Srinagar : Three militants, three civilians and a policeman were killed in fresh violence in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday as authorities imposed strict restrictions and snapped mobile phone Internet services following protests near a gunfight site in an old Srinagar neighbourhood. Police said three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed and four security personnel injured […]
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Kashmir University teacher reported missing, protests erupt
Srinagar : An assistant professor from the Kashmir University has been reported missing leading to protests by the students, police said on Saturday. The family of Muhammad Rafi Bhat from the Sociology department told University authorities that he had been missing since Friday. The varsity’s Vice Chancellor met the protesting students and Bhat’s family members […]
Four killed in Srinagar gunfight, clashes
Srinagar : Three militants and a civilian were killed on Saturday during a gunfight and subsequent clashes in Srinagar, police said. A senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer told reporters here all the three holed up militants were killed in the gunfight with the security forces in Chattabal area’s Gasi Mohalla locality. Security forces, […]
Militants kill Special Police Officer in J&K
Srinagar :A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed by the militants on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said. The SPO, Showkat Ahmad, was taken to a hospital after he was shot at by the militants. “Ahmad succumbed to critical bullet injuries. A search has been started to trace the militants,” a police […]
Militant killed in Srinagar gunfight
Srinagar : Security forces killed one militant in an ongoing gunfight in Srinagar’s densely populated Chatabal area on Saturday, police said. Following a tip-off about the presence of militants in the area, security forces including state police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel surrounded Gasi Mohalla. “One holed-up militant is still engaged in the […]
Militants kill two civilians in J&K
Srinagar : Militants killed two civilians on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police said. Ghulam Hassan and his nephew, Bashir Ahmed were abducted from Shahgund village of Hajin area on Friday night. “The bullet ridden bodies of the victims were found near a mosque in Shahgund village on Saturday morning,” police sources said. […]
Militants hurl grenade at police station in Kashmir
Srinagar : Militants lobbed a hand grenade at a police station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. Police said the grenade exploded inside the police station compound. Police had fired several shots in the air immediately after the explosion. No casualty has been reported in the attack. Published on May 4, 2018 at 20:07 IST IANS […]
One dead, 3 civilians injured in J&K clash
Srinagar : A civilian died while three others were injured on Wednesday in clashes with the security forces near a gunfight site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Police said security forces laid cordon around Turkawangam village in Shopian following information about the presence of a group of militants there, but came under […]
Two kids wounded after stones thrown at Kashmir school bus
Srinagar : At least two children were injured when a school bus carrying students came under attack from a stone-pelting mob in a south Kashmir village on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place in Zawoora village in the volatile south Kashmir district of Shopian. “The injured children were shifted to a hospital where doctors […]
Four civilians injured in clashes near J&K gunfight site
Srinagar : Four civilians were injured, one of them critically, on Wednesday in clashes with the security forces near a gunfight site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Police said security forces laid cordon around Turkawangam village in Shopian following information about the presence of a group of militants there, but came under […]