SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group is among three militants killed, while four security personnel were also injured in two separate encounters in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday. The first encounter broke out between security forces and militants in the Khanyar area of Downtown Srinagar on Saturday morning after […]
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Major General Bevli takes charge as ADG of NCC Directorate for J&K, Ladakh
JAMMU — Major General Anupinder Bevli has assumed charge as the Additional Director General (ADG) of the NCC Directorate for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, a defence spokesman said on Saturday. Major General Bevli, who took charge on Friday, replaced Major General Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva who relinquished the command on attaining superannuation on Wednesday after […]
Farooq Abdullah demands ‘independent probe’ into spurt in J&K violence
SRINAGAR — Former chief minister and NC president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday demanded an independent probe to find out the reason for the spurt in violence in J&K after the formation of an elected government here. “I doubt why there wasn’t a spurt in gunfights before the government formation. There should be an independent probe […]
Number of attacks decline in Kashmir as compared to past: Rajnath Singh
KANPUR (UP) — Terming the recent militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir as “unfortunate”, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday there is no security lapse, adding that security forces are giving befitting reply to the militants. Singh claimed that the number of attacks taking place in the valley have been reduced compared to the […]
Two militants killed as encounter breaks out in Anantnag forest
SINAGAR (KIMS) — At least two militants were killed in an encounter between security forces and militants at Kachwan forest area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Saturday morning. According to reports, the encounter broke out after a joint team of security forces, including the Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF, launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) […]
Encounter breaks out in Downtown Srinagar
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An encounter breaks out between security forces and militants in Khanyar area of Downtown Srinagar on Saturday morning. According to reports, the encounter broke out after a joint team of security forces, including the J&K Police and CRPF, launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) in Khanyar, following the inputs about presence of militants in the […]
Exchange of fire between security forces, militants in Bandipora; Search operation underway
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Indian Army launched a massive search operation in the Panner area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir on Saturday. The search operation was launched by a joint team of security forces following a brief exchange of fire with militants late Friday evening. The Indian Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, in a post […]
Two non-local labourers injured in Budgam attack, condition stable
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two non-local labourers were injured in a suspected militant attack in Mazhama area of Magam in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday evening. According to sources, the labourers working for Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) project in Mazhama were fired upon by militants, resulting in an injury to one labourer’s right hand and […]
Mirwaiz expresses deep concern over rise of online gambling in Kashmir, Urges Govt to ban it
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Addressing the faithful during a Juma sermon at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq voiced deep concern over the rise of online gambling in Kashmir, often disguised as sports, including cricket. He noted that this issue, alongside an existing drug addiction crisis, is creating new social challenges for the community. Mirwaiz highlighted […]
Two militant groups active in Doda district: SSP Mohd Aslam
DODA — Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Mohd Aslam, of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, announced on Thursday that two militant groups are currently active in the area. SSP Aslam noted that there is no evidence of local militants and acknowledged that residents have refused to support the militants. He further stated that search operations […]