Active TRF/ LeT militant arrested in Anantnag
Srinagar, Nov 08: An active militant of TRF/ Lashker-e-Toiba was arrested by security forces in Wahadan area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. A senior police officer said that based on specific information, a search operation was launched at Wahadan area of Aishmuqam by joint forces of Police and army’s 3RR during wee hours. […]
Mercury plummets across Kashmir, freeze continues in Pahalgam, Gulmarg
Srinagar, Nov 8: Night temperatures plummeted at most places in Kashmir Valley with Pahalgam and Gulmarg recording minus 2.3°C and minus 2.0°C respectively on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 2.2°C against 5.5°C on the previous night. The temperature is however above 0.4°C normal for this time of […]
CRPF trooper commits suicide at Lethpora Pulwama
Srinagar, Nov 8: A CRPF personnel on Monday shot himself dead with his service rifle at a camp in Lethpora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official sources said. They said that the constable of the paramilitary force identified as Bupinder Singh of Bharatpur Rajasthan ended his life by shooting himself with his service rifle At […]
Biden vaccine mandates face first test with federal workers
Washington, Nov 8 (AP) President Joe Biden is pushing forward with a massive plan to require millions of private sector employees to get vaccinated by early next year. But first, he has to make sure workers in his own federal government get the shot. About four million (40 lakh) federal workers are to be vaccinated […]
Chhattisgarh: CRPF jawan shoots dead 4 colleagues with AK-47 rifle
Sukma, Nov 8 (PTI) Four CRPF personnel were killed and three others injured after their colleague opened fire at them in a camp of the paramilitary force in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday, a police official said. The incident took place at around 3.15 am in the camp of the Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) […]
Cop shot dead in Batamloo Srinagar
Srinagar, Nov 7: A policeman was shot dead outside his residence by militants at SD colony in Bemina here on Sunday, officials said. A police official said that the gunmen fired upon constable Touseef Ahmad, leaving him critically injured. He was shifted to SMHS hospital, the official said. However, before he could be admitted, Touseef […]
Militant arrested from hospital in Shopian
Srinagar, Nov 7 (PTI) A militant of The Resistance Front (TRF) was arrested from a hospital in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Police came to know that an active TRF militant, identified as Sohail Ahmad Lone of Hermain area of Shopian, was in the district hospital undergoing treatment, a police official […]
JK reports 167 fresh covid-19 cases, Sgr records 87 cases
Srinagar, Nov 7: Jammu and Kashmir reported 167 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said Sunday. Among the fresh cases, nine were reported from Jammu Division and 156 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 333076. There was no fresh fatality due to […]
Sanction to prosecute Hurriyat leader, eight others sought in MBBS seat ‘sale’
Srinagar, Nov 7 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police has moved the home department for granting sanction for prosecution against nine people, including a leader of a Hurriyat constituent and an advocate from South Kashmir, in a case related to “selling” of MBBS seats in Pakistan to Kashmiri students and using the money to support […]
JK situation, role of police in pandemic among main topics at upcoming DGPs conference in Lucknow
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) The internal security scenario in the country, situation prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir, and a key role played by the police during COVID-19 pandemic are some of the issues to be discussed at the annual DGPs and IGPs conference to be held in Lucknow on November 20-21, officials said. New-age […]