Srinagar: Two SSB personnel were killed in a case of fratricide in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district Monday night. According to details, there was an altercation between ASI Sandeep Kumar and constable Hemant Sharma at the main gate of the SSB camp near the court complex. According to reports, the two fired at each other with […]
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Heavy firing exchanges on LoC in J&K’s Poonch
Jammu: Pakistan resorted to unprovoked shelling on the line of control (LoC) on Sunday in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch district. Defence ministry spokesman Colonel Devender Anand said, “At about 7.45 p.m. today Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along the LoC in Balakote sector of Poonch district. […]
2 terrorists killed in encounter in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district
Srinagar: With the killing of one more terrorist, a total of two terrorists have been killed in an encounter in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday even as the search operations are continuing. “Kulgam Encounter Update: One more #unidentified #terrorist killed. #Search going on. Further details shall follow,” the J&K Police tweeted. The encounter started […]
‘Ensure sufficient stocks of LPG’: J&K govt orders trigger anxiety in Kashmir
Srinagar: Amid the India-China standoff in Ladakh, two orders by the J&K government have led to anxiety and triggered a discussion in Kashmir. The J&K government has asked the oil companies to stock up supplies for two months to avoid any sort of shortage during the closure of the Jammu Srinagar national highway due to […]
Kashmir terrorist who killed 5-yr-old identified
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Police have identified the terrorist responsible for carrying out the attack at Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday in which a five-year-old boy and a CRPF jawan were killed. According to a tweet put out by the J&K Police, the terrorist Zahid Daas belongs to the JKIS outfit. […]
Hackers target J&K Power Development Dept, wipe out essential data
Srinagar: In the first cyber attack in J&K, hackers on Friday wiped out essential data from the servers of the state Power Development Department, sending its engineers into a tizzy. Chief Engineer Aijaz Ahmad said the department has pressed men and machinery into service to restore the data and systems. Officials of the department have […]
Girl injured in Pakistan firing on LoC in Poonch
Jammu: A girl was injured on Friday when Pakistan troops fired at her when she was grazing goats near the line of control (LoC) in J&K’s Poonch district. Police said 17-year-old Nazia was grazing goats near the LoC on the Indian side in Mendhar sector when Pakistan troops fired at her. “The girl sustained a […]
Missing Kashmiri scholar joined militant ranks: IGP
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday revealed that a Ph.D. scholar, who went missing from J&K’s Ganderbal district since June 14, has joined the militant ranks. IGP (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar told reporters that Hilal Ahmad belonging to Bemina area in Srinagar district has joined the militant ranks. The IGP was speaking to the media on the sidelines […]
Pakistan now violates ceasefire in J&K’s Rajouri district
Jammu: After five civilians were injured in Pakistan shelling on the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Kashmir, Pakistan again violated ceasefire on in J&Ks Rajouri district on Saturday. Colonel Devender Anand, Defence Ministry spokesman, said Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation at around 6.45 p.m. in Nowshera sector in Rajouri district. “They used […]
3 civilians including a woman injured in Pak shelling on LoC in J&K’s Uri
Srinagar: Three civilians were injured on Saturday in Pakistan shelling on the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector. Police sources said three civilians, including a woman, were injured in Pakistan shelling in Nambla village of Uri sector on Saturday. “The injured civilians have been shifted to hospital. Efforts are on to […]