Manzoor Mir

Srinagar: Police arrested two militants of The Resistance Front (TRF) on Friday.

Over 1500 sportspersons from across the country will be participating in different winter sports disciplines, during the next five-days.

Jammu and Kashmir news: The riflewomen who are trained as nursing assistants carried out health checkup of the elderly and the pregnant ladies of the area.

Gulmarg avalanche update: "Around 19 foreign nationals have been rescued successfully, " SSP Baramulla informed.

Jammu and Kashmir: The temple is a revered shrine for the Kashmiri Pandits who believe that the colour of the sacred spring water, which flows below the temple, indicates to the situation in the valley.

Jammu and Kashmir: According to officials, the snowfall started late Sunday night in most places and continued till the last reports came in.

Avalanche warning: According to Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Management, Authority, an avalanche with a medium danger level is likely to occur above 2500 metres in the next 24 hours.

The Indian Army’s Chinar Corps warriors, on Friday morning conducted a swift emergency evacuation of an ailing elderly lady, Sardar Beewa from Jabri village, Boniyar Tehsil, Baramulla district, to Primary Health Care (PHC) Centre in Boniyar.

An Army official said soldiers set up a mobile vehicle check point at Budgam following information about movement of terrorists in the area.

An Army statement said on Sunday, "Yesterday in a major avalanche occurrence near Sarbal Nilagrar workers of the construction company got stuck. Avalanche rescue teams of Army and Ganderbal police got into action & after hours of gruelling effort finally all 172 workers were brought to safety."

The remote Dodra Kwar subdivision in Shimla district was cut off from the rest of the state due to snowfall along with isolated parts of Shimla, Kangra, Kullu, Chamba and Lahaul and Spiti districts.

Sonamarg avalanche: A rescue operation has been launched and police, State Disaster Response Force, Army, Beacon and MEIL teams are on site to clear the snow-laden area, officials added.

The officials said army personnel had noticed suspicious movement at a forward village and opened fire. The two terrorists were then neutralized.

According to National Center for Seismology (NCS), the epicentre of the quake was in Hindu Kush Region in Afghanistan.

J&K news: SSP Kupwara Yougal Manhas said that the crackdown on terrorist elements, operating within the district and those from Pakistan, is a step towards dismantling of terror ecosystem working in the valley.

The Indian Army received a distress call from Asha Worker in Danmi requesting urgent medical assistance for a pregnant lady who was in critical condition. Due to heavy snowfall roads were completely blocked and no civil ambulance could reach.

The property was believed to have been purchased in the late 1990s by Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) and was registered in Geelani’s name who used to live till early 2000.

Working relentlessly to identify and act against the drug peddlers active in the district of Kupwara, police zeroed in on some drug peddlers active in Kupwara town and its adjoining areas.

During the questioning, the militant associates also disclosed about two hideouts built for terrorists of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit on the instructions of a Pakistan-based terrorist handler Farooq Ahmad Pir.

Kashmir Weather News: The meteorological department has forecast mostly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir till December 24. There is possibility of rains or light snowfall in some parts of Kashmir around Christmas