Srinagar, Dec 24 (UNI) In a major crackdown against drug trafficking, Srinagar Police have arrested 156 accused persons involved in peddling and trafficking Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances and recovered huge quantities of drugs besides seized properties under the Narco Act during 2024. Police said that during 2024, 94 cases under the NDPS Act have been…
Srinagar, Dec 24 (UNI) The relentless cold wave gripping Kashmir Valley has plunged temperatures to extreme lows, severely affecting daily life and freezing taps and several water bodies, including parts of Dal Lake. In South Kashmir, the situation is particularly harsh, with temperatures in Shopian dropping to a frigid -8.8°C, Anantnag and Pulwama at -8.3°C,…
Jammu, Dec 23 (UNI) Union Minister of State in PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Monday took active membership of BJP in the presence of Aseem Gupta, prabhari membership drive, Munish Sharma, and Pawan Sharma, co-coordinators for active membership. Briefing about the active membership, the BJP senior leaders said that the Active membership in the BJP…
Srinagar, Dec 23 (UNI) Severe cold wave continues to unleash in the Kashmir Valley even as night temperature witnessed a slight rise at a few weather stations on Monday, officials said. The cold wave is likely to continue in the Kashmir Valley, the Meteorological Centre in Srinagar said. It said the weather will generally remain…
Srinagar, Dec 22 (UNI) Amid bone-chilling cold and ongoing power outages in the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has decided to station himself in Srinagar next week to personally oversee the functioning of key departments. “I’m on my way back from Jaisalmer as I type and will be back in Srinagar…
Srinagar, Dec 22 (UNI) Police on Sunday said it attached a residential house and vehicles, including a Mahindra Scorpio, a mini truck, and an Ashoka Leyland worth Rs 45.5 lakh, belonging to one Muhammad Yaseen Dar, a resident of Sholipora Budgam. “The accused was involved in case FIR Nos. 302/2020 U/S 8/15 of NDPS Act…
Srinagar, Dec 20 (UNI) There was no respite from the bone-chilling cold in the Kashmir Valley as temperatures continued to plummet, with Srinagar recording yet another coldest night of the season at -6.2°C on Friday, officials said. According to the Meteorological Department in Srinagar, this temperature is 4.2°C below the seasonal average for the summer…
Srinagar, Dec 19 (UNI) Security forces achieved a major breakthrough by eliminating five militants, including the senior-most commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, during a gunbattle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday. Police said Hizbul Commander Farooq Ahmed Bhat, also known as Farooq Nali, a resident of Deschen Yemrich in Kulgam, was among those killed…
Srinagar, Dec 19 (UNI) An extreme cold wave gripped Kashmir Valley with Srinagar experiencing its coldest night of the season at -6.0°C on Thursday. This temperature is 4.0°C below the average for this time of year in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Meteorological Department in Srinagar. Previously, the lowest temperature…
Srinagar, Dec 19 (UNI) An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, officials said. They said the encounter erupted when joint forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in the Kadder area following an input about militant presence. “The CASO turned into an encounter when…
