Top Lashkar Commander Naveed Jatt among two militants killed in Budgam gunfight
Srinagar: Top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Naveed Jatt has been killed in a gunfight with government forces in Chattergam area of Budgam district in central Kashmir. A police spokesperson said Naveed Jatt alias Hanzallah affiliated with proscribed militant outfit LeT was killed in the gunfight that raged since early Wednesday. Police had blamed Jatt for the assassination of […]
Now all weather road-connectivity to Ladakh in J&K
Srinagar : Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir will now be accessible in all weather conditions, giving strategic advantage to the country, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) said Tuesday. “The cold desert region will now be accessible by a double-lane motorable road from Manali in Himachal Pradesh via Zanskar in Kargil district,” a spokesman of the BRO […]
Two army JCO’s injured in landmine blast along LoC in J&K’s Poonch
Srinagar: Two Junior Commissioned officers (JCOs) of the Indian army were injured in a land mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday. Identified as Dhareej Kumar and Rajendhar Singh of 5 Mahar Regiment, reports said that the duo was injured after accidentally stepping over a mine while […]
Former police officer Riyaz Bedar joins National Conference
Srinagar : Former police officer Riyaz Bedar on Tuesday joined National Conference (NC) in presence of party vice president Omar Abdullah and other top NC leaders at party headquarters Nawai-Subuh in Srinagar. Reports said Bedar was accorded a warm welcome by Omar Abdullah and party leaders. Bedar, a retired Senior Superintendent of Police, hails from Pattan […]
Sajad Lone would have been CM had I listened to New Delhi: Governor
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday said that People Conference leader Sajjad Lone would have been chief minister of the state had he listened to New Delhi. Governor said he didn’t do that (not listening to New Delhi) as he did not want to be remembered as a “dishonest man in […]
Kulgam Gunfight: Several injured in clashes
Srinagar : Several youths were injured after clashes erupted near the gunfight site in Redwani Bala area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday. Reports said that soon after the gunfight broke out scores of the youth took to streets and clashed with the forces. Forces resorted to tear gas and pellets to chase away the […]
Redwani encounter; slain militants identified
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that the two militants slain in Redwani gunfight were affiliated with Lashkar e Toiba. In a statement, police identified the slain as identified as Ajaz Ahmad Makroo son of Late Ghulam Rasool Makroo, a resident of Qaimoh and Waris Ahmad Malik son of Bashir Ahmad Malik, […]
It was a night of clashes and protests at Radwani
At least dozen of youth were injured and hospitalised on Tuesday after a night long clashes at Radwani bala village of Kulgam. Reports said that hundreds of villagers including women and children came out from thier houses at midnight when government forces were laying the cordon. Reports said that clashes erupted amid cordon and search […]
Two militants one army jawan killed in two south kashmir encounters
On Tuesday morning two gunfights ended in south kashmir triggering intense protests in these areas . The killing of civilians and militants in the past few days has gone to twenty. Reports said that army and security forces launched operation in Radwani village of Kulgham during the night. Police said that one militant and one […]
JRL calls shutdown in poll bound areas on Tuesday
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) – an amalgam of separatist outfits – has called for shutdown in areas going to polls in the fourth phase of Panchayat elections on Tuesday. In a statement, JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik have asked people to observe a complete protest shutdown in Mawer, Qalamabad, […]
