Machil Encounter: 3 Militants, Officer Among 4 Soldiers Killed
SRINAGAR: One more militant was killed in a fierce gunfight near Line of Control in Machil area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday, taking the death toll to seven. Among those killed to include an army officer, two army soldiers and a BSF trooper besides three militants, two of whom were killed in the earlier […]
J&K parties hope Biden, Harris will maintain their stance on ‘wrongs done in Kashmir’
Srinagar: The victory of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the 2020 US Presidential elections has instilled fresh hope among political parties in Jammu and Kashmir vis-a-vis the stand the Democrats have taken on Kashmir following the scrapping of Article 370 last August. Politicians in the Valley now expect US President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris to maintain […]
3 army men, militant killed in Machil gunfight toll 6
An army officer and two other soldiers besides one more militant were killed in the ongoing gunfight along the Line of Control in Machil area of Kupwara district, official sources said on Sunday. The death toll has so far reached six in the fierce gun battle as a militant and a BSF trooper were killed […]
Militant killed along LOC in North Kashmir : Army
Army on Sunday claimed to have killed one militant along the line of control LOC in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Srinagar based defense Spokesperson Rajesh Kalia in a statement issued to Kashmir News Service, said suspicious move of unidentified persons detected by own patrolling party near LC fence at Machil Sector on night 7/8 Nov […]
Army hints at ‘larger conflict’ due to tense Ladakh situation
Srinagar: The situation in eastern Ladakh is “very tense” with Chinese troops having entrenched themselves for the winters. The Indian army has also done mirror deployment at all the friction points, despite sub-zero temperatures at many places. According to locals in Leh, the army is continuously dumping supplies for the winters as thousands of troops are […]
Kashmir receives less than 19-K tourists this year
Around 19,000 tourists visited Kashmir valley this year, which otherwise witnesses a huge rush of tourists. The less tourist inflow is because of COVID-19 lockdown. Tourism is considered a backbone of Kashmir economy. However, like other sectors, tourism has been badly hit by two lockdowns first after August 5 last year then COVID-19. As per […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8,15,865 stranded JK residents; 6,75,573 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 07: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,15,865 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR, November 07: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, Srinagar, in order to carry out shifting of 33kv line at Sanat Ghar Bemina, 33kv lines of Bemina-Karan Nagar, Bemina- Feteh Kadal and Bemina Barbar Shah shall observe shutdown on November 08 from 11am to 12:30am. The Receiving Stations to remain off include Bemina 1st, […]
CJ visits district court Pulwama Interacts with officers, Bar Members
PULWAMA, NOVEMBER 07: Chief Justice, Ms Gita Mittal has said that the witnesses are ears and eyes of the criminal justice system and called for adoption of the witness protection facilities in all the district courts across the J&K. This was stated by the Chief Justice while visiting the Vulnerable Witness Deposition Room and Child […]
13 Persons Sustain Injuries in Mishap Along Mughal Road
At least thirteen persons have sustained injuries, six of them critical, after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded-off road near Sukh Sarai area along Mugal Road in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday evening. Reports reaching GNS said that, a Rajouri bound Tempo bearing Registration number JK-02AQ 5944 met with an accident after the […]
