UPDATED: SPO shot dead by militants in Pulwama
Pulwama: A special police officer (SPO) was killed after fired upon by suspected militants near Muran Chowk area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Official sources told a local news gathering agency that the gunmen fired upon Mohammad Ashraf near Muran Chowk at around 4:25 pm. In the incident, Ashraf, a resident of Mouchpona […]
Civilian shot dead in South Kashmir
Pulwama: A civilian identified as Muhammad Ashraf resident of Machpuna has been shot dead by suspected militants near South Kashmir’s Muran Chowk Pulwama on Saturday. He was earlier shifted to the hospital in a critical condition, where he succumbed to his injuries. The reports said that the area has been condoned off. Further details are […]
Man shot at in South Kashmir, critical
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Police arrests man involved in kidnapping
Srinagar: Anantnag police Saturday recovered a kidnapped girl and arrested the accused involved in the crime. According to the police statement issued here: one person (name withheld) resident of Mattan approached Police Station Mattan with a written complaint, wherein it was stated that his niece (name withheld) has been kidnapped by one person namely Ishfaq […]
Teenager among two killed after car hits motorbike in Jammu
Jammu: Two persons, including a teenager, were killed when a vehicle hit their motorcycle in Akhnoor belt of Jammu district today, the police said. Ghanshyam (45) and Arun Kumar (14) were riding the two-wheeler when a car hit them in Tanda area of Akhnoor tehsil in the district. Both of them were rushed to a […]
Pilot of AI flight hijacked to Pak in 1971 passes away
Faridabad (Har): Capt M K Kachru, pilot of the Indian Airlines plane hijacked to Pakistan in January 1971, died here today after prolonged illness, his family said. He was 93, they said. Capt Kachru was flying an Indian Airlines plane, carrying 26 passengers and a crew of four, from Srinagar to Jammu when two Kashmiris […]
15 bovines being transported illegally rescued: Police
Jammu: As many as 15 bovines, which were allegedly being transported illegally, were rescued after the police intercepted a truck in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district today, a police official said. A check post was set up on a road at Nanke Chak in Samba and the truck, which was coming from Kathua side, was […]
India increases deployment of troops along border with China near Tibetan region
Kibithu (Arunachal Pradesh): India has deployed more troops and significantly increased patrolling in the mountainous terrains of Dibang, Dau-Delai and Lohit valleys along the borders with China in the Tibetan region in Arunachal sector following the Doklam face-off, the most tense military confrontations between the two countries in decades. Military officials said India is […]
Speedy vehicle crushes handicapped boy to death in Lolab
Srinagar: A 15-year-old handicapped boy was killed in a road mishap at Tikipora area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday afternoon. Official sources said that the boy Shahid Ahmad Naikoo son of Ghulam Mohammad Naikoo of Naik Mohalla Takipora was injured critically after hit by a speedy vehicle (tipper) near Jamia Masjid […]
UN chief calls for independent investigation into Gaza deaths
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an “independent and transparent investigation” after 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more wounded during clashes with the Israeli military, a spokesman said. His call came as the UN Security Council heard fears of a further escalation in Israeli-Palestinian violence in the Gaza Strip during emergency […]