Militants attack forces party in south Kashmir’s Pulwama
Pulwama: Militants fired upon a naka party of police near district police lines in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday night. According to reports, Militants fired upon a naka party of JK police and CRPF and fled from the site. No loss of life has been reported so far. However, forces cordoned off the whole area […]
Restrictions imposed in Shopian, Srinagar parts
Srinagar: In wake of the “Shopian Chalo” march called by the joint resistance leadership (JRL), authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in south Kashmir’s Shopian district and Srinagar parts. Official sources said that restrictions under Sec 144 CrPC have been imposed in Shopian district on the movement of vehicles and people. They said that restrictions are […]
BSF foils infiltration bid along IB in Samba: Officials
Jammu: BSF troops foiled an infiltration bid along the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Friday. “Suspicious movement was seen close to the International Border in Samba sector late last night”, a BSF officer said today. Alert BSF troops fired upon the infiltrators forcing them to return, he said, […]
Minimum temperatures in Jammu Kashmir drop again
Srinagar: Due to clear overnight sky, the minimum temperatures in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region again dropped below the freezing point on Friday. “The weather is likely to remain dry in Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24-hours with minimum temperatures expected to fall further,” a Met official said. At minus 13 […]
Ruckus in Assembly: BJP leader alleges ‘Azadi’ slogans were raised in presence of NC MLA
Jammu: Noisy scenes and verbal duels were witnessed in the Assembly when a senior BJP leader raised the issue of ‘Azadi’ slogans being raised allegedly in the presence of a National Conference law maker in Poonch district. The NC legislator immediately hit back saying people from the border districts were real nationalists. During the debate […]
94 militants killed in infiltration bids in 2 yrs: CM
Jammu: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said Thursday said that 94 militants were killed and three arrested during infiltration bids by them along the Line of Control (LoC) in the state during the last two years. In a written reply to a question by BJP MLA Rajesh Gupta in the state Assembly, Mufti said that 35 […]
Injured Shopian boy succumbs at SKIMS
Shopian: A 10 year old boy, Musharaf Fayaz son of Fayaz Ahmad Najar who was injured while clearing debris from encounter site at Chaigund village on January 25 succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning after battling for life for about one week at intensive care unit (ICU) of SKIMS Soura. Mohammad Maqbool, a close […]
UN official says Rohingya crisis has ‘hallmarks of genocide’
Seoul: The UN special envoy on human rights in Myanmar said today that the Myanmar military’s violent operations against Rohingya Muslims bear “the hallmarks of a genocide.” Yanghee Lee told reporters in Seoul, where she is based, that she couldn’t make a definitive declaration about genocide until a credible international tribunal or court had weighed […]
Army foils infiltration bid in North Kashmir
Srinagar: Army on Thursday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid in North Kashmir’s Tangdhar Sector, reports said. According to the defense sources, the militants were successfully repulsed by the army troops during the early hours of Thursday. “An attempted infiltration bid by Pak militants was successfully repulsed by alert Army troops in Tangdhar Sector […]
Increase in PG medical seats being persued: Minister
JAMMU: Minister for Health and Medical Education Department, Bali Baghat Thursday said that the Government is vigorously pursuing, with the concerned authorities, the issue of increase in the post-graduate medical seats for the state’s Medical Colleges. The Minister while replying to a joint Calling Attention Notice by MLCs Mohammad Khursheed Aalam and Qaiser Jamsheed […]