Awantipora attack: 20 CRPF personnel killed, 25 others injured
Srinagar: At least 20 CRPF troopers were killed and some 25 others injured on Thursday when a van packed with explosives reportedly rammed into a CRPF bus on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said. In what is being described as one of the biggest attack on the forces in one […]
Department of Tourism allows registration of adventure tour operators
Srinagar: After setting up guidelines for travel companies, the Department of Tourism, Jammu & Kashmir has opened up the formal registration of Adventure Tour Operators in the State. As per the Government order issued by the Department of Tourism, the prospective Adventure Tour Operators within the State can apply for registration as Adventure Tour […]
Pending salaries of SSA Teachers, Head Teachers released
Srinagar: Government on Thursday said that it has released the pending salaries of six months of SSA Teachers and Head Teachers. In a report to Advisor to Governor, I/C School Education, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, the Secretary School Education, Ajeet Kumar Sahu informed that the Department has released the pending salaries of six months of SSA Teachers […]
Governor condemns attack on CRPF convoy, urges to enhance surveillance
Jammu, February 14: Governor Satya Pal Malik has condemned the militant’s attack on a CRPF convoy at Pulwama in which a dozen CRPF personnel have been killed. “Visibly it seems to be guided from across the Border as Jaish-e-Mohammad has claimed the responsibility.Such actions will not deter the resolve of our Security Forces and […]
Omar, Mehbooba condemn Awantipora attack
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have condemned the Lethpora militant attack that left over a dozen CRPF personnel dead and several others injured. Omar said that he condemns the attack in strongest possible terms. Omar tweeted: Terrible news coming from the valley. A number of CRPF soldiers are […]
Red alert across Kashmir after Pulwama IED blast
Srinagar : Soon after the deadly IED attack in Pulwama that left at least 13 CRPF men dead and more than 40 injured, police and other security agencies have sounded a red alert across Kashmir, including Srinagar to prevent further such attacks. “This is a normal routine. Yes, we have sounded a […]
Jaish claims fidayeen attack on CRPF convoy
Srinagar, Feb 14 (GNS): Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed responsibility of the fidayeen attack on CRPF convoy at highway in which more than a dozen forces personnel were killed and several injured. A JeM spokesperson Muhammad Hassan in a statement issued to GNS said “dozens of forces’ vehicles were destroyed in the attack”. […]
12 CRPF men killed in Lethpora car bomb attack
Srinagar: Twelve paramilitary troops were killed and at least thirteen others were injured, and a bus of CRPF they were travelling in was damaged in a car bomb attack along Srinagar-Jammu highway in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. A police official said that around 3:15 pm, militants rammed the car into […]
Banned poem on Jallianwala massacre now in English
New Delhi, (PTI) A poem on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by acclaimed Punjabi writer Nanak Singh which was banned by the British after its publication in 1920 has now been translated into English. Singh was present at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919. He was 22 years old at the time. As the British troops opened […]
Militants attack CRPF vehicle, detonate IED at Lethpora
Srinagar: Militants on Thursday afternoon attacked a CRPF vehicle at Lethpora area of Awantipora on Srinagar-Jammu highway by blowing up an Improvised explosive device. The militants detonated an IED planted on the highway at Goripora in Lethpora area which was followed by intense firing, initial reports said.. Reinforcement has been rushed to the area and is […]