CASO in Khanmoh area
Srinagar: A massive Cordon and search operation was started by government forces in Khanmoh area of Srinagar. Official sources said that after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants army’s 50 RR, CRPF and police personnel launched the search operation in the area. Locals confirmed that a huge deployment of forces was made in […]
Editorial: Dangerous waste
Srinagar: Bio Medical waste in increasing day by day and so are the concerns of the waste being ill treated also increasing. A developing country like India whose population is vast is likely to generate about 775.5 tonnes of medical waste per day by 2022 from the current level of 550.9 tonnes daily. This revelation […]
Nocturnal gunfight breaks out in Anantnag village
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between Government forces and militants at Dooru in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday evening. Official sources said that a joint team of 19RR, CRRPF and SOG launched a cordon-and-search operation at Singh Check Shestergam adjacent to Mehmoodabad following specific inputs about the presence of some militants. As such the joint team of forces […]
CASO underway in Pulwama’s Sirnoo village
Pulwama: Government forces on Friday evening started a Cordon and Search Operation in Sirnoo village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that the search operation was launched following specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Meanwhile, sources said that as the forces were conducting searches, youth came out and started […]
Indian diplomats attend Pakistan Day parade for first time
Islamabad: For the first time, senior Indian military officials and diplomats posted here attended the military parade to mark the Pakistan Day, a media report said today, claiming that the initiative of the Pakistan Army chief was to send a message of peace to New Delhi. Amid heightened tensions between the two neighbouring countries, the […]
Man dies after falling from hill temple in Kathua
Jammu: A man died today after he lost balance and fell from a hill top in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, police said. Kishore Kumar of Punjab, who had come along with family to pay obeisance at Mata Sukrala temple in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district, fell down into a gorge suffering critical injuries, they […]
Army man dies in Keran sector
Srinagar: An army soldier died due to cardiac arrest in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. “Havaldar Darshan Singh of 9 Sikh Li fell unconscious due to heart stroke,” a police officer said. Singh, a resident of Mohali was immediately shifted to nearby medical room by his colleagues where doctors declared him […]
Man dies on way to Vaishnodevi shrine
Jammu: A pilgrim, on his way to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi, today died enroute in the Trikuta hills of Reasi district, a police official said. Surinder Kumar of Chandigarh, became unconscious at the Poni area in Bhavan, he said. He was shifted to a dispensary, where doctors declared him brought dead, the official […]
CM hands over 5 Lakh to KEG for late Sahil’s contribution to media
Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday handed over a sum of Rupees five Lakh to Kashmir Editors Guild, (KEG) for the family of journalist Maqbool Sahil. She said she was pained to hear the news about Sahil’s demise at the peak of his journalistic career. Ms Mufti assured that she will ensure that the […]
Lt General Bhatt chairs security review meeting in north Kashmir
Srinagar: General officer Commanding Chinar Corps Lt General A K Bhatt today chaired a security review meeting of various agencies including police at Pohrupet in north Kashmir. The meeting was attended by top Army and police officers including IGP Kashmir S P Pani, apart from the field commanders from both the forces, a defence spokesman […]
