IPS officer’s brother among 3 militants killed in ongoing Shopian encounter
Srinagar: Three militants including the brother of an IPS officer were killed and an army soldier was injured in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of army’s 44 RR, Para Commandos and SOG launched a search operation in Shirmal after having credible input about the presence of […]
Photojournalists covering Shopian gunfight injured amid clashes
Srinagar: At least four photojournalists covering a gunfight in southern Kashmir’s Shopian have suffered pellet injuries. Local said that a group of photojournalists were injured when the government forces shot several pellet fires at them injuring many. The injured include Hindustan Times photojournalist Waseem Andrabi; Rising Kashmir photo journlaist Nisar ul Haq; Kashmir Essence reporter […]
Shopian Encounter: Two militants killed, operation underway
Shopian: Twomilitants have been killed in an ongoing encounter raging between government forces and militants in orchards of Heff Shirmal belt of Zainapora area in South kashmir’s Shopian district. Police sources claimed that they believe two militants have been killed in the firefight. Earlier official sources said that contact was established in orchards after […]
Citizenship bill: Mozoram body calls for Republic-Day boycott
Aizawl,(PTI) Mizoram’s NGO Coordination Committee, an umbrella organisation of civil societies and students’ bodies, have decided to boycott the Republic Day celebrations in the state in protest against the citizenship bill, the committee’s chairman Vanlalruata said. In a press statement issued after a meeting of the NGO Coordination Committee here, it said that the Lok Sabha […]
Rupee rises 5 paise against dollar to 71.23
Mumbai, (PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 100 points Tuesday after a five-session winning spree as investors cashed profits in IT, metal, banking, consumer durables, power and auto shares amid sustained foreign fund outflows. Cues from other Asian markets were weak too. The BSE 30-share barometer dropped 134.05 points, or 0.37 per cent, to 36,444.91 […]
Sensex drops over 100 pts on profit-booking, weak global cues
Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 100 points Tuesday after a five-session winning spree as investors cashed profits in IT, metal, banking, consumer durables, power and auto shares amid sustained foreign fund outflows. Cues from other Asian markets were weak too. The BSE 30-share barometer dropped 134.05 points, or 0.37 […]
Shopian gunfight: Fresh firing resumes after a brief silence
Srinagar, January 22:(GNS) Top Hizb ul Mujahideen militants are believed to be trapped even as a fresh exchange of firing resumed in Heff Shirmal area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday morning. Reports reaching GNS said that a joint team of army’s 44RR. Para and SOG launched a search operation in Shirmal after having credible […]
Legal Metrology Department penalizes erring traders
SRINAGAR,: The field executives of Legal Metrology department conducted extensive market inspections in the various districts of Kashmir division and booked 198 erring traders for violating Legal Metrology Laws and imposed a fine of Rs 3,14,700/-. The defaulters include vegetable-sellers, mutton-dealers, Kiryana-sellers, milk-sellers etc. In addition to this, 08 cooking gas distributors were booked for […]
7 gamblers arrested, stake money recovered
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested seven persons related to gambling offence including four in Tarzoo Sopore and three in Hajin areas of North Kashmir’s Baramulla and Bandipora districts. In Sopore the arrests were made after police raided a gambling site. “Four persons were arrested following a credible input of gambling offences in […]
Hapatnar Encounter: One militant killed, fresh exchange of firing resumes
Srinagar: One militant has been killed even as a fresh exchange of firing resumed near the encounter site at Hapatnar in Charar-e-Shareef area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday late afternoon. Official sources told GNS that one militant has been killed in the gunfight at Hapatnar. “As the joint team of forces tried […]
