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Twitter blocks Kashmiri handles, tweets after letter from government
Popular micro-blogging site, Twitter has blocked many Twitter handles and tweets related to Kashmir after receiving official correspondence from the Indian government, a media report said today.. According to reports, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology asked Twitter to remove 115 handles and tweets that were found “propagating objectionable content” in a letter dated […]
Army officer dies of heart attack in Jammu
A senior army officer died on Tuesday in the winter capital city of the state. The police said that he breathed his last possibly due to the heart attack. According to the reports, Lt. Col. Saibal Subash Dutta fell unconscious during the morning exercise at Chatta and was rushed to the Military Hospital at […]
Shutdown in Sopore, Handwara to mourn militant killings
A complete shutdown is being observed in Sopore, Zaingeer belt, and Handwara area of north Kashmir on Tuesday to mourn the death of two local militants. Two Hizb militants Parvaiz Ahmad Wani of Galoora Handwara and Nayeem Ahmad Najar of Brath Kalan Sopore were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Shangargund area of Sopore town […]
Cordon and search operation in several villages in south Kashmir
Cordon and search operation has been launched by government forces in several villages of Shopian District of south Kashmir. According to reports, a joint team of 44 RR of army and Special Operations Group Imam Sahib and Zainapora, after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area, cordoned off several villages including Nagbal, […]
Infiltration bid foiled by BSF in Arnia sector
BSF troops foiled an armed infiltration bid from across the border in Arnia Sector, a statement said. According to the statement, at about 1540 hrs, a group of infiltrators terrorists reached close to the fence at International Border in Arnia and engaged BSF troops in firing at one of the OPs . “In the meantime, during the […]
Update: Three CRPF soldiers injured in Qazigund
Militants today afternoon hurled a grenade on paramilitary CRPF men in Qazigund area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir, resulting in injuries to three personnel. According to a police official, militants targeted CRPF men on duty at Qazigund and lobbed a grenade towards them which exploded with a big bang. In the explosion, […]
CRPF party attacked in Qazigund
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party was attacked in Qazigund town of South Kashmir on Monday afternoon. According to the sources, suspected militants attacked the CRPF party with a grenade blast. However, there was no reports of any causality as of now. More details are awaited.
Protest in Tral against killing of Rohingya
Protests erupted in Tral town of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district in support of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim after renewed violence forced thousands to flee the country, eyewitness said. The protest rally was organised by Citizens Counsel Tral today after Nimaz Zuhar against the killings of Muslims in Mynamar. The protest rally start from Khankahi Faiz Panah […]
Militants killed in Sopore encounter identified
The militants killed in an gunfight in Shankergund area of Sopore were identified as Nayeem Ahmad and Ashiq Hussain. Two militants killed in a brief gunfight with government forces in Shankergund Brath area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday belonged to Laahkar-e-Toiba outfit, police said. An official identified the slain militants as […]