KULGAM — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Chaki Samad village in Damhal Hanjipora area of Kulgam district. It is second encounter within an hour in South Kashmir. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Chaki Samad village […]
ANANTNAG — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Sirhama village in Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Sirhama village following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. They […]
SRINAGAR — The Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) on Friday said that it filed a charge-sheet in before the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Kashmir Srinagar against a former bank employee for fraudulently and dishonestly raising unauthorized loans and using the amount so withdrawn for personal uses and share trading. “The Crime Branch Kashmir received a […]
SHOPIAN — A three-year-old boy drowned to death on Friday in a stream at Reban area of Zainapora in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official said that a minor boy slipped and subsequently drowned in the stream at Khargund Chak-e-Reban in Zainapora area. Locals launched the rescue operation and evacuated him to a nearby hospital […]
NEW DELHI — Information and broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday told the Parliament that the Centre has not imposed curbs on any news media in Jammu and Kashmir. Thakur made the disclosure while responding to a question posed by Trinamool Congress MP Abir Ranjan Biswas in Rajya Sabha. The West Bengal lawmaker sought to […]
GANDERBAL — At least four tourists were injured on Friday morning when the tempo vehicle they were travelling hit the protection wall and turned turtle at Dursuma area in district Ganderbal, police said. Official said that 3 injured were discharged while one injured was referred to SKIMS Soura. The injured have been identified as Vinod […]
JAMMU — Three persons including a woman were killed in a road accident that took place at Garani area of Udhampur district. Police official said that the accident took place when a motorcycle JK02B 4739 moving on highway hit a divider causing injuries to all three riders. “They all were shifted from the site of […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Friday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast dry and hot weather in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry and hot in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours”, said an official of the MeT department. […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Thrusday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of outfit Lashkar-i-Toiba in Kreeri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In statement, the police said that today, joint forces received specific information through reliable sources regarding movement of militants in the general area of Dolipora Kreeri. Reacting on the information joint parties […]
BUDGAM — Three residential houses gutted in a fire incident in Gurweith area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday officials said. Official sources said that fire broke out in the two storey house of Ghulam Hassan Wani Son of Gulam Ahmad Wani, a resident of Gurweith Budgam and in no time it engulfed two […]