21 civilians including 9 children dead as Syrian forces bombard northwest: monitor

21 civilians including 9 children dead as Syrian forces bombard northwest: monitor

Agencies Beirut: At least 21 civilians were killed on Tuesday as Syria’s regime intensified its bombardment of the last jihadist stronghold in the country’s northwest, a monitor said. Nine children were among the 21 killed in government fire on several towns in Idlib province and the countryside of neighbouring Aleppo, said the Syrian Observatory for […]

Kulgam Encounter Affermath: 50 Persons Injured In Govt Forces Action, 4 Referred To Srinagar

Kulgam Encounter Affermath: 50 Persons Injured In Govt Forces Action, 4 Referred To Srinagar

Srinagar, : At least 50 persons were injured, four of them seriously in government forces action during clashes near encounter site at Kulgam village of south Kashmir on Wednesday. The clashes ensued soon after the encounter broke out between militants and goverment forces at Tazipora area of Mohammad pora today pre-dawn hours. 50 youths suffered […]

Students clash with forces in Sopore

Students clash with forces in Sopore

Srinagar: Massive protests erupted in Sopore town in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday after the students of Degree College Sopore held a protest demonstration against the killing of militant commander Zakir Moosa, reports said. Witnesses said that the students held a demonstration within the college campus and later on tried to march outside. However, […]

Kokernag Encounter: Two militants killed, operation over

Kokernag Encounter: Two militants killed, operation over

Srinagar : Two militants have been killed in an encounter with government forces in the forest area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir on Tuesday. A senior Police officer told news agency GNS that two militants were killed in the gunfight. He said that bodies of the slain duo was recovered along with as many weapons from […]

Sumbal Minor’s rape: Medical report rules out rape

Sumbal Minor’s rape: Medical report rules out rape

Srinagar : The medical report prepared in case of an alleged rape of a minor in Sumbal village of Bandipora district has stated that there was no sufficient evidence to confirm that the child has been sexually assaulted. In its report submitted to police investigation officer, the authorities in SKIMS medical college Bamina have stated […]

Gunfight breaks out in Kokernag forests of south Kashmir

Gunfight breaks out in Kokernag forests of south Kashmir

Srinagar : An encounter broke out between the government forces and militants in Kachwan area of Kokernag village in Anantnag district on Tuesday. An official said that following inputs about the presence of militants a joint team of forces comprising army’s 19RR, 164 BN of CRPF and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police cordoned off […]

Pak downplays India’s decision not to invite Imran for Modi’s oath-taking

Pak downplays India’s decision not to invite Imran for Modi’s oath-taking

Agencies Karachi : Pakistan has tried to downplay India’s decision not to invite Imran Khan for Narendra Modi’s swearing-in on Thursday, saying the Indian Prime Minister’s “internal politics” does not permit him to extend an invitation to his Pakistani counterpart. The government on Monday announced in New Delhi that it has invited leaders from BIMSTEC […]

Admin amends reservation rule for border dwellers, backwards areas category

Admin amends reservation rule for border dwellers, backwards areas category

Srinagar :    The Jammu and Kashmir administration has amended reservation rules for border dwellers and backward areas category, officials said here Tuesday. The amendment was carried out through a notification issued late Monday night by the Social Welfare Department, the officials said. They said the department amended the rules for “person claiming reservation on […]