JAMMU — The BSF gave a befitting reply after Pakistani rangers resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation at the International Border in the Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. ‘Today morning the alert BSF Jammu troops gave a befitting reply to the unprovoked firing by Pak rangers on a BSF patrolling party […]
SHOPIAN — Militants have managed to give slip to government forces in an encounter at Baskuchan village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Tuesday. The encounter had broke out between government forces and militants at Baskuchan village of the district on Monday. However their was complete lull after the initial exchange of fire. The […]
ISLAMABAD — The Foreign Office on Monday summoned the Indian Charge d’Affaires (Cd’A) here to lodge a protest over the alleged killing of a Pakistani citizen, who had infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir to attack an army post. Tabarak Hussain, a trained guide of Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group and Pakistani Army agent, attempted to infiltrate into […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday said the state and the Central governments cannot provide security to private hospitals and nursing homes, which operate like business enterprises, during the hearing of a plea seeking directions to provide security to doctors and healthcare workers, vulnerable to attacks by patients’ relatives and others. A bench […]
BEIJING — At least 46 people were reported killed and 16 missing in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that shook China’s southwestern province of Sichuan on Monday, triggering landslides and shaking buildings in the provincial capital of Chengdu, whose 21 million residents are already under a COVID-19 lockdown. The quake struck a mountainous area in Luding […]
JAMMU — A man was arrested Monday after he “intentionally” fired three rounds in the air from his licensed 12-bore gun on the outskirts of Jammu, police said. Jatinder Singh Salaria, a resident of Khour Deonian, was booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act, a police spokesman said. He […]
SRINAGAR — Additional Director General of Police Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar on Monday said that killing of Pulwama man, whose body with bullet marks was recovered in Shopian village today, has been due to group rivalry between militant groups. Kashmir zone police, while quoting ADGP in a tweet informed that deceased’s one brother is active […]
SHOPIAN — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Baskuchan village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Baskuchan village in Shopian district following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
SRINAGAR — The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday reiterated its commitment to struggle for the resolution of the external and internal dimensions of the the issue of J&K & extended un-conditional support to political organisations who are ready to join the fight for the restoration of rights and dignity of the people of J&K. […]
SRINAGAR — A 28-year-old non-local labourer died apparently due to alcohol overdose at a brick kiln in Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Monday. A police officer told GNS at around 1300 hours, body of the labourer Ajay Kevat son of Sat Narain Kevat of Kurba Chattisgarh, working at Brick Kiln–A-16 […]