Exflitration bid foiled in Uri, three youth held
Srinagar, July 2: Three youths and a “guide” from Baramulla district were detained by police and army in the Uri area of the northern Kashmir district, officials said on Friday. They said that based on a specific input that a group of youth was on their way to exfiltrate the Line of Control (LoC) via […]
Top LeT Commander among five militants, soldier killed in Pulwama gunfight
Srinagar, July 2: Five Lashker-e-Toiba militants including a top commander and a soldier were killed in a gunfight in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, officials said on Friday. While police said the slain militants belong to LeT, the identification of three of them has not been revealed officially as of now. “District commander of militant […]
Sikh Minority forum, JK calls on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR, JULY 02: A delegation of Sikh Minority Forum, J&K Friday called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. The delegation led by former Legislator, Surinder Ambardar submitted a memorandum of demands pertaining to various welfare issues of Sikh Community living in J&K including implementation of Anti-Conversion Law; Special employment package for Sikhs; […]
Drone spotted over Indian mission in Islamabad
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) A drone was spotted over the Indian High Commission complex in Pakistan last week, triggering a huge security scare in the mission, people familiar with the development said on Friday. The Indian mission has already taken up the issue strongly with the Pakistani authorities. It is learnt that the drone […]
Stone crushers cause huge pollution, unscientific mining degrades environment: NGT
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Observing that stone crushers cause huge pollution and such unscientific mining degrades the environment, the National Green Tribunal Friday formed a committee to look into a plea against their operation in Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a joint […]
Pulwama encounter: Three militants, solider killed, operation on
Pulwama, July 02: Three militants affiliated with LeT and a solider were killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Hanjin village of Rajpora hamlet in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday, reports and officials said. They said that three unidentified militants have been killed whose identification is being ascertained while as the […]
Delimitation Commission panel to interact with DEOs, political parties in JK
Srinagar, Jul 02: The Delimitation Commission panel, visiting Jammu & Kashmir from July 06, will interact with the district election officers (DEOs) at four venues including tourist destination of Pahalgam in South Kashmir. According to a letter sent to the DEOs/ Deputy Commissioners during their four day tour of the Union Territory of Jammu and […]
India records 46,617 new Covid cases; national recovery rate crosses 97 pc
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 46,617 new coronavirus infections, taking the tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,04,58,251, while the national recovery rate has crossed 97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,00,312 with 853 daily […]
Hexacopter intercepted on IB at Jammu’s Arnia sector
Jammu, July 02: Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday morning fired at an aerial surveillance object (Hexacopter) after it was intercepted on International Border in Jammu’s Arnia sector. Officials said that at a forward IB post in Arnia sector, BSF troops fired at an aerial object after it came close to the post. In an […]
Pulwama Encounter: One militant reported killed, operation continues
Srinagar, July 02: One militant has been killed in an overnight ongoing encounter at Rajpora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. Official sources said that one militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter. However identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. Earlier one army soldier was also killed in […]
