Jammu: The construction of as many as 150 bunkers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district has been completed and 350 more will be ready soon, officials said Monday. These bunkers have been constructed to provide safety shelters to the people living along the LoC in Poonch from cross-border firing and shelling by Pakistan, they said. District […]
Agencies Jammu: Two Army personnel were injured in cross border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The soldiers, who were manning a forward post in the Romali Dhara area of Nowshera sector, were injured in the firing from across the border on Friday […]
Srinagar : The first batch of Hajj pilgrims left from the Srinagar airport on Thursday for the annual holy pilgrimage of Hajj to Saudi Arabia. On Thursday morning, 304 pilgrims left from Srinagar international airport in two spice jet flights. Besides, accommodation for pilgrims from far-off places, the arrangements for sanitation and eatables were also […]
Agencies New Delhi: The security forces have killed 800 militants since 2014, of which 249 were in 2018, the Centre told the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry Shripad Naik said 104 militants were killed in 2014, 97 in 2015, […]
Srinagar: Two Youth were found dead in mysterious condition in Sherbag near Jamia Alhidees Majid in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Reports said that bodies of Youth were laying in a graveyard at Sherbagh. As senior police officers told GNS that two youth were found dead in Sherbagh and preliminary investigation suggest they might […]
KISHTWAR — Thirty five people were killed and seventeen others injured when a minibus they were travelling in met with an accident in Kishtwar district of Jammu on Monday morning. Official sources said that the minibus (JK17-6787) on way to Kishtwar from Keshwan overturned near Sirgwari and fell into a deep gorge, resulting in on the spot death […]
Agencies New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah Friday moved a statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir for a period of six months. Moving the resolution, he said since the state assembly has been dissolved and the Election Commission has decided to hold fresh elections in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday afternoon arrived in the summer capital, Srinagar, on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review the overall security situation and arrangements put in place for the annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave shrine commencing July 1. Shah, who is on his maiden visit to Jammu […]
Srinagar : A militant was killed in a gunfight with government forces in forests of Branpatri in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district in Wednesday. Police spokesman said that based on a credible input, a cordon and search operation (CASO) was launched by forces at Branpatri. During search operation, the hiding militants fired on […]
Srinagar : Two days after Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said that Hurriyat leaders were ready for talks with the Central government, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Monday asserted that talks must be held. “The Governor says Hurriyat has agreed to talks. Then, talks should be held with them,” Abdullah told the media persons. Contending that situation in Jammu and Kashmir is changing, Governor Malik […]