Mercury Falls Below Freezing Point In Kashmir; Minus 3.4°C In Srinagar; Minus In 9.6°C In Gulmarg

Srinagar: As Jammu and Kashmir awaits snowfall and rains amid forecast by meteorological department, the minimum temperature fell below freezing point in the valley on Monday, officials said. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.4°C against last night’s 1.0°C. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was 1.1°C below normal for […]

2 IEDs Recovered In Rajouri, Destroyed Later: Police

Jammu: Police on Monday said that two Improvised Explosive Devices were recovered by it along with army and paramilitary CRPF in Dassal and its adjoining area of Rajouri district. “On 22-01-2023 at 1800 hours a joint search operation was launched by Police, SOG Rajouri, Army 225 field Regiment and CRPF 72Bn at Dassal and its […]

Gunman kills 10 near Lunar New Year festival in California

Monterey Park (California): A gunman killed 10 people at a ballroom dance studio amid Lunar New Year celebrations and then probably tried but failed to target a second dance hall, authorities said Sunday. An urgent search was underway across the Los Angeles area for the suspect. LA County Sheriff Robert Luna said the shooting at […]

Erdogan announces Turkish elections to be held on May 14

Istanbul: Turkey’s president has announced May 14 as the date for the country’s next parliamentary and presidential elections. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who plans to seek reelection, made the announcement during a Saturday youth conference in northwestern Bursa province. A video of the event was released Sunday. “I thank God that we are destined to […]

Longest Surviving Hizb Militant Arrested in Shopian: Police

Longest Surviving Hizb Militant Arrested in Shopian: Police

Srinagar: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested longest surviving militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen oufit in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. In a tweet, The Kashmir Zone Police wrote, ” Shopian Police & Army arrested one of the longest surviving HM militant active since 2017 namely Nasir Ahmed Sher Gojri @ Qasim Bhai S/o Ali Mohd R/o […]

Grenade Attack in Eidgah Srinagar, 1 Civilian Suffer Minor Injuries

Grenade Attack in Eidgah Srinagar, 1 Civilian Suffer Minor Injuries

Srinagar: A civilian suffered minor injuries in a grenade attack in Eidgah area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district this evening. In a tweet Srinagar police wrote, “One grenade was lobbed by militants in Eidgah area which caused minor splinter injury to one person namely Ajaz Ahmed Deva S/o Abdul Rasheed Deva aged 32 years R/o […]

AC assents to amend certain provisions of Land Reforms Act

Jammu: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha gave its assent for authorizing Revenue Department to move an amendment in Section 21 and Section 28-A of Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor and Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K […]

Sgr-Jmu highway closed for vehicular movement

Srinagar: The vehicular movement along Srinagar-Jammu highway has been suspended again on Sunday after the road near Dawal bridge in Udhampur area was damaged, officials said. Officials said that the traffic movement was disrupted at 01:30 PM today. They said the highway has been closed for vehicular movement due to damage of road near Dawal […]

Snow, rain intensity likely to increase; night temp rises at most places in J&K

Srinagar: Weatherman on Sunday forecast snow and rain in Jammu and Kashmir during three days even as mercury increased at most places barring Pahalgam. A meteorological department official said that while light to moderate snow and rain was expected during next 24 hours, moderate snow (rain in Jammu) and moderate to heavy snow over middle […]

FBI searched Biden home, found documents marked classified

Washington:The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware and located six additional documents containing classified markings and also took possession of some of his notes, the president’s lawyer said. The documents taken by the FBI on Friday spanned Biden’s time in the Senate and the vice presidency, while the notes dated to his […]