Three unidentified militants were killed in a failed infiltration bid along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, a defence spokesman said Friday. The Army Thursday foiled the infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Baramulla district, the spokesman said. He said alert troops noticed some suspicious movement along […]
Baramulla: Two militants on Friday were killed in a brief gun-battle near the railway station in this north Kashmir Township. A top police officer said that the miltants travelling in a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) were signalled to stop at a naka at Kralhaar. He said the militants opened fire on a naka party. In […]
Srinagar : Normal life remained paralysed in Kashmir valley on Thursday due to a shutdown called by the separatists and restrictions imposed by the authorities to prevent protests against the killing of two militants and a civilian in Fateh Kadal yesterday. Restrictions under Section 144 CrPc have been imposed in five police station areas of […]
Srinagar:Suspected militants attacked an army camp in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. Reports said that the attack took place at Trakpora area of Rafiabad which exploded outside the boundary. However in this incident there was no immediate report of loss of life or injury reported. SSP Sopore, Javed Iqbal said a […]
Caught in the #MeToo controversy, MJ Akbar today resigned from his position of Minister of State for External Affairs. In a brief statement, Akbar said he had decided to seek justice in a court of law in his personal capacity. Akbar was accused of sexual harassment by former colleagues from his stint as editor of […]
SRINAGAR : Advisor to the Governor BB Vyas convened a meeting of the Power Development Department (PDD) here today to discuss the issues projected by people during the public grievances’ redressal camps held by the Advisor at Srinagar, Jammu and various district headquarters. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary PDD, Hirdesh Kumar, Chief Engineers […]
Srinagar: The just-concluded urban local body polls in Kashmir recorded a poor voter turnout but it will perhaps be remembered for nearly 70 per cent of wards not witnessing any polling as there was no candidate at all or some of them winning unopposed. According to data compiled by the election department of Jammu and […]
Srinagar : Police has issued an advisory in the view of Fateh Kadal encounter which reads “General public is requested not to go near the Fateh Kadal encounter site as it is being sanitized and cleared by Bomb Disposal (BD) squad of J&K Police.” “Entering in such area can prove dangerous due to un-cleared explosive […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has strongly condemned the manhandling of various reporters and videographers by policemen in Fatehkadal locality of Srinagar where they had gone to fulfil a professional obligation. Two militants, a civilian and a policeman were killed in the locality in an overnight gun battle. The house in which the encounter took […]
Srinagar : Suspected militants Wednesday hurled a hand grenade at a police checkpoint at Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that suspected militants were travelling in a passenger vehicle when they hurled a grenade towards a police party, manning a checkpoint at Pattan. A police official said a Deputy Superintendent of police received […]