180 militants killed so far this year: DGP
Srinagar, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Monday said that in Barzulla, Srinagar encounter, a top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander from Pakistan and his local associate were killed while as this year so far 75 anti-militancy operations have been carried out in which 180 militants have been killed. Addressing a press […]
Two militants killed in ongoing Srinagar gunfight, searches on
Srinagar, Oct 12: Two militants have been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Rambagh area of Srinagar on Monday. A senior police officer said that two unidentified militant have been killed while as search is on in the area. Earlier an official said that a joint team of Police and CRPF […]
Students of class 11 hit streets in Sopore, seek mass promotion
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Oct 12: Students of 11th standard from Government higher secondary schools both boys and girls in Sopore staged a protest at Iqbal market Sopore urging the government to announce mass promotion for them. Shouting slogans “announce mass promotion, do justice with students” scores of the students including girls of 11th standard, assembled […]
LeT commander trapped in Barzullah encounter: IGP
Srinagar, Oct 12: Two militants including a Lashkar-e-Toiba commander from Pakistan and a local militant from south Kashmir is trapped in Barzullah area of Srinagar and the operation to neutralize both the militants is underway, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar said Monday. Talking to reporters near the encounter site, the IGP […]
India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 71-lakh mark with 66,732 fresh cases
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally went past 71 lakh with 66,732 fresh cases, while the number of people who have recuperated crossed 61 lakh, pushing the recovery rate to 86.36 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday. The COVID-19 caseload stands at 71,20,538. The death toll climbed […]
SSB trooper commits suicide in Handwara
Srinagar, Oct 12: A paramilitary trooper of SSB ended his life by shooting himself dead with his service rifle at Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last night, officials said on Monday. A police officer said that the trooper identified as Amit Kumar of 37 Battalion took the extreme step inside a camp at Vilgam […]
Gunfight breaks out in Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 12: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Rambagh area of Srinagar district on Monday. According to the reports, a joint team of Police and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Rambagh. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The fire was retaliated by the […]
After alumni found in various terror groups, Shopian school comes under radar
Shopian, Oct 11 (PTI) A religious school in Shopian district of South Kashmir has come under the scanner of investigating agencies after 13 of its students were found to have joined terror groups, officials said here. The institution’s students include Sajjad Bhat, an accused in the February 2019 suicide attack on a CRPF convoy in […]
Lt Guv takes review of the various NHPC projects in JK
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 11: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha took a comprehensive review of the status of various projects of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in a meeting at the Raj Bhavan here today. With the intervention of Lt Governor, modalities have been finalized for the upcoming 850MW, new […]
Having property ownership rights big step towards making country ‘aatmanirbhar’: PM Modi
New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the physical distribution of property cards under the ‘SVAMITVA’ (ownership) scheme via video conferencing, and asserted that it is a “historic move” that will transform rural India This will pave the way for villagers to use property as a financial asset for taking […]