Srinagar : A policeman injured in a militant attack here in Jammu and Kashmir on June 15 succumbed to critical injuries in a hospital on Friday. Police said head constable Habibullah who was injured along with another policeman and two civilians in a militant attack in Kaka Sarai area has succumbed to injuries in the Sher-e-Kashmir […]
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Civilian injured in J&K gunfight
Srinagar : A woman was injured on Friday during a gunfire exchange between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Police said she sustained the gunshot injury in the Srigufwara village gun battle site. Authorities have suspended mobile Internet services in the district to check spread of any kind of rumours. […]
War of words between Omar, Ram Madhav on J&K developments
Srinagar : A bitter war of words started on Thursday between former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav after the former alleged that the PDP-BJP split was a “Bollywood-inspired fixed match”. In a tweet, Abdullah claimed that the recent split between the PDP-BJP alliance was a “Bollywood […]
Vohra calls all-party meet to discuss J&K situation
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra has called an all-party meeting here on Friday to discuss the security situation in the state, officials said here on Thursday. The officials said for the all-party meeting, called in the wake of imposition of the Governor’s rule, invitations have been sent to heads of state units of […]
Separatist leaders detained, shutdown hits life in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar : Authorities on Thursday placed senior separatist leaders under detention in the summer capital Srinagar to prevent their participation in a protest shutdown that derailed life in the Kashmir Valley. Police took Muhammad Yasin Malik, Chairman of pro-Azadi Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), into preventive custody here to stop him from taking out […]
Policeman martyred, two injured in J&K attack
Srinagar : One policeman was martyred and two others were injured in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday, police said. In the first attack after the state came under Governor’s Rule, militants fired at a police vehicle in Kandizal area near Galander bypass in Pulwama, injuring three policemen. The injured […]
Assembly in suspended animation helps horse trading: Omar
Srinagar : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said his demand for dissolving the state assembly stems from the fact that the state of suspended animation it presently in helps in horse trading. No major political party staked claim to government formation after Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP-BJP government collapsed on Tuesday after […]
Vohra puts J&K Assembly under suspended animation
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Wednesday placed the state Assembly under suspended animation. After the imposition of Governor’s rule, Vohra exercised his powers under the Constitution. Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had demanded the dissolution of the Assembly so that the process of holding early elections in the state could be […]
Sitharaman visits rifleman Aurangzeb’s family in J&K
Jammu : Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday visited the family of rifleman Aurangzeb who was abducted and killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir on June 15. Sitharaman arrived here earlier in the day and flew to the Mendhar area of Rajouri district where she met the bereaved family. “I have come to spend […]
J&K placed under Governor’s Rule after President’s approval
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir was placed under the Governor’s Rule on Wednesday following President Ram Nath Kovind’s approval. Governor, N.N. Vohra sought Kovind’s approval on Tuesday after the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) decision to pull out of the Peoples Democratic Party (pdp)-led state government which was immediately followed by the resignation of Chief Minister […]