ANANTNAG — A local commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant outfit was killed in an overnight encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Kapran village in Verinag area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Friday. Besides killing of Hizb commander, three army personnel and a civilian were injured during the initial exchange of […]
JAMMU — A woman was arrested by the Cyber Cell here on Friday allegedly for sharing nude pictures and videos of her female friend on social media, police said. The accused had captured the pictures and videos of the victim, a resident of Reasi district, without her knowledge during the COVID lockdown, a police spokesperson […]
SRINAGAR — A division bench of Jammu & Kashmir High Court has stayed the operation of a judgment directing the authorities to exhume the body of Amir Magrey, one of the four persons killed in Hyderpora encounter, till the next date of hearing. A division bench of the High Court, comprising Justice Ali Muhammad Magrey […]
SHOPIAN — Two non-local labourers were injured in a grenade blast at Aglar village in Zainapora area of Shopian district in South Kashmir on Friday. Reports said, militants lobbed a grenade at Aglar village in Shopian, resulting in minor injuries to two non-local labourers. They said that the injured labourers were taken to hospital for […]
JAMMU — Several Kashmiri Pandits, who have got jobs in the valley under Prime Minister’s employment package, have reached here along with their families and said an environment of apprehension is prevelant in the valley owing to the recent spate in the targeted killings by terrorists. The Pandits said they have heaved a sigh of […]
ANANTNAG — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Kapran village in Verinag area Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Friday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Kapran village in Verinag following the inputs about presence of militants […]
NEW DELHI — Amid a growing demand for shifting Kashmiri Pandit employees to safer places after a series of targeted killings, the Jammu and Kashmir administration Friday made it clear the employees would not be moved out of the Valley but transferred to safer locations. Official also said the recent escalation in targeted militant violence […]
SRINAGAR — In the wake of the recent targeted killings, Kashmir Pandit Sangarash Samiti has sought the high court’s intervention here to direct the government to relocate all religious minorities living in Kashmir to a safer place outside the Valley. Citing media reports, KPSS chief Sanjay K Tickoo claimed that the Hindus living in Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast the same for Friday. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours. Maximum temperatures are expected to rise further”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 12.2 degrees Celsius, […]
SHOPIAN — One armyman was killed while as two others sustained injuries in a blast inside their private hired vehicle at Sedaw area in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Reports said, three soldiers were injured in a blast that took place inside private hired vehicle at Sedaw area of the district. The […]