KUPWARA — Ten hand grenades were recovered during a joint search operation conducted by army’s 160 TA, 17JAK RIF and SOG Kralpora in a residential house in Kralpora, officials said on Monday evening. They said that based on specific input, searches were launched in the residential house of Mohammad Yousaf Mir son of Mohammad Yaseen […]
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CRPF man injured in Eidgah grenade attack
SRINAGAR — A Central Reserve Police force (CRPF) Head Constable was on Monday evening injured after suspected militants lobbed a grenade in Eidgah area of Srinagar. Official sources told that the militants lobbed a grenade on CRPF bunker of 161 battalion at Ali Masjid at Eidgah area of Srinagar. They said that a CRPF HC […]
Top Commander among two militants slain in Srinagar shootout
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday evening killed two militants including a top commander in a shootout in Alochibagh area of Srinagar city. The duo were identified as Mohammad Abbas Sheikh LeT/TRF Commander son of Ghulam Hassan Sheikh from Rampora Koimoh in Kulgam district and Saqib Manzoor Dar son of Manzoor Ahmad Dar […]
APHC distances itself from ‘medical admission seats scam’
SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference led by incarcerated chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has distanced itself against what it called as “propaganda” being promoted in several media outlets by the authorities about selling admission seats in various medical and technical colleges of Pakistan to aspiring candidates in Kashmir. In a statement, APHC said that it […]
Five persons including three jungle smugglers shifted to Jammu jail under Public Safety Act
SRINAGAR — Five persons including three jungle smugglers were shifted to Kot Bhalwal Jail Jammu under Public Safety Act. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that police had arrested three jungle smugglers from South Kashmir’s Shopian district. On the recommendations of Forest Department, PSA was slapped upon them. All these three jungle smugglers […]
Navjot Singh Sidhu summons advisors for comments on Kashmir, Pakistan
CHANDIGARH — Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday summoned his advisors Pyare Lal Garg and Malwinder Mali to his house over their statements on Kashmir and India-Pakistan ties, according to the Hindustan Times. This comes a day after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh castigated the statements of the two advisors. Mali had questioned […]
Super 16 KPL Tournament semifinals Postponed
ZUBAIR UL ISLAM PULWAMA — As part of South Kashmir Sports Festival 2021, 55 RR and Shahid Lala Committee are conducting “Kashmir Premier League”, an Inter District Cricket Tournament at Pulwama Cricket Stadium. A total of 64 teams are participating in this Knock Out Format 20-20 tournament which commenced on 16 August 2021. After the […]
Accept mistake, return to mainstream; will welcome with open arms: Army commander to newly recruited militants
SRINAGAR — General officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC-in-C) of army’s Udhampur based northern Command Yogesh Kumar Joshi Monday while reaching out to the newly recruited militants said that the young militants who are ready to accept mistakes and join mainstream will be welcomed with open arms. Addressing a function at Mansabal Lake Park in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal […]
Centre drew red line long ago, Hurriyat left in the cold since J&K split
SRINAGAR — The red line was drawn seven years ago. That it wasn’t business as usual with the Hurriyat was made clear barely three months into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first term when New Delhi called off Foreign-Secretary talks with Pakistan an hour after then Pak High Commissioner Abdul Basit met separatist leader Shabir Shah, […]
Missing 17-year-old girl’s body found in Poonch
POONCH — Body of a 17-year-old girl was found along the banks of a river, few days after she went missing from her residence at Kamsar area in Poonch district, officials said on Monday. They said the girl Mehak Bi of Mohalla Kamsar was missing from her home since August 21. Her dead body was […]