SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Salinder forest area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Salinder forest following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. […]
PULWAMA — A 22-year-old girl on Wednesday allegedly took her life in Drusoo area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a girl (name withheld) hailing from Pulwama’s Drusoo area died after hanging herself at home. The girl, however, was taken to a nearby hospital by her parents where […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the situation in Sri Lanka should serve as a wake up call for India as the country was “treading the same path” as the neighbouring country. Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Sri Lanka’s prime minister on Monday amid unprecedented economic turmoil in the country, hours after his […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a historic decision, put a stay on the sedition law and ruled that no new FIRs will be lodged under this sedition law until the Centre reexamines the provisions of this British-era law. Dictating the order, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said it will be […]
BARAMULLA — Minister of State (MoS) for Cooperation and Development of North Eastern Region Government of India, BL Verma, on Wednesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is fighting for justice to Kashmiri Pandits, who had been victimized in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at Dak Banglow Baramulla, Verma said that BJP is fighting hard for […]
BUDGAM — A man was killed on Wednesday after he fell down from moving vehicle in Humhama area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official said that a man was, traveling from Budgam to Srinagar when he fell down from Bus bearing registration number JK01D 8652. He said locals immediately shifted him to SMHS hospital […]
RAJOURI — Dozens of passengers have received injuries in a road accident that took place at Khandli near Rajouri town on Wednesday. Officials said that an accident took place when a Canter Bus on way from Kotedhara to Rajouri collided with a Tipper at Khandli. The bus turned turtle, resulting in injuries to dozens of […]
KUPWARA — An elderly man died after hit by a Sumo in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a speeding Sumo (JK05B-3981) hit an elderly man in Ganapora area of Kupwara falling in the jurisdiction of police station Kralgund. The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Yousuf Bhat […]
RAMBAN — Jammu and Kashmir Police Wednesday that they have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in district Ramban. An official said that during a search operation in Sumbar area of Gool sub division, police recovered 179 bullets of ammunition (including AK-47 132 bullets, 7.65 mm 21 bullets, 303 mm […]
JERUSALEM — Palestinian health ministry Wednesday said that the Israeli forces have shot dead Al Jazeera’s journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank. The ministry said that she was hit by a live bullet while covering Israeli raids in the city of Jenin and was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. “She […]