Month: January 2022

Around 40 percent of doctors and paramedics from different hospitals of J&K who were tested positive for Covid-19 during the third wave have resumed after recovering from the virus. Top health officials while talking with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that around 2,500 doctors and paramedics working in different hospitals of J&K have been tested positive for Covid-19 since Jan 01. They said that around 40 percent of them have already resumed their duties after recovering from Covid-19 while in coming days An official from GMC Srinagar told KNO that there was shortage of manpower in all hospitals as doctors, nurses and other paramedics have tested positive for Covid-19. However, as around 40 percent of staff have resumed duties, the staff crisis is ove...

Meer Irfan The joint forces on Sunday morning addressed the press in the Shopian district of South Kashmir wherein they jointly highlighted the upper-hand of Government forces in combatting militancy. Vijay Kumar, Inspector General of Police addressing the media identified the militants slain in Pulwama as  Zahid Manzoor Wani, a resident of Kareemabad Pulwama, and said that he was one of the most-wanted militants. He said that a Pakistani militant was also killed during the encounter. "Inayat (house owner's son) was given a chance to surrender constantly, however, he kept on firing on forces constantly," he said adding that Inayat was also aiding the Pakistani militant and had been constantly supporting him. “He was a hybrid militant,” the IGP said. He said that the house owner...

A male body was recovered in central Kashmir's Srinagar district on Sunday. Reports reaching to GNS said that a male body was found by locals in river jehlum at Sempora Panthachowk who accordingly informed the police about it. The deceased identified as Habib Ullah Lone(55) a resident of Suthsoo Kallan Chadora. A police official also confirmrd to GNS said that a case has been registered in this regard and further investigations taken up.(GNS)

Joint team of police and Army found 250 detonators in Shindra area of Poonch district on Saturday. Official sources said that a suspected bag was found hidden by army based in Jaranawali Gali (JWH) and police on roadside. Later BDS teams of Army and Police, from DPL Poonch, reached the spot and recovered the bags and destroyed more than 250 detonators on the spot. There was no loss of life and property, a police officer told GNS. (GNS)

As ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day long harshest period of winter, ends, the minimum temperature recorded a drop at most places in Kashmir Valley on Sunday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K recorded a low of minus 2.3°C against last night’s minus 1.0°C on the previous night. While the ‘Chillai Kalan’, which started from December 21, ends, it is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’. Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 7.4°C against minus 7.5°C on the previous night, he said. The temperature is 0.1°C above normal for this time of the year in the famous resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 3.2C against minus 3....

Zahid Wani top militant commander and a foreigner were killed in Naira Pulwama during an encounter that raged in the area late on Saturday. Jammu Kashmir Police said that a joint team of Indian Army's 55 RR, Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF came under heavy fire, when they had launched a cordon and search operation in the area. During the exchange of fire, two militants were killed which included Zahid Ahmed Wani of Pulwama's Kareemabad.buy vardenafil generic buy vardenafil generic Zahid Manzoor Wani, a resident of Karimabad Pulwama left his in April 2017 to never return. Initially, his family thought he may have joined protests in the nearby village of Hakripora, where Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Abu Dujana was trapped in a gunfight, but Dujana escaped. A month later, Zahid a...

Top Jaish commander Zahid Wani is among five militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashker-e-Toiba who were killed in overnight gunfights in Pulwama and Budgam, police said on Sunday. Officials said that four Jaish-e-Mohammad militants including a top commander Zahid Wani of Kareemabad Pulwama and a foreigner were killed in Naira Pulwama while a militant affiliated with Lashker-e-Toiba was killed in Charar-e-Shareef area of Budgam. Inspector General Of police Vijay Kumar said that five militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashker-e-Toiba were killed two encounters in last 12 hours in Kashmir. He said that Jaish-e-Mohammad commander Zahid Wani and a foreigner is among slain which is big success for us. "05 militants of Pakistan sponsored proscribed militant outfits LeT & JeM killed...

An encounter has started between militants and Government forces at Chrar e Shareef area of Central Kashmir's Budgam district. A Police official said that on Saturday night 53 RR of the Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police after receiving inputs about Militant presence in the area laid a cordon and search operation in the area. During the cordon, the hiding Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. As per initial reports available to The Kashmiriyat two to three militants were trapped in the area.