Two LeT militants killed, 32-hour Srinagar encounter ends: officials
Srinagar: A 32-hour gunbattle between security forces and two LeT militants, who hid in a building in Karan Nagar here after their attempts to attack a CRPF camp failed, ended today with them being killed, police said. The security operation to flush out the militants from the under-construction building in the heart of the city […]
Woman killed by lightning in Rajouri
Jammu: A woman was killed when she was struck by lightning in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said today. Parveen Akhtar (35) was inside her house in Kandi village when she was struck by the lightning last night, a police official said. Her death raised the number of people killed in lightning incidents […]
Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopened for traffic
Banihal: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for traffic after weather improved today, with over 200 vehicles including 55 carrying passengers leaving this highway town for Kashmir, officials said. The nearly 300-km arterial road, the only all weather link between the valley with the rest of the country, was closed for vehicular traffic yesterday after various […]
Mehbooba Mufti among the ‘poorest’ CM’s in India
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti features among the three ‘poorest’ Chief Ministers in India, a report released by the Association for Democratic Reform on Monday said. As per the report, Mehbooba Mufti is the third ‘poorest’ CM with total assets worth Rs 55.96 lakh. The list is topped by Andhra Pradesh Chief […]
Don’t venture near encounter site in Karannagar, SSP advises public
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday issued an advisory asking people not to venture at encounter site in Karan Nagar, Srinagar till the area is completely sanitized. SSP Srinagar Imtiaz Ismail Parray that since there is possibility of live shells in and around the gunfight site, people are advised not to venture near the encounter site till […]
Chief Minister lays wreaths on bodies of Army personnel
JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti this morning laid floral wreaths on the bodies of Army personnel who were killed in Saturday’s militant attack on Sunjwan Army camp. Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh; Ministers, Abdul Haq Khan, Choudhary Zulfkar; MLA, Jammu West, Sat Sharma, senior Army and Police officers also laid wreaths on the bodies […]
Karannagar encounter: 02 militants killed, ops on
Srinagar: Two militant have been killed during an ongoing encounter between the militants and government forces in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning. An official said that two militants belonging to Lashkar e Toiba have been killed during the encounter, adding that the gunbattle is over but the search operation is still on. […]
Restrictions in Srinagar as anti-militant ops enters 2nd day
Srinagar: After an overnight lull, an encounter between security forces and militants hiding in a building in Karan Nagar area in Srinagar resumed today, as authorities imposed precautionary restrictions in parts of the city in wake of the operation, officials said. A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said the gunbattle between militants and security […]
Snowfall continues at many places across Kashmir
Srinagar: Intermittent snowfall continued at many places across Kashmir, even as the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across the Valley and the Ladakh region. Kashmir experienced the seasons’s first major snowfall yesterday with the plains receiving snowfall between 5 inches to 22 inches, an official of the Meteorological (MeT) office said here. The […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway shut for second day due to snowfall
Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was shut for the second day today due to snowfall, even as air traffic to and fro Kashmir resumed this morning, officials said. “The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed for traffic as landslides have occurred at few places due to rains and snowfall yesterday,” an official of the Traffic Control […]