Two militants killed in Kulgam gunfight
Kulgam:-Two militants were killed in a encounter at Gopalpora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday morning. A senior police officer told news agency GNS that second militant body has been recovered in an ongoing operation and searches are underway. However the identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained, the officer […]
MLA, six others shot dead in Arunachal Pradesh
NewDelhi:-Suspected NSCN (IM) militants Tuesday gunned down an assembly poll candidate of the NPP and six others, including two security personnel, in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, a top official said. Tirong Aboh, a sitting MLA from Khonsa West constituency, was seeking a re-election from the seat. Aboh was on his way to his constituency […]
Asnoor without electricity in holy month of Ramadan
Javaid Malik Kulgam: The areas around Asnoor village of Kulgam district are without electric supply in this holy month of Ramadan. The villagers said that in the past few weeks the transformer was damaged twice and was replaced twice. Giving details the village elders said that on the instructions of ground staff of the PDD […]
Clash near Jammu over anti-encroachment drive
Jammu : Two women fell unconscious and some people were injured in clashes with the police during an anti-encroachment drive on the outskirts of Jammu on Tuesday, officials said. A team from the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) and the police launched a six-hour drive in Mandal area and faced stiff resistance from the people, an […]
Missing man’s skeleton found after two years
SRINAGAR — Locals on Tuesday found skeleton of a man missing for nearly two years at forests of Hangnikote in Vilgam, Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. News agency GNS quoting reports said some locals while collecting the Morel Mushroom Spores (Guesh) in the forests spotted the human skeleton along with an identity card. As per […]
Industrial policy
Government of Jammu and Kashmir has promised a new and robust policy for the industrial growth in Kashmir and the first step for it is the land to be identified and utilized for such growth. Recently Governor’s administration has transferred the land of horticulture Corporation to CRPF at Zakura, as the land could have been […]
EC’s silence on EVMs being switched worrying: Mehbooba
Agencies Srinagar : PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the silence of the Election Commission (EC) was worrying even after “evidence” had come to the fore that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls were being switched. “Worrying that despite solid evidence about EVMs being switched, @ECISVEEP hasnt clarified […]
Encounter started between government forces and militants in Yarwan Shopian
Srinagar : Encounter started between militants and joint team of forces at forest area of Yarwan in Shopian South Kashmir, 02-03 militants believed to be trapped, gunfight going on. Reports said that a joint team of Army’s 20 Para, SOG and CRPF launched cordon and search operation on Yarwan forests. A senior police officer also […]
Pakistan appoints Moin-ul-Haq as High Commissioner to India
Agencies Islamabad: Career diplomat Moin-ul-Haq has been appointed as Pakistan’s new High Commissioner to India to start a new process of engagement with the country where a new government will be formed soon, amid strained relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday approved appointments of over two dozen ambassadors in […]
IAF officer removed over Budgam helicopter crash: Report
Srinagar: Indian Air Force (IAF) has removed the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Srinagar Air Base, the senior-most officer of the base, in wake of the investigations going on into the crash of Mi-17 helicopter in Budgam district in central Kashmir on February 27 this year. “IAF is considering whether or not it should slap criminal […]
