Teachers death in flash flood: Road blocked by angry villagers in Mendhar
Poonch: The villagers of from Soiyaan and Dhargaloon area of Mendhar sub division on Monday morning protested against government authorities following death of a government school teacher. The residents blocked Jammu to Mendhar road due to which the traffic came to a standstill. An official told KNO that the deceased was posted as warden […]
Forces lay siege over Bandipora village
Bandipora : Government forces on Monday morning launched a cordon and search operation Bankoot village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. An official told KNO that a joint teams of Army, Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF cordoned off the Bankoot area of Bandipora and launched door to door searches in […]
10-day-old baby injured in cross-LoC shelling in Poonch succumbs
Poonch: A-10-day old baby who was injured during cross-LoC shelling in Poonch on Sunday has succumbed to injuries at Poonch District hospital. Two other civilians including a woman and a child sustained injuries during the firing in Mendhar area of the district. An official confirmed that the baby has succumbed to injuries at District Hospital. The […]
IAF gets first batch of 4 Apache attack helicopters from US
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) US aerospace major Boeing on Saturday handed over the first four of the 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force while another batch of four choppers will be delivered next week. The delivery of the first batch of the AH-64E Apache helicopters to the IAF at the Hindan air […]
Article 35A to go, forces deployed to control law and order situation: Report
Srinagar: Government of India has decided to abrogate Article 35A of constitution of India that defines the permanent residents of state of Jammu and Kashmir, the additional forces are being moved in to state to control any untoward development. According to a National Herald report the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, during his […]
J&K Bank Chairman visits Haj House, interacts with pilgrims
Srinagar: J&K Bank Chairman and Managing Director, Rajesh Kumar Chhibber along with the bank’s senior management team today visited Haj House here at Bemina Srinagar and interacted with the Hajj pilgrims, wishing them a safe and satisfying journey. Executive Officer J&K State Hajj Committee, Dr Abdul Salam, Hajj Officer, Mohammad Maqbool and senior officials of […]
Mehbooba slams Centre for additional troops deployment in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jul 27 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir is a “political problem” which would not be solved by military means, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday, as she criticised the Centre’s decision to deploy additional 100 companies of central armed police force (CAPF) to the valley. Mehbooba, the president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also […]
Fresh batch of nearly 4,000 pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath
Jammu, Jul 27 (PTI) A day after the Amarnath Yatra from Jammu to Kashmir was suspended due to inclement weather, a fresh batch of nearly 4,000 pilgrims left a base camp here on Saturday to offer prayers at the cave shrine of Lord Shiva, officials said. The yatra from Jammu city to Kashmir on the Baltal […]
No additional deployment of forces being done: ADGP Muneer Khan
Srinagar: Appealing people not to give ear to rumours, Additional Director General Police (ADGP) Law and Order Muneer Khan Saturday said 100 companies of paramilitary forces will replace those personnel of training companies, who are deployed on various duties since last year starting from Urban Local Bodies elections. “Around 200 training companies are presently […]
600 people killed, over 25 mn affected by flooding in India, Bangladesh, Nepal & Myanmar: UN
United Nations, Jul 27 (PTI) At least 600 people have been killed and over 25 million others affected by flooding due to the torrential monsoon rains in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Myanmar, the UN has said. More than half-a-million of them have been displaced, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said. At that 600 […]
