DDC polls: All polling stations in Kashmir declared as sensitive
Srinagar: The State Election Commissioner (SEC) K K Sharma Monday said every polling booth in Kashmir is sensitive and that adequate security measures are in place for the second phase of District Development Council (DDC) in which 43 constituencies will go for polls tomorrow. Sharma reiterated that no candidate is barred from going for campaigning […]
Pak ‘fighter jet’ violates Indian air space along LoC
Jammu: Security Forces noticed a suspicious movement of a ‘Pakistani jet’ along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday morning, officials said. A security official said that a trail of smoke was noticed in Poonch sector and which seemed to of a Pakistani jet. “The smoke chain suggested a movement […]
Woman killed, three others injured in road mishap
Baramulla: A 45-year-old woman was killed while three others sustained injuries in an accident in Noorkhah area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. According to reports a vehicle (Van) bearing registration number JK05F-6513 skidded off the road, resulting in on spot death of a woman and injuries to three others at Noorkha […]
JeM militant associate arrested in Kupwara
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Dragmulla area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A senior Police officer said that police arrested a militant associate of JeM at a Naka along with 01 Chinese grenade and Rs.3.5 lac. The police officer further said that he had come from […]
CRPF man dies ‘mysteriously’ in south Kashmir camp
Kulgam: A Sub-Inspector of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who was ailing, died under mysterious conditions in Damhal Hanjipora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday. Officials said that a CRPF trooper, identified as Shabad Kumar from F—Company of 93 Battalion, deployed in D.K Marg Higher Secondary School, died under mysterious conditions on duty […]
Grassroots democracy flourishing in JK: Union Minister
Srinagar: Senior BJP leader and Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Dr Jitendera Singh Monday said far from the hollow slogans of regional parties, people of J&K are first time witnessing the grassroots democracy flourishing in the form of Panchayati Raj System and common masses of J&K are ‘tasting the real self-rule and […]
IB witnesses gunfire in Kathua
Jammu: Pakistani Rangers opened fire at border outposts along the International Border in Kathua district, officials said on Monday. The firing from the Pakistani side in Pansar, Karol Krishna and Gurnam border outposts started around 9:40 pm on Sunday, drawing effective retaliation from the Border Security Force (BSF) guarding the IB, the officials said. The […]
75 new COVID-19 cases reported in Ladakh, voluntary lockdown extended
Leh: As 75 new COVID-19 cases have been detected in Ladakh, the normal life remained disrupted in Leh town for the eighth consecutive day on Monday with a civil society group extending the voluntary lockdown aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus till December 6. The Union Territory recorded 75 fresh cases over the past […]
Duo arrested with 27 kgs of cannabis in Udhampur
Jammu: Two suspected smugglers were arrested with 27 kg of cannabis on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday, police said. A police party intercepted a truck on the highway at Tikri area as part of routine checking, they said. During the search of the vehicle, 27 kg of cannabis […]
