of them have...
Encounter broke out in Kulgam
Kulgam, Sept 28: An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Adigam village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday morning, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a joint team of security forces launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of terrorists in...
SC seeks report on govt steps to check child trafficking
New Delhi, Sep 27 : The Supreme Court has directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to collect data on organized child trafficking in India and file a report, on the number of children reported missing from each district and the action plan to rescue them, by the first week of November, a lawyer...
ABGSF launches padayatra from Srinagar to Kanyakumari to save cow
Srinagar, Sep 27 : Members of Akhil Bhartiya Gau Seva Foundation (ABGSF), a cow protection group, launched a ‘Padyatra’ from Kashmir to Kanyakumari from Srinagar’s historic Lal Chowk on Friday aiming to raise awareness about its protection. A senior BJP leader and former MLC Surinder Ambardar, who is a Kashmiri Pandit, was the chief...
On Oct 8 firecrackers will be burnt in Delhi, not in Karachi: Chugh
Jammu, Sep 27: The BJP National General Secretary and Incharrge of J&K affairs, Tarun Chugh on Friday said that firecrackers will be burnt on October 8 in Delhi and not in Karachi. The results of the Assembly elections will be declared on October 8. Chugh said that NC and Cong have been working on the...
Reasi Pilgrim Terror Attack Case: NIA Conducts Multi Raids Across Two Districts In JK
Srinagar, September 27: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted searches across two districts of J&K in the Reasi pilgrims terror attack case. In a handout to GNS, the NIA said that seven locations in Reasi and Rajouri districts were extensively searched in the case RC-02/2024/NIA/JMU, registered by NIA in June this year after...
20 People Injured In Road Accident In Uri Baramulla
Srinagar, September 27: At least 20 people where injured in a road accident in Uri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. Officials told GNS that during a rally of Taj Mohi Ud Din a vehicle which was part of the rally was coming from Kamalkote to Uri met an accident near Salamabad area....
MeT forecast generally dry weather from tomorrow, possibility of light snow on few higher reaches tonight
Srinagar, Sept 27: While rains lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir, weatherman here on Friday forecast generally dry weather with brief spell of rain and thunderstorm at isolated places by the end of this month and dry weather till October 6 thereafter in J&K. Also light snowfall has been forecast on a few upper reaches...
Turkey not leaving NATO in order to cooperate with BRICS, ASEAN: Erdogan
Ankara, Sep 27 : BRICS and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) provide Turkey with an opportunity to develop economic cooperation, but this does not mean Ankara abandoning NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “We cannot ignore the fact that we have ties with continental Europe and America to the same extent...
Govt extends AFSPA in some districts of Arunachal, Nagaland by six months
New Delhi, Sep 26: The Central government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and eight districts of Nagaland by another six months. The Ministry of Home Affairs in a Gazette Notification dated September 25 said that the decision was taken after reviewing the law and order...
Over 12 lakh people in Jammu eligible to vote on Oct 1
Jammu, Sep 26: Eleven Assembly constituencies of Jammu district are all set to go to the hustings with over 12 lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise there in the third and final phase of J&K Assembly polls on October 1. during the third and final phase of General Elections to the Legislative Assembly....
India reports first Mpox Clade I case; Govt issues guidelines to States/UTs
New Delhi, Sep 26: As India reported the first case of the Clade I variant of Mpox (Monkeypox), the government on Thursday advised all the States and Union Territories to undertake key public health actions to prevent and minimize the risk of further spread of Mpox in the country. In an order, the Ministry of...
Pistol, Ammunition Recovered In Fields Of Kathua
Jammu, September 26: A pistol and ammunition was recovered from the fields of Khanpur area of Kathua district officials said on thursday. Officials told GNS that an information was recieved that an unknown person has concealed a pistol and ammunition in a field in Khanpur. Based on the information a team of Police conducted searches...
Whosoever promotes terrorism in J&K will meet Afzal Guru’s fate: Amit Shah in Udhampur
Says even Rahul’s next three generations wont’ be able to restore Article 370 in J&K, Govt has promised Statehood, only PM Modi can restore it, terrorism will be eradicated completely from J&K’s soil Udhampur, Sep 26: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that whosoever will promote terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir will face...
Thieves Target Government Schools in District Anantnag, Steal Solar Batteries Worth Lakhs
Sameer Ahmad Anantnag Sep 26: Thieves have stolen hundreds of solar batteries from various government schools in District Anantnag. According to official sources, 310 solar panel batteries worth lakhs have been stolen from different government schools in Anantnag since 2022. Recently, on 4th September 2024, thieves targeted a government high school in Batengoo, Anantnag, stealing...
UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah conflict
United Nations, Sep 26: Requested by France, the UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an emergency meeting on Lebanon, the second meeting on the country’s deteriorating situation in less than a week, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saying that “hell is breaking loose in Lebanon.” In his remarks, Guterres urged the Security Council “to work...
Srinagar Admin rebuts allegations of not allowing voters to come to the booths in cars
Terms allegations by candidate from Khanyar-AC as false & baseless SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 25: The District Administration, Srinagar has rebutted the claims of one candidate from Khanyar Assembly Constituency (AC) wherein he has alleged that voters are not allowed to come to the booth in cars, terming them false and devoid of merits. In an official...
J&K sees 54.11% turnout in Phase-2; Poonch witnesses 71.81%, Srinagar 27.37%
Srinagar, Sept 25: The penultimate phase of the elections to the Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly ended peacefully with overall voter turnout of 54.11%, officials said on Wednesday. Reasi district recorded the highest turnout of 71.81% while Srinagar saw the lowest, recording 27.37%, Election Commission of India said. Voting for 26 assembly segments spread over six...
J&K polls offer opportunity to reclaim rights, statehood: Rahul
Jammu, Sep 25 : Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday guaranteed restoration of statehood in Jammu and Kashmir and said that the ongoing Assembly elections are for getting back your rights, including statehood. “Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Polls will give you back your rights, and we...
Trump says big threats on his life from Iran, US military on lookout
Washington, Sep 25 : Former US President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran poses risks to his life and security while commenting on alleged threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize the United States, adding that the US military is now on the lookout. On Tuesday,...