Category: Kashmir

Handwara, Dec 10: A massive fire broke out in the forests of Compartment 69, Rajwar, Handwara, during the night of December 9-10, according to official reports.The operation to douse the flames was led by the Forest Protection Force (FPF).Teams from the Forest Department and Fire & Emergency Services rushed to the spot and launched a…

Kashmir Region: Srinagar = -1.9°CQazigund = -1.6°CPahalgam = -3.6°CKupwara = -4.2°CKokernag = -1.8°CGulmarg = -5.5°CPampore = -2.5°CSrinagar Airport = -3.6°CAwantipora = -1.8°CBudgam = -3.0°CAnantnag = -2.6°CBaramulla = -4.5°CBandipora = -2.6°CPulwama = -3.7°CShopian = -4.3°CKulgam = -0.6°CGanderbal = -0.9°CSonamarg = -1.6°CZojila Pass = -18.0°CZethan Rafiabad = -4.8°C Jammu Region: Jammu = 8.4°CBanihal = 5.4°CBatote = 6.5°CKatra…

Srinagar, Dec 10. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in a multi lakh land fraud case involving forged revenue records and cheating of innocent buyers. The chargesheet in FIR No. 18/2025 has been presented before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471,…

Uri, Dec 09 : Two persons were injured on Tuesday after two vehicles collided on the National Highway (NH-44) near Mahoura in Uri, officials said. They told GNS that a Tata Tavera (registration number JK05D-7342) and a Maruti 800 (registration number JK05B-3563) collided, resulting in the Maruti 800 skidding off the road and rolling down…

Srinagar, Dec 9: Emphasising public awareness as the strongest defence against rising cyber fraud, DySP Ashiq Hussain Malik of the Cyber Crime Investigative Centre for Excellence, Kashmir, on Tuesday said that online fraud was increasing rapidly and only timely complaints could help law enforcement track and apprehend fraudsters. Speaking to reporters, Malik as per the…

Srinagar, Dec 09: Jammu and Kashmir Transport Welfare Association on Tuesday announced a one-day token strike on December 15 over their “long-pending” demands. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the association General Secretary Sheikh Mohammad Yousuf, per news agency Kashmir News Observer, said transporters from both Jammu and Kashmir divisions have unanimously decided to observe…

A massive wave of cancellations by IndiGo continued to impact air travel across India on Tuesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled, and passengers continued to suffer. The disruption has led to over 400 cancellations nationwide so far, according to airport authorities.Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) Airport reported the highest impact, confirming 152 IndiGo flights…

Keller, Dec 9. Unidentified persons allegedly vandalised an orchard in Check Keller area during the intervening night, cutting down around 35 to 45 Italian apple plants and causing substantial loss to the affected family. Officials said the orchard belongs to Rayees Wani of Check Keller, who discovered the damage in the morning. The apple plants…

New Delhi, Dec 9. The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary to implead individuals who allegedly uploaded objectionable content against him on social media platforms, while advancing the hearing in his defamation suit to December 16. Justice Amit Bansal allowed an application filed by Choudhary seeking…

Srinagar, Dec 9. Awantipora police on Tuesday intensified their crackdown against illegal extraction and transportation of minerals by seizing a mechanized motor boat allegedly used for illicit sand mining from river Jhelum in the Datpora Reshipora area. A police team from Police Post Reshipora, led by Incharge SI Muneer Ahmad, intercepted and seized the boat…