Forces launched CASO in Pattan Village
Pattan : Government forces on Wednesday afternoon launched a Cordon and search operation in North Kashmir’s Pattan area. Sources said that a joint team of Army’s 29 RR, Special Operation Group of Police and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation at Hanjiveera area of Pattan on inputs about the presence of militants movement in the area. […]
CBI reshuffles team probing case against Asthana
New Delhi: The CBI has overhauled the team probing allegations of corruption against its former Special Director Rakesh Asthana, bringing in completely new faces, officials said Wednesday. Changes have been effected from the investigation officer to the supervisory level, they said. M Nageswar Rao, a 1986-batch Odisha cadre IPS officer, who took over the duties […]
15 injured as bus skids off road in Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri
Jammu: Fifteen passengers were injured when a minibus skidded off a road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district Wednesday, police said. The bus carrying passengers from the border area of Nowshera skidded off the road and rolled down at Laam, they said. The injured passengers have been hospitalised, they said.
Govt seals southern Kashmir’s Kulgam to stop JRL march
Srinagar: Government sealed southern Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday to stop the protest march to the district called by the joint resistance leadership against the killing of seven civilians in a blast on Sunday. The JRL had appealed people, especially those residing in south Kashmir, to march towards Kulgam to pay homage and express solidarity with […]
Nowgam gunfight: Class work suspended in KU, CUK and colleges, schools of Srinagar
Srinagar: Government on Wednesday ordered closure of schools and colleges in Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar after two militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Nowgam area on the city outskirts. “The decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to avoid law and order situation in the district,” officials said. Kashmir University and […]
Two militants killed in Nowgam encounter
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter that raged between forces and militants in Nowgam area of Srinagar here, police said. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Range, Swayam Prakash Pani said that two militants were killed while as the gunfight site is being cleared. He said that the identity of two slain militants […]
Communalizing education
The present world is emerging with every passing day. However, what has helped the world to come out of darkness to light is the will of the human race to seek knowledge. In today’s world knowledge more or less is acquired through education as education is the ability to think, apply it in the world […]
Blast inside army camp in Poonch, no casualties
Jammu: A blast took place inside an Army camp in Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. There were no casualties. The explosion occurred inside the 93rd brigade headquarters at Moti Mahal in the border district around 10.45 am. It has nothing to do with cross-border shelling (from Pakistan), said Jammu-based Army spokesperson Lt Col Devender […]
Snowfall forces suspension of traffic on Mughal road
Jammu, (PTI) : Fresh snowfall in some high altitude areas including Peer Ki Gali forced suspension of traffic on Tuesday on the historic Mughal road, the alternate link between Kashmir and rest of the country, traffic department officials said. Traffic was suspended around 4.30 pm on the Mughal road, connecting the twin districts of Rajouri […]
Will engage 11000 youth in Home Department: Rajnath in Srinagar
Srinagar: Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday that talks and “terror” cannot go together and blaming neighbouring country Pakistan for “terrorism in India”. Singh was addressing a press conference in Srinagar after his daylong visit to the valley. The home minister said that government wants to engage with the youth of Jammu and Kashmir and will adjust 11000 […]