Srinagar: A senior Army officer died after he allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Siachen Glacier area of Leh in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Official sources told GNS that the army officer of Colonel rank namely Rohit Singh Solanki of 6 MAHAR regiment, posted at Siachen Glacier, shot himself […]
Srinagar : Two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit and a civilian were killed in an encounter at Dragad Sugan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Official sources told GNS that the two among the three bodies which have been recovered near the encounter site are that of militants and another is that of […]
Srinagar : Hurriyat Conference (g) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani appealed to observe the last Friday of Ramadan as “Palestine and Kashmir Day”. In a statement Geelani making a fervent appeal to the organization of Islamic countries to ponder on the present critical political scenario at international level and chalk out an effective strategy to address […]
Srinagar : Two militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Sopore village of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday, police said. A police spokesman in a statement said, “On a credible input, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by police and army in Dangerpora area of Sopore.” “During the search […]
Sopore : One militant has been killed in ongoing gunfight which broke out between militants and government forces in Sopore village of Baramulla district in north Kashmir on Thursday after several hours of siege. A senior police officer said that one militant has been killed amid ongoing encounter. As per the sources two LeT militants […]
Sopore : An encounter broke out between government forces and hiding militants on Thursday morning in Sopore village of north Kashmir. Reports reaching to KNO said that a joint team of Army’s 22RR, Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police and paramilitary CRPF laid a siege to Banpura, Dangerpora village of Sopore in the early […]
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik has conveyed his warm greetings to the people on the occasion of Jumat-ul-Vida. Governor observed that Jumat-ul-Vida is an auspicious time to offer special prayers and seek blessings of the Almighty. He prayed for the well-being and happiness of the people of the State.
Srinagar: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday expressed hope that India and Pakistan will resume a “genuine” dialogue for addressing all outstanding issues, particularly the Jammu and Kashmir issue. Dr Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, General Secretary of the OIC, also said that the bloc was following with deep concern the “bloody events against the security […]
Agencies Islamabad: Pakistan has further extended the closure of its airspace along its eastern border with India until June 15, according to the country’s civil aviation authority. Pakistan fully closed its airspace in February after an Indian Air Force strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot. The country opened its airspace for all flights […]
Srinagar : A shut down is being observed in south Kashmir’s Shopian district to mark the 10th death anniversary of Asiya and Neelofar. All shops, business establishments are shut while traffic is off the roads in the area, reports said. Asiya (then 17) and her sister-in-law Neelofar ( then 22) were allegedly raped and then […]