Jammu attack alarms security grid in Kashmir
Srinagar: Following the militant attack in Jammu, authorities have beefed up the security here in the Valley. Large contingents of Police and paramilitary troopers were deployed in strength and were conducting random checking of vehicles at dozens of places, mostly in Srinagar city including the commercial hub Lal Chowk. The armored vehicles were seen stationed […]
Pak Army shells LoC areas in Poonch
Jammu: Pakistani troops launched mortars shells at civilian areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district today, police said. There was no loss of life or injury to any one, a police official said. “The Pakistan Army launched mortar shells in Khadi Karmara forward areas in Poonch around 1100 hours today,” the official […]
A New Era of Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies are essentially digital mediums that can be exchanged, just like government currencies, that use cryptography or digital security measures to secure the exchange of digital information and control the creation of new units. In other words, cryptocurrencies are digital coins that fluctuate in value similar to stocks with their exchange being backed by digital […]
Editorial: Too burdening
The transport system is in a mess in Kashmir Valley as the road network is so hard pressed that it is gasping for breath. The roads across the Valley have been unable to deal with the ever expanding number of vehicles and the lack of planning by the authorities to deal with the issue has […]
16 cases registered against forces, police: CM
Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that 16 cases have been registered against the security forces including Jammu and Kashmir Police for excessive use of force in the state over the past three years. Responding to a question raised by independent MLA Er Abdul Rashid raised during the question hour of the ongoing […]
Shopian teenage girl injured on Jan 24, succumbs
Srinagar : A teenage girl Saima Wani who was injured in an encounter on January 24 last month in Shopian village has succumbed to injuries on Saturday evening. A senior doctor told GNS that the girl Saima Wani (18) daughter of Hilal Ahmad Wani was shifted to general ward yesterday and succumbed to injuries today. On January […]
Sunjwan attack: 2 fidayeen, 2 army officers killed
Jammu: Two army officers and as many militants were killed and nine persons including soldiers suffered injuries as fidayeen on Saturday wee hours attacked an army camp at Sujwan area of Jammu. “Two to three fidayeen carried out the attack at around 4:10 am by opening indiscriminate fire and lobbed grenades inside the camp situated in Sunjwan area of […]
Govt sanctions Rs 1,487 cr to Army to boost perimeter security
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry has sanctioned Rs 1,487 crore to the Army to fortify its bases in Jammu and Kashmir, North East and several other places to plug their security gaps and protect them from any terror attacks, official sources said today. Clearing the project, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set a deadline of […]
Jammu Army camp attack: One militant killed, ops on
Jammu: A militant was killed and a soldier injured in a fresh bout of firing in Sunjwan army camp in Jammu, reports said. According to the reports, a militant was killed and police have recovered one AK-47 and other weapons from the site. Earlier, Two Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) were killed and six others injured […]
Omar targets BJP after militants strike Army camp
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah today targeted the BJP after militants attacked the Sunjwan Army camp killing two Junior Commissioned Officers, and said the party should be “begging forgiveness” of the nation for its “abject mishandling” of Jammu and Kashmir. In a Twitter duel with BJP national spokesman GVL Narasimha Rao, the NC leader […]