Srinagar : Government forces today claimed to have averted a major tragedy by detecting an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants in Nowgam area of the city, police said. The forces detected an IED planted near Nala Kadal in Nowgam area on the busy Parimpora-Panthachowk bypass road today morning, a police official said. A […]
New Delhi: Government forces have killed 581 militants since 2015 while 69 personnel died in ceasefire violations, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre told the Lok Sabha today. In 2015, 108 militants were killed by government forces followed by 150 in 2016, 213 in 2017 and 110 in 2018 (up to July 22), Bhamre […]
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir has been allotted 2,000 additional seats for Haj this year as a “special quota” in line with the new formula of allocation of surplus seats generated by under-utilised quota of states, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told the Lok Sabha today. In a reply to a written question, he […]
Srinagar : Thousands of people on Wednesday participated in the last rites of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Bilal Ahmad Dar at his native Sofi Mohalla in Khudwani area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. An eyewitness said that two rounds of funeral prayers were held for the slain militant in Khudwani village. Thousands of people participated in the prayers, […]
Suspected militants hurled a grenade at CRPF men guarding the post office in south Kashmir’s Pulwama township on Wednesday afternoon. A police official said that around 1:20 pm suspected militants hurled a grenade at the CRPF post located outside the post office building in Pulwama. However they said that no loss of life or damage […]
Two militants were killed in a gunfight with the government forces in Anantnag town of this south Kashmir district on Wednesday. A senior police official said two bodies of the militants have been recovered from the site of a gunfight in Mehmaan mohalla of Anantnag town. According to an official Abid Hussain Bhat, had joined […]
Two bodies of slain militants were recovered from the debris of encounter site in Anantnag town . Reports said that clashes erupted after the gunfight was over.latest reports said that one civilian was injured in the incident .
While reports said that clashes and gunfight was going on in main Anantnag town on Wednesday morning authorities have suspended Internet services and train services in south kashmir. Earlier state police chief SP Vaid has tweeted that two militants were trapped in Anantnag town . Reports said that army and security forces launched operation on […]
Srinagar : CRPF man injured after unknown gunmen attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party in Batmaloo near Pampori and Sons showroom has succumbed to his injuries. An official said that two CRPF men whose names were not known immediately, received an injury after unknown gunmen fired upon them, out of them one has succumbed […]
Srinagar : Two CRPF men were injured after unknown gunmen fired upon a CRPF party near Pampori and Sons showroom in Batamaloo area of Srinagar on Tuesday afternoon. An official said that unknown gunmen fired upon a CRPF party at Batamaloo, resulting in injuries to two CRPF men. Meanwhile, forces have cordoned off the area and […]