Three militants killed, two soldiers injured in Kulgam gunfight
Srinagar, Oct 21: (GNS) Three militants were killed and two army soldiers were injured in a gunfight at Laroo area of Kulgam in south Kashmir on Sunday morning. A senior police officer told GNS that the operation concluded resulting into the killing of three militants. Among the slain, two are Pakistanis and one local, he […]
Death toll in Afghan violence reaches 67, 126 injured
Kabul: 67 killed, 126 injured in polling day violence in AfghanistanAt least 67 people were killed — 27 civilians, nine members of security forces and 31 insurgents — and 126 injured in 193 attacks carried out throughout Afghanistan by the Taliban, who had threatened to target Saturday’s parliamentary elections, which were held three years late. […]
Another marginal cut in fuel prices
NEW DELHI: In a partial relief for the common man, fuel prices across the country witnessed yet another reduction on Sunday. The prices of petrol and diesel were reduced in the national capital by 25 and 17 paise respectively, in Mumbai as well petrol prices saw a dip of 25 paise, while diesel price was […]
Woman dies of electric shock
Srinagar: A 30 year old woman died due to electrocution in Hokhletri village of Khansahib area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday morning. Reports said that a woman identified as Shafeeqa Bano Wife of Fayaz Ahmad Najar resident of Hokhlitri received an electric shock while repairing an heater at her home. Shafeeqa recieved serious […]
Activist Talib Huissain accused of rape again
Srinagar: Bakerwal activist Talib Hussain, who was recently released on bail after spending two months in jail on charges of rape by a close relative of his estranged wife, has been accused of rape by another woman, the Indian Express Reported. The news portal Firstpost published an anonymous account Saturday by a woman who alleged […]
Rajnath to visit Kashmir on Tuesday
Srinagar: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is visiting Kashmir on 23 October, Tuesday, official sources disclosed. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will be holding meeting with the Governor Satya Pal Malik and is also believed to complement the officials of the administration for conducting the Urban Local Body polls successfully. The BJP which emerged victorious […]
Encounter breaks out in Kulgam village, armyman injured
Srinagar: An army soldier was injured as a gunfight broke out in Laroo area of Kulgam in south Kashmir on Sunday morning. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 9RR, CRPF and SOG cordoned off Laroo area today wee hours. Soon after the forces fired several gunshots amid the cordon leading to an encounter, […]
ULB polls: BJP wrests Jammu, Congress couldn’t do a Ladakh in Kashmir
Srinagar: The counting of votes in the Jammu and Kashmir civic polls was completed on Saturday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as the largest party in the Jammu province and the Congress doing marginally better in the Kashmir Valley. In the Jammu region that includes the districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Reasi, Doda, […]
JMC falls in BJP’s kitty
Jammu: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday emerged as a clear winner in the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) elections with 43 seats in its kitty, bettering its previous strength of 25 in the 75-member body. The Congress suffered a big loss in the election, winning only 14 seats against its 26 in the 2005 civic […]