CASO started in Sofigund Tral village
Pulwama: Amid a raging gun battle in Kelam area of Kulgam district, government forces on Sunday laid siege over Sofigund area of Tral in Pulwama district. According to sources joint forces of 42 RR, 180 BN CRPF and JK Police launched a cordon and search operation in the area and sealed the entire village. Locals said […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway closed for 5th consecutive day
Srinagar: Amid a severe shortage of fuel and essentials in Kashmir valley authorities have failed to open the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on the fifth day as well. The highway remained closed for a fifth consecutive day on Sunday, as authorities said road clearance operation was continuing on “war-footing”. “Snow clearance operation has been completed […]
25-yr-old IES officer commits suicide
New Delhi: A 25-year-old Indian Engineering Services (IES) officer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his room in southwest Delhi’s Munirka area, police said. The deceased has been identified as Pranav Tiwari, a native of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh, they added. Tiwari was living with his three batchmates — Dheeraj Pandey, Devender Patel and […]
Clashes erupt near encounter site in Kulgam
Kulgam: Amid fierce firefight between militants and forces in Kellam Kulgam here, massive protests have erupted in the village. Witnesses said that as soon as the gun shots were heard in the area, people marched towards the gunfight site and engaged forces in pitched battles by throwing stones and bricks on them. “Despite strict restrictions, […]
Encounter breaks out in Kulgam village, Internet suspended
Srinagar: A fierce gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Keelam area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday morning. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 9RR, SOG Kulgam and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Keelam area after having credible input about presence of some militants in the […]
What is the administration doing?
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been behaving quite badly during the past two weeks. During this time of the year this in nothing unusual as the ill maintained road has been witnessing frequent closures during the months of January, February and March every year. But what has shocked the people, especially living in Kashmir valley […]
Ocean, plastics and our ignorance!
BY NASIR AHMAD DAR Earth may not appear as blue by 2100: MIT study Owing to climate change surface of the oceans will change color by end of 21st century leading our blue planet to look visibly altered, reveals a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The earth is being polluted fiercely […]
Army man injured by sniper fire on LoC
Srinagar: An army man sustained injuries on Saturday after he was hit by a bullet while on duty on the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera Kalal sector. Sources said that army man deployed on LoC was hit by a sniper fire from across the LoC leaving him injured. He was shifted to Army medical […]
Forces launch search operation in Pulwama village
Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday evening laid a siege over Naira village of Tahab area in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants government forces including 55 RR of Army and special operation group of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched search operation in the area. Local […]
Govt announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia each for kin of those killed in avalanches, shooting stones
Jammu: The Government has, on the directions of Governor Satya Pal Malik, announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the next of kin of those killed in snow avalanches and shooting stones at various places across the State during the recent snowfall. Expressing deep grief over the loss of precious human lives in these […]
