In a tragic road accident on Friday, five persons were killed and 15 others were seriously injured at the Dhanu Parole village in Jammu and Kashmir's Billawar.
Hailing from Kahara, a remote village in Doda district, Shabnam chose a profession that deviates from tradition, a profession in which women in Jammu and Kashmir have little interest and are mostly taken up by men.
A cordon and search operation (CASO) has been launched to search the area. Some speculative shots were also fired during the operation, officials said.
Mohammad Yasin said considering the harsh winter in the Kashmir valley this year, he put together the forest resort for the exotic fowls, which come to nest at Dal Lake at this time of the year in search of shelter and food.
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha laid the foundation stone of transit accommodation for Kashmiri Pandit Employees in the Zewan area of Srinagar on Friday.
This is for the second time during the foot march that Rahul Gandhi has been compared to a figure on a high pedestal -- first with Lord Ram and now Shankaracharya.
Traffic movement stopped from both sides on Jammu Srinagar National Highway due to shooting stones and snowfall between Ramban and Banihal, said Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police on Friday.
Security has been tightened ahead of Republic Day in Poonch district on Friday. The security officials have deployed their forces on every corner of the area to maintain the safety and security of the region, said a J&K police official.