3 ‘Militants’ Killed Hokersar Gunfight: Police

Says Slain Were Not On Its List of ‘Militants’ But 2 Of Them Were ‘OGWs’ While 3rd One ‘Might’ Had Joint recently Srinagar, Dec 30: Police on Wednesday said three “militants” were killed in a gunfight in Hokersar area in outskirts of Srinagar and none of them were on its list of “(militants, yet two […]
PM sets 15th Aug, 2022 as deadline for Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link project

JAMMU, DECEMBER 30: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today chaired the 34th PRAGATI interaction with Union Secretaries of various Ministries and Chief Secretaries of States/UTs through video-conference. Chief Secretary, J&K, B V R Subrahmanyam along with Administrative Secretaries of departments of Health & Medical Education, and Jal Shakti participated in the video conference. Prime Minister reviewed […]
217 new COVID-19 cases in J&K, one more death

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 217 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,20,744. Out of the total cases, 1,15,830 have recovered so far. A total of 1,880 patients have died leaving a total of 3,034 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 101 […]
“Our sons not militants”: Families of three youth killed in Srinagar gunfight stage protest

Srinagar: Families of three persons claimed to be militants killed in a gunfight with a joint team of police and government forces at Hokersar on the city outskirts of Srinagar staged a protest, asserting that they were innocents. The families also said that the killed youth were not militants and two of the three youth […]
Sheikh family of Chanapora bereaved

Hamida begum w/o Late Sheikh Ghulam Mohi ud din of Madina Bagh Chanapora went for heavenly abode on 29-12-2020 after brief spell of illness; bereaved family has appealed their relatives and friends that Fathe Khani would be held on 01 January 2021 at their ancestral graveyard in Chotta Bazar near public school at 2.30 P.M.
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 […]