Three Hizb militants killed in Tral gunfight, ops over
Srinagar: Three Hizbul Mujahideen militants were reported killed in an encounter with security forces in Gulshanpora Village of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Notably, a joint team of Army’s 42RR, CRPF and SOG cordoned off Gulshanpora area after having credible inputs about presence of some militants in the area. Sources said that […]
Ahead of JRL’s Programme, Yasin Malik arrested
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Yasin Malik was Thursday arrested ahead of the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) proposed programme to lead an assembly at Grand Mosque, Jamia Masjid tomorrow. Sources said that Malik has been detained and shifted to Maisuma police station. JRL, comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Yasin […]
Tral gunfight: Injured soldier succumbs in army hospital Udhampur
Srinagar: An army soldier who was injured critically in a gunfight with militants in the forest area of Gulshanpora Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district succumbed to injuries in army’s command hospital in Udhampur. Official sources said that the soldier identified as Sepoy Nehminlan Haokip of 42 RR was airlifted to Udhampur where he succumbed to […]
2018 was deadliest for forces in a decade in Kashmir
Srinagar: Government forces achieved major success in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018 as they killed top militant commanders including Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Naveed Jatt and also 260 militants but nearly 100 soldiers were killed too. The number of militants killed in 2018 was around 260 which is higher than 2017 and the highest in a single year […]
Two Hizb militants killed, three soldiers injured
Srinagar: Two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed and three soldiers sustained injuries in a gunfight at forest area of Gulshanpora Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that the fresh firing has started in the area even as clashes are also going on at some distance from the encounter site in which ten […]
Army soldier killed, another injured in Poonch snow avalanche
Poonch: An army soldier was killed and another injured after an avalanche hit an army post in Sawjian sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Official sources said that an army post of 40 RR came under an avalanche today morning at KK Galki, forward area in Sawjian sector along the line […]
Youth’s body found in car at Medhar Poonch
Poonch: Dead body of a youth was found under suspicious circumstances in Medhar area of Poonch in Jammu division on Thursday, officials said. They said that soon after receiving the report, SHO Inayat Ahmad led a police party and reached the spot near a service station where the youth, a B.Ed student, was found on […]
Scholar turned militant along with associates believed to be trapped
(Jahangeer Ganaie) Tral: Three militants belonging to the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit are believed to be trapped in Gulshanpora village of Tral belt in Pulwama district. Among the trapped militants one is believed to be Tawseef Ahmed wani son of Ghulam Mohidin Wani resident of Chersoo Awantipora. Pertinently Tawseef joined HM militant group on 14 May, […]
Tral encounter: Two militants killed, operation underway
(Jahangeer Ganaie) Tral: Two militants have been killed in an encounter that raged between government forces and militant in Gulshan pora village of Tral belt in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday morning. Official sources confirmed that two militants have been killed and operation is on as according to them more militants are trapped in […]
Rains, snowfall expected, Jmu-Sgr highway opens
Srinagar: The night temperature remained in plus in Srinagar as the MeT office here has predicted another spell of rains and snowfall from today evening. Srinagar recorded 0.2 degree Celsius as the minimum temperature on Thursday while Pahalgam and Gulmarg recorded minus 7.3 and minus 8.5 degree Celsius, respectively, the MeT office said. Leh recorded […]