Gunfight breaks out in Gurez forests
An encounter raged between militants and army in forest area of Gurez sector in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Official sources said that Army had launched a massive search operation yesterday evening at Dhurmut forest area at Kundalwan in Gurez after noticing suspicious movement. According to the sources, Army intercepted a group of militants who had […]
Students protest in Handwara
Scores of students from various educational institutions of Langate area in Kupwara district took to streets and staged a protest demonstration in Nowgam area Thursday morning. The protests were against the inadequate public transport facilities in Handwara. According to reports the protesting students have blocked Nowgam-Handwara main road disrupting the traffic moment on the route. […]
Lelhari laid to rest after multiple funeral prayers
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Clashes erupt in Kakapora
Clashes erupted between government forces and protesters in Kakapora town of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district soon after local miitant Ayoub Lelhari was laid to rest on Thursday. Youth pelted stones on government forces who were deployed at Lelhara Chowk, Samboora Chowk and Naman Chowk, who retaliated with tear smoke shells triggering clashes. Ayoub Lelhari was […]
Pulwama shuts to mourn killing of Lelhari
Following the killing of LeT Commander Ayoub Lelhari, a complete shutdown is being observed in Pulwama, Kakapora, Pampore and other areas of the south Kashmir on Thursday. All shops and business establishments, schools and colleges remained closed while traffic was off the roads. Lelhari was killed in an encounter with government forces late last evening […]
Hizbul Mujahideen designated as ‘foreign terrorist group’ by US
The United States Wednesday designated Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest armed group in Kashmir, as a “foreign terrorist” organisation, imposing sanctions on it including the freezing of assets it may hold in the US, reports said. The US Department of State said in a statement on Wednesday that Washington is seeking to deny the group “the […]
Terror funding row : NIA tries to join more loose ends
The lull in Kashmir was once again broken as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday raided 12 different places in various areas of the Valley. The NIA conducted raids in Srinagar, Baramulla and Handwara towns of the Valley. According to the sources, the fresh raids were conducted based on the information given by the Hurriyat […]
JK among NE states get tax exemption under GST regime
The Government of India Wednesday announced that industries in the north eastern and Himalayan states will continue to get tax exemption till March 2027 as refund. The announcement came after persistent demand by the industrialists in these states for granting tax exemption in Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said […]
LeT commander killed in ‘brief encounter’: Police
Police on Wednesday claimed to have killed Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT), district commander, Ayub Lalhari in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police sources said that army personnel from 55 RR and a SOG party from the police had laid an ambush in Bandarpora area and as soon as a vehicle passed through the check point, Ayub Lalhari who […]
Avoid civilian causalities during ‘anti militancy’ operations: MHA tells forces
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