Kashmir

Encounter breaks out in Kokernag

ANANTNAG — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Hangalgund area of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Hangalgund area of Kokernag following the inputs about presence of militants in […]

Kashmir

Jamaat-e-Islami case: NIA raids underway at multiple locations in Kashmir

Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) with assistance of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF raided multiple locations on Thursday in Kashmir valley in connection with a case registered against banned organization Jamaat-e-Islami. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that multiple locations were raided by the probing agency NIA with assistance […]

Kashmir

MeT predicts light rain in J&K during next 24 hours

SRINAGAR — At 32.8 degrees Celsius, Srinagar has recorded the highest temperature of this season so far, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said on Thursday. The maximum temperature of 32.8 degrees Celsius was recorded on Wednesday. The weather department has predicted light rain which can lower the temperature. “Clear weather accompanied by light rain in the […]

India

FIR against TV journalist Navika Kumar for remarks made by Nupur Sharma in news debate

MUMBAI — Senior TV journalist Navika Kumar has been named in an FIR registered in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district against now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, who had allegedly made objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammad during a news debate hosted by Kumar, police said on Tuesday. The First Information Report was registered at Nanalpeth police station on […]

Jammu

21-year-old youth’s body found in Poonch

POONCH — Body of a 21-year-old youth was found in water channel of flour mill near ITI Surankote in the Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. They said that following information, a police team rushed to the spot and recovered the body. Subsequently, they said, it was shifted to Sub District Hospital Surankote for identification […]

Kashmir

Cop injured in Bijbehara grenade attack

SRINAGAR — A Cop was injured after militants hurled a grenade towards police party in Padshahi Bagh area of Bijbhera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday evening. A top police officer told GNS that militants lobbed a grenade on Police party, which resulted splinter injuries to a policeman. He has been shifted to nearby […]