Jammu : An FIR was registered against lawyers who tried to block the presentation of a chargesheet in a court in Jammu and Kashmir in the rape and murder of a minor girl, police said on Tuesday. “The FIR has been lodged into the incident wherein some lawyers tried to obstruct the presenting of the […]
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Militant hideout busted in J&K
Jammu : Security forces on Sunday busted a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said. “A search operation was launched by the Army and police in the Gadyog forest area following a tip off,” a police source said. That led to the discovery of the hideout where two AK-47 rifles, two magazines […]
Independence no option for landlocked Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah
Jammu : Lok Sabha Member from Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah said on Saturday that being landlocked between India, Pakistan and China, independence is no option for the Valley. Addressing a party meeting in Mandi area of Poonch district, the forme Chief Minister said: “Independence is no option. On one side we have nuclear powers […]
Prisoners clash inside J&K jail
Jammu : A prisoner was attacked by a fellow inmate with an iron rod inside Kathua District Jail on Saturday. The Jammu and Kashmir Police said the victim was shifted to a hospital. Dilshad Hussain was attacked by Saddam Hussain, police identified the prisoners. Dilshad Hussain was shifted to Jammu Medical College Hospital for specialised […]
Army officer injured in Pakistani firing
Jammu : An Army officer was injured in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Defence Ministry sources said the Major was injured late Thursday evening. “The officer deployed in forward area of Nowshera sector sustained a splinter injury in his feet. He was shifted to hospital for […]
Army commander reviews situation in south Kashmir
Jammu : Indian Army’s Northern Command chief Lt. Gen. D. Anbu on Thursday reviewed the operational preparedness of troops engaged in anti-militancy operations in south Kashmir areas. Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command tweeted: “… reviewed security situation & Operational preparedness in South Kashmir; Interacted with troops & exhorted them to be vigilant while complimenting their high standards […]
DNA test confirms J&K nomad minor rape victim kept inside temple
Jammu : DNA tests of the nomadic girl raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district in January this year have confirmed that she was held captive inside a temple before being murder, police officials said on Wednesday. Top sources in the state police Crime branch said that the DNA of hair strands found inside […]
One soldier martyred, four others injured in Pakistan firing on LoC
Jammu : One of the five soldiers injured on Tuesday in Pakistan shelling and firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district has succumbed in hospital, a defence official said. “Sepoy Mustapure Shubham Suryakant, 20, a resident of Maharashtra, who was injured along with four other soldiers including a lieutenant […]
Indian, Pakistan troops trade heavy fire on LoC
Jammu : Indian and Pakistan soldiers traded heavy fire across the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said. The Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked heavy shelling and firing at Indian positions in Khari Karmara area of Poonch, a police officer said. “Pakistan shelling and firing started at 1 p.m. […]
Four militants killed in J&K gunfight, search operation on
Jammu : Four militants were killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday, police said. The gunfight broke out in Sunderbani area of Rajouri in the morning when heavily-armed militants opened fire on troops of 16 Raj Rifles, 6 Jat Regiment, as well Border Security Force troopers […]