ANANTNAG — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Marhama village in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Wednesday. It is the second encounter in Kashmir valley today. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Marhama […]
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Encounter breaks out in Bandipora forests
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. […]
22-year-old girl dies of suicide in Pulwama
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 […]
Man dies after falling from moving bus in Budgam
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 […]
Accident in Rajouri, several injured
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 […]
Elderly man dies after hit by Sumo in Kupwara
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 […]
Cache of arms, ammunition recovered in Ramban: Police
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 […]
6 family members arrested for attacking teenage girl in Budgam: Police
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police in central Kashmir’s Budgam have arrested six members of a family for attacking a neighboring family and assaulting a teenage girl, whose condition is stated to be critical in the hospital. “The scuffle took place between two families over a dispute involving the construction of an interior road in […]
Mainly dry weather in J&K during next 24 hours: MeT
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly dry in J&K during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Wednesday that dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely to occur during the next 24 hours. An official of the department said, “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the […]
Yasin Malik pleads guilty before Delhi court in militancy related case
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat leader Mohammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday pleaded guilty to all the charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), before a Delhi court in a case related to alleged militancy-related activities, news agency PTI reported quoting court sources. As per the report, Malik told the court that he was […]








