Srinagar : A trooper was injured on Monday as militants hurled a grenade at security force party in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama town, police said. Police said a Central Reserve Police Force trooper was injured in the explosion in Tahab Chowk area. “The area has been cordoned off for searches,” a police officer said. Published […]
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BSF trooper kills himself in Kashmir
Srinagar : A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper shot himself dead in Humhama area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district. Police said Awdish Singh, who was a driver constable in BSF’s 82 battalion, took the extreme step on Sunday evening. “He was shifted to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Investigation is on […]
Restrictions in Srinagar to prevent protests
Srinagar : Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar and some other places in the valley on Monday to prevent separatist-called protests and a sit-in outside the Civil Secretariat here. The protest shutdown and sit-in was called by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a separatist conglomerate headed by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and […]
Five militants, five civilians killed in Kashmir
Srinagar : Security forces on Sunday killed five militants, including an assistant professor of Kashmir University who had joined their ranks, leading to major street protests that claimed another five civilian lives, officials said. Director General of Police S.P. Vaid said the five militants died after being trapped in a house in Badigam village in […]
Five civilians killed in Kashmir clashes
Srinagar : Five civilians were killed on Sunday in clashes with security forces after five militants were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police sources said a protesting civilian, Adil Ahmad, injured during the clashes was declared dead on arrival by doctors at the Kulgam district hospital. Reports from the area […]
Three civilians killed in clashes in Kashmir
Srinagar : Three civilians were killed on Sunday in clashes with security forces after five militants were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police sources said a protesting civilian, Adil Ahmad, injured during the clashes was declared dead on arrival by doctors at the Kulgam district hospital. Reports from the area […]
Five militants killed in J&K gunfight
Srinagar : Five militants including a Kashmir University teacher who went missing last week, were killed on Sunday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Director General of Police (DGP) S.P. Vaid said all five holed-up militants in Badigam village have been killed. “Encounter concluded at Badigam […]
Kashmir University teacher, militants trapped in J&K gunfight
Srinagar : A Kashmir University assistant professor who went missing last week is reportedly trapped along with militants in an ongoing gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday, police said. Muhammad Rafi Bhat, an assistant professor in the sociology department of Kashmir University went missing on Friday afternoon. He belongs to Chunduna village […]
Soldier, policeman injured in J&K gunfight
Srinagar : A soldier and a policeman were injured on Sunday in a gunfight between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. The security forces including police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Rashtriya Rifles (RR) surrounded Badigam village following a tip-off about the presence of militants. “As the cordon was tightened, […]
Second slain militant identified as local LeT commander
Srinagar : The second militant killed in Saturday’s gunfight here has been identified as a local Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, police said. The militant, killed in the gunfight in Chatabal area, was identified as Showkat Ahmad Tak, belonging to Panzgam village of Pulwama district. “He was a commander of the LeT outfit and had been active […]