Young Journalist Mudasir Ali is no more

Srinagar, Nov 20: Mudasir Ali, a young and promising Journalist associated with ‘Greater Kashmir’ died due to sudden cardiac arrest on Friday morning, his friends said. Ali was also contributing to news portal ‘Thewire’. They said that he had suffered a fracture some days back for which he received treatment but in all probability fat […]
Four JeM militants killed in Nagrota encounter

Militants had come to execute big plan: Police
Jammu/Srinagar: Four suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad militants were killed and two policemen were injured in a gunbattle on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after a truck carrying a group of freshly infiltrated militants was intercepted by security forces on the outskirts of Jammu city on Thursday, top police officials said. The militants had come to execute a “big […]
Two JeM commanders give slip to forces in Pulwama
Pulwama: Two top commanders of Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit managed to give a slip to forces after a brief exchange of fire in Parigam village of Kakapora belt in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said Thursday. A senior police official said that on the basis of a specific input about two top commanders of Jaish, a Cordon […]
No outside forces can derail our mission of peace, progress: Lt Guv
Jammu: No outside force can derail the mission of peace and progress of the Jammu and Kashmir administration, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday as he paid a visit to a hospital here to enquire about the well-being of policemen injured in an encounter. Four suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad militants were killed and two policemen were […]
‘Surgical strikes’: India claims striking ‘terror launchpads’ inside PaK
New Delhi: The Indian Army is carrying out “pinpoint strikes” on suspected terror launchpads inside Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to Pakistani military’s unrelenting efforts to push maximum number of militants into India before the onset of harsh winters, sources in the security establishment said on Thursday. The ‘deep state’ in Pakistan has tried to manage […]
Effective measures being taken to check infiltration: BSF DG
Srinagar: Amid a spike in infiltration attempts by terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC), the BSF chief on Thursday said the period before very heavy snowfall in Kashmir is “very suitable” for militants to cross over to this side and that security forces were prepared to tackle the situation. Director General of Border Security […]
Imran Khan meets Afghan President in Kabul
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday met with President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani in Kabul and the two leaders explored ways to deepen the bilateral ties and discussed the Afghan reconciliation process, amidst an uptick in violence that has strained the peace push in the war-torn country. Khan was received by Afghan Foreign […]
JuD chief Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 10 years in jail
Lahore: Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was on Thursday sentenced to 10 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan in two more terror cases. Saeed, a UN designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was arrested on July 17 last year in the terror financing cases. He […]
Article 370’s abolition ended redundant laws in JK: Naqvi
Srinagar: Senior BJP leader and Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said the abolition of Article 370 has demolished the speed breaker of redundant laws which had obstructed the development process in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. He also said Gupkar Declaration’, an alliance of various mainstream political parties demanding the restoration of special […]
Covid-19: Five more succumb, 560 test positive in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Thursday recorded five Covid-19 related deaths taking the death toll to 1,618 while 560 positive cases were reported taking the tally of positive cases to 104,715 in J&K. Of the exact number of 104,715 cases, 63,166 are from Kashmir and 41,549 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 560 new cases, […]