PULWAMA — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Chersoo village of Awantipora in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) in Chersoo village following the inputs about presence of militants in the […]
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Active Jaish militant arrested in Pulwama, says police
PULWAMA — Police on Monday claimed to have arrested an active militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Pulwama district and recovered arms and ammunition from his procession. Police in a statement said, “during surprise naka checking by Police along with 55RR, 182/183Bn CRPF, movement of a suspicious person was noticed, who was apprehended tactfully by the […]
LG Sinha condoles loss of life in Jammu fire incident, announces ex-gracia
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha has condoled the loss of life in a fire incident in Jammu on Monday. LG took to twitter and announced the ex-gracia for the families of deceased who lost their lives in a fire due to LPG Cylinder blast at a scrap shop in […]
COVID-19: J&K reports 12 fresh cases
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Monday reported only 12 fresh cases pushing the number of active cases to 217 while no death was reported in the last 24 hours in the UT. With no more death, the death toll in J&K stands at 4,750 and 12 fresh positive cases reported on Monday have pushed the […]
Abrogation of Article 370 failed to treat ‘disease’, problems in J&K have grown: Asaduddin Owaisi
NEW DELHI — The problems in Jammu and Kashmir have got aggravated after the abrogation of Article 370, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Monday, insisting the measure failed to treat the disease (marz). Participating in the debate on the Budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in Lok Sabha, Owaisi wanted to […]
Mission Waapsi: Rehab, skill development centre to be augmented for drug abuse victims
SRINAGAR — In order to formulate the action plan for Rehabilitation of victims of drug abuse and to curb, eradicate the drug menace from the district, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Monday chaired a meeting at Meeting Hall of DC Office Complex, here. Superintendent of Police, Srinagar, Superintending Engineer R&B, Programme Officer, […]
Metro rail projects in J&K to roll-out in 2022-23: Centre
SRINAGAR — In a major announcement, the Government of India on Monday said that elevated light metro rail in Jammu & Srinagar cities is expected to be rolled out in 2022-23. In her budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sithararaman said that Kashmir will be connected to the rest of the country through a rail network […]
170-175 militants still active in Kashmir: GoC Pandey
KUPWARA — General officer Commanding (GoC) of Srinagar-based army’s 15 corps Lieutenant General D P Pandey on Monday said that at least 170-175 militants are still active in Kashmir while militancy have also registered a significant decline from the last two years. “As compared to the last two years, the active militant rate has come […]
School Education Department to cancel registration of private schools for violating transportation norms
SRINAGAR — The School Education Department on Monday said that it will cancel the registration of those private schools that flouts the transportation guidelines or were disallowing desirous students to avail the facility. The Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) said that with the reopening of schools after the winter break 2021-22, various complaints were […]
3 persons charred alive, 15 injured in massive fire in Jammu
JAMMU — Three persons were charred to death and at least 15 others suffered injuries after a massive fire broke out inside a scrap shop with some Juggis (shanties) in the vicinity near residency road Jammu on Monday. According to locals of the area, the fire broke in the evening and three persons were charred […]
