BD moves biggest group of Rohingya to isolated island
BHASHAN CHAR: Four Bangladesh navy ships on Tuesday took the second and biggest group of Rohingya Muslims yet from crowded refugee camps to an uncertain future on a bleak island three hours from the mainland. The government insisted that the 1,800 refugees, who have been in camps since fleeing a Myanmar military clampdown, want to […]
Militants killed in Srinagar gunfight were planning a big attack: GoC Kilo Force H S Sahi
Srinagar, Dec 30: General officer Commanding (GoC) Kilo Force H S Sahi Wednesday said that three militants killed in an encounter at Lawaypora on Srinagar outskirts were planning a big strike on the highway to gain publicity. He, however, said that the identity and affiliation of the slain trio is yet to be known as […]
Kashmir reels under sub-zero temperatures, Gulmarg shivers at minus 11 degree C
Intense cold wave conditions swept Kashmir on Wednesday as the mercury fell below the freezing point across the valley, officials said. The cloud cover ahead of Tuesday’s snowfall had kept the night temperature around the freezing point for two consecutive nights in most parts of the valley but the respite ended as the mercury plunged […]
CRPF trooper dies of cardiac arrest in Pulwama
Srinagar: A paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper posted in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district died Wednesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest, officials said. The deceased has been identified as Vinod Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh. Kumar, as per an official, was part of the 183 Batallion. He died of cardiac attack early […]
Arms and ammunition recovered near LoC in Poonch: police
Poonch: The Jammu and Kashmir police and army on Wednesday claimed to have recovered two pistols, seventy pistol rounds and two grenades hidden in bushes near LoC in Dabbi village of Balakote of Poonch district on Wednesday morning. Police said that the arms and ammunition were kept in bushes by militant handlers from Pakistan and […]
2 more militants killed in Srinagar gunfight; toll 3: police
Srinagar: Two more militants have been killed in the gunfight in Lawaypora area on Srinagar outskirts taking the toll of slain militants in the encounter to three, police said. The gunfight broke out around 6 pm Tuesday after forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area. After intermittent overnight firing between the two […]
CIK raids Waheed Para’s residence, other locations in south Kashmir
A team of Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK), a wing of Jammu and Kashmir police, on Wednesday, carried out raids at different locations including the residence of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) youth president Waheed Para in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An unnamed official told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that CIK sleuths […]
Sitting below the belt
In the recently concluded DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP has been carrying out a lot of attacks on PAGD leadership. Even Union Home Minister called this alliance as the Gupkar Gang and most of the BJP leaders who came here for campaigning called PAGD as dynasts, corrupt and anti-national people. BJP has been […]
2 more militants killed in Srinagar gunfight; toll 3: police
Srinagar: Two more militants have been killed in the gunfight in Lawaypora area on Srinagar outskirts taking the toll of slain militants in the encounter to three, police said. The gunfight broke out around 6 pm Tuesday after forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area. After intermittent overnight firing between the two […]
Srinagar gunfight: One militant killed, operation on
Srinagar: One militant has been killed in an ongoing overnight gunfight in the Hokarsar area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. An unnamed senior police officer said that one militant has been killed so far in the ongoing gunfight. However, the identity of the militant couldn’t be established as of now. The officer further said that […]
