Srinagar : Militants hurled a grenade at a police station in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar on Saturday, police said. Militants hurled the grenade at Kralkhud Police Station in the city. “The grenade exploded without causing any casualty. Some vehicles parked outside the police station, however, were damaged. “A few gunshots were also heard […]
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Noisy scenes mar Ravi Shankar’s function in Srinagar
Srinagar : Noisy scenes marred an otherwise well attended function organised by Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar here on Saturday. The function was held at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), where Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said he had been invited by some well-meaning people to speak at ‘Paigam-e-Mohahat’ (Message of Love) […]
Schools re-open in J&K, except in south Kashmir
Srinagar : After their long winter recess, schools re-opened in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, except in south Kashmir areas where they will start functioning on March 12. Smiling children accompanied by parents dotted the city in the morning as scores of school buses moved around picking them up from the bus stops. Traditionally opening […]
CRPF trooper commits suicide in Srinagar
Srinagar : A paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper committed suicide on Saturday in Srinagar. This is the third consecutive sucide by security men in three days. Constable Sukhdev of the 79 Battalion of CRPF committed suicide in the high security Sonwar area, police sources said. “The jawan shot and killed himself with his […]
Soldier injured in Pakistan firing
Srinagar : An Indian soldier was injured on Friday in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Defence sources said the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing on the LoC in Uri sector. The injured soldier was shifted to a hospital. “Our troops retaliated strongly and effectively,” […]
Ensure lives of civilians protected: Mehbooba to armed forces
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday advised security forces to strictly follow the laid down standard operating procedures (SOP) while carrying out anti-militancy operations and ensure there is no collateral damage. She reviewed security and law and order situation on Tuesday at a high-level meeting of officials. An official statement […]
One militant among four killed in Kashmir
Srinagar : Four persons including one militant and three civilians — who the army said were overground workers (OGWs) of militants — were killed on Sunday in a gunfight in Kashmir’s Shopian district. Defence spokesman said in summer capital Srinagar: “A joint Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) was fired upon by terrorists near Pahnoo village […]
Militant killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar : One militant was killed on Sunday in a brief gunfight with the security forces in Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police said militants fired at a mobile vehicle check-post (MVCP) of the security forces in Pahnoo village of Shopian district this evening after which an encounter started. Defence spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said: “A joint […]
Bodies of three killed in J&K avalanche recovered
Srinagar : The bodies of three persons, who were buried in an avalanche on February 24, were recovered on Thursday by rescue teams in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said. Teams of Rashtriya Rifles, Jammu and Kashmir Police and disaster relief force recovered the bodies. The victims were identified as Altaf Ahmad, Bashir Ahmad […]
Can’t comment about IS claim unless attackers caught: J&K Police
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S. P. Vaid said on Tuesday that unless the attackers are caught nothing can be said about the Islamic State’s claim on the recent Srinagar attack. The IS has claimed the attack on the guards of a senior separatist leader in Srinagar on February 25 in which a […]