JAMMU — Security forces continued their search operation in the dense forests of Keshwan and adjoining areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Monday, a day after an Army officer died in a gunfight with militants holed up in the area. The security personnel have been scouring the forest area for over four days, […]
JAMMU — In a tragic incident, a mother and her two children were killed in a midnight blaze in Badhat Drabshalla area of Kishtwar . Officials told GNS that fire broke out late night in the house of Khurshid Ahmad in Jashar hamlet of Badhat. When fire erupted from one of the room, mother and […]
JAMMU — A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army’s special forces laid down his life on Sunday, while three more soldiers were injured in a encounter with militants in a remote forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. The operation comes amid an intensified hunt underway since the killing of two […]
JAMMU — The last rites of the two Village Defence Guards killed by militants were performed near their village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Saturday, with locals demanding security and adequate relief, including a government job for each of the two families. The bodies of Nazir Ahmed (42) and Kuldeep Kumar (40) were […]
JAMMU — The commander of the Army’s White Knight Corps visited J&K’s Kishtwar district on Friday to review the ongoing operations to track down militants responsible for the killings of two Village Defence Guards. The bodies of Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar, the two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) killed by militants, were found near a […]
JAMMU — People took to the streets in various areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district to protest against the killings of two Village Defence Guards by militants. The protesters demanded “immediate elimination” of the militants involved in the killings to restore confidence among the local population. Hundreds gathered in the Drabshalla area of the […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Prominent political leaders, including the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, the Chief Minister, former Chief Ministers, and other leaders, have strongly condemned the killing of two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) in Kishtwar district of Jammu region on Thursday. LG Manoj Sinha strongly condemned the attack on VDG members, stating: […]
JAMMU — Two Village Defence Guards were on Thursday executed by militants after their abduction in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. Sanatan Dharam Sabha called for a complete bandh in Kishtwar in protest against the killings on Friday. A massive joint search operation has been launched by police and […]
JAMMU — Two persons were killed while as six others were injured after a vehicle met an accident at Chasti Padder area of Kishtwar district on Wednesday. Officials told GNS that today around 02:50 pm afternoon a Tata Sumo bearing registration number JK17-7378 while on way from Chasoti towards Gulabarg Padder met an accident. In […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Days after taking office, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah sanctioned Rs 1.70 crore on Tuesday to assist the fire victims of the Mulwarwan. The fire, which occurred in the Mulwarwan area of Kishtwar district in Jammu division on October 14, left over 70 families homeless. In an official order to […]