Baramulla gunfight: Four forces personnel, three militants killed

Operation suspended due to darkness, cordon continues

Srinagar: Two paramilitary CRPF men, a policeman and an Army jawan, besides three militants including a senior LeT commander were killed in a daylong gunfight in north Kashmir’s Kreeri area of Baramulla district, reports said. Two CRPF men and an SOG cop were killed after militants attacked a joint naka party at Tindim village of […]

Top LeT commander killed: DGP

Srinagar: Director General of Police J&K Dilbagh Singh Monday said soon after the militants launched a strike at Kreeri, Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district killing three security forces personnel, the forces engaged the attackers and killed three militants that include top most Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Sajad Haider, who was operating on the lines of slain […]

Communally sensitive video: Third person arrested in the case, says police

Jammu: Police has arrested the third accused in connection with a communally sensitive video which had gone viral on social media, triggering protests and shutdown in Chenab valley region on Monday, officials said. The overall law and order situation in the entire Jammu region is under control, they said. Religious leaders and prominent citizens from […]

Officials take stock of deficit rainfall situation

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Monday chaired a meeting of concerned officers to take stock of the water crises like situation looming due to dry season and no rainfall in nearly past 3 months. During the meeting, the Div Com reviewed the functioning of Water Supply Schemes, Irrigation schemes, functioning of Power Projects […]

Retired physician among nine die of Covid-19 in JK

442 fresh positive cases also reported

Srinagar: COVID-19 on Monday claimed nine more lives including a retired doctor in Kashmir, taking the death toll due to Novel Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir to 559. Officials said that nine patients who died include an 81-year-old senior retired doctor from Gil Kadal Srinagar, a 53-year-old woman from Panthachowk, a 75-year-old woman from Zakoora […]

Lt Guv calls for filling up of vacancies of medicos

Directs for additional incentives to the Doctors serving in rural areas

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Monday called for filling up vacancies of medicos to bring in more efficiency in the health and medical education department. Tye Lt Guv was reviewing the functioning of Health department here at Raj Bhavan. The Lt Governor directed the concerned officers to ensure that adequate medical facilities are made available […]