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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Agencies NEW DELHI — Sixty-one forces personnel and 11 civilians were killed while 142 people were injured in 177 militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the first four months of 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said. The statement by Sulekha, Director, MHA came in response to an RTI plea filed by social […]
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 […]
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 […]
The people of Kashmir are asking a question on the streets of Srinagar where the government? This question is becoming profound as the government has failed to provide any relief to the common people in any manner in this holy month of Ramadan. With Eid few days away, the price rise is still in the […]
Srinagar : Police on Monday arrested three persons and recovered about 500 gram of heroine at Lakhanpur. Reports said that a team of police and sleuths of Excise Department stopped a vehicle and during searches about 500 gm of heroine was found in it. A police officer told news agency that the operation was launched […]
Agencies CHANDIGARH — Officials from Pakistan and India on Monday held a meeting to discuss the modalities for a corridor linking Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur across the border. The meeting lasted for about two hours and a host of issues pertaining to the building of the […]
Agencies Jammu : Six kg poppy straw has been seized from a passenger vehicle in Poonch district, a police official said on Monday. The contraband, packed in five polythene bags, was being smuggled from Kashmir through Mugal road, connecting the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu region with south Kashmir Shopian district, the official said. However, no one was arrested in […]