Two Hizb militants killed in Khrew gunfight : Police

Two Hizb militants killed in Khrew gunfight : Police

Srinagar: Two militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit were killed in a gunfight with the government forces in Khrew area of Awantipora in south Kashmir on Thursday morning, police said. A police spokesman, in a statement, said that a cordon and search operation was launched before dawn jointly by the police and forces following “credible” inputs about […]

Top LeT commander Naveed Jatt among two militants killed in Budgam gunfight

Top LeT commander Naveed Jatt among two militants killed in Budgam gunfight

Srinagar : Top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Naveed Jatt was killed along with associate in a gunfight with the government forces in Chattergam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. A police spokesperson said Naveed Jatt alias Hanzallah affiliated with proscribed militant outfit LeT was killed in the gunfight that raged since early Wednesday. As reported […]

Dissolved assembly in Jammu and Kashmir’s interest: Governor Malik

Dissolved assembly in Jammu and Kashmir’s interest: Governor Malik

Jammu :   A day after dissolving the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday said he acted in the state’s interest and according to its constitution. A lot of horse trading was happening, Malik said, adding that he would not allow a government by defections.  “I acted according to the constitution of Jammu […]

Tehreek-e-Hurriyat district president Anantnag Hafizullah Mir shot dead

Tehreek-e-Hurriyat district president Anantnag Hafizullah Mir shot dead

Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat district president and top activist Hafeezullah Mir was shot by unknown gunmen in southern Kashmir’s Anantnag. Sources said that Mir was shot at in Achabal area of the district. Reports said that unidentified gunmen barged inside the residence of Hafiz Ullah Mir at Budhra area of Achabal and fired upon him. Hafiz Ullah […]

Four militants, Army commando killed in Shopian gunfight

Four militants, Army commando killed in Shopian gunfight

Srinagar,Four militants and an army commando were killed and two soldiers wounded in a gunfight in Nadigam village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. Reports said a joint team of army’s 34RR, 23 PARA and SOG Shopian cordoned off Nadigam around 2 AM folowing inputs about the presence of militants in the area. As […]

Woman from PaK married to Kupwara resident elected Sarpanch unopposed

Woman from PaK married to  Kupwara resident elected Sarpanch unopposed

Srinagar : A woman from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) has been elected unopposed as Sarpanch and Panch in Khumriyal area of north Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district. Arifa Begum (35) had come to this part of Kashmir along with her husband Ghulam Mohammad Mir via Nepal in 2010. Arifa, originally a resident of Palandari village in […]