Civilian injured as India, Pak trade fire along LoC in Poonch
Srinagar : A civilian was injured Monday as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Reports said that a civilian identified as Mohammad Sharif was hit by splinters of a mortar shell which exploded near his house […]
Four militants killed, three soldiers, cop wounded in Pulwama gunfight
Srinagar Four militants were killed and three army men and a policeman wounded in a gunfight that started on Monday early morning between government forces and militants in Lassipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official confirmed the killing of four militants and also said that arms and ammunition have been recovered from them. […]
Former Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma joins BJP
Srinagar : Former minister and senior Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma joined the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in Jammu on Saturday along with his workers. Sharma has joined the BJP at Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, where Avinash Rai Khanna, BJP’s National Vice President welcomed him in the party. BJP State President Ravinder Raina and other senior leaders […]
Poor road conditions damaging Kashmir economy: KEA
Srinagar: Kashmir Economic Alliance Chairman Muhammad Yasin Khan on Saturday said poor condition of roads across Kashmir valley was further damaging the Kashmir’s economy and normal life on multiple fronts. In a statement Khan who also heads the (KTMF) Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation said from hampering normal life to affecting business, the poor roads have […]
Car explodes on Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu : Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was stopped on Saturday after an explosion occurred inside a car in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district. Police said the explosion occurred inside a private car at Tethar, destroying the vehicle. “The explosion appears to have been caused by a gas cylinder inside the car but this is based […]
Forces launch CASO in Shopian village
Srinagar : Government forces on Saturday launched a cordon and search operation in Ganie Mohalla of Turkwangam village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Reports said that a joint team of army, SOG of Jammu Kashmir Police and CRPF cordoned off the village. They said the CASO was launched in the village following inputs about the presence […]
ITBP sub-inspector shoots self dead in north Kashmir
Srinagar : A Sub-Inspector of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) committed suicide by shooting self with his service rifle at Town Hall Kunzer in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday morning, police said. “Sub-Inspector Chander Mani of ITBP of 4th Adhoc G Coy today morning shoots himself at Town Hall area of Kunzer while he was on […]
Brief exchange of fire between govt forces, militants in south Kashmir’s Kokernag
Srinagar: Militants and government forces briefly exchanged gunfire in the pre-dawn hours on Sunday in Tangpawa village of Kokernag area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A police official said that a joint team of government forces including army’s 19RR, Jammu and Kashmir Police and paramilitary forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tangpawa village following inputs […]
Dozens of villages from Aharbal upto Saidow Shopian, locked in snow
By: Javaid Malik Aharbal: While the month of March is coming to an end and the spring season has already started, it would be a surprise for many readers to know that the road from Aharbal upto Saidow Shopian is under snow, leading to difficulties to the villagers living on this route. When this reporter […]
Connectivity is a distant dream for the villagers of Noorabad
By: Javaid Malik Noorabad: Villagers of Noorabad told this reporter that the work on the main connectivity between Aharbal to Reshi Nagar is an under construction bridge, which was started many years back, but is still to be completed. Blaming politicians, bureaucrats and the contractors for the delay, the villagers said that the brunt of […]
