Soldier, civilian injured in Kulgam encounter

Srinagar: An army man and a civilian were injured during an encounter between security forces and terrorists in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Redwani area of Kulgam district following information about presence of terrorists in the area, a police official said. The […]

Farooq Abdullah was not put under house arrest: Police

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday dismissed a claim made by the National Conference that its president Farooq Abdullah was placed under house arrested hours after chairing a meeting at the party headquarters here. “There is fake news going that some NC and PDP leaders have been placed under house arrest in Gupkar Road. […]

Landslides force closure of Jammu-Srinagar highway, Mughal Road

Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and Mughal Road were closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides and shooting stones triggered by heavy rain at several places in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban and Poonch districts on Friday, officials said. A few hundred vehicles, including those carrying a batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, are stranded on the […]

183 pilgrims left for Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu

Jammu: Over 180 pilgrims on Friday left Jammu city for twin base camps of 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. A total of 183 pilgrims left in 36th batch from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in a convoy of 8 vehicles amid heavy security of CRPF this morning, the officials […]

BSF jawan commits suicide

Srinagar: A Border Security Force (BSF) constable allegedly shot himself dead at a camp in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Friday, officials said. N Hazarika, 43, shot himself fatally from his service rifle at his deployment post in a school in the said district around 11:30 am, they said. The deceased was posted to […]

Modi gave all-reaching, all-inclusive govt in 8 years: Amit Shah

Bengaluru: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave an all inclusive and all reaching government in the last eight years. Taking a swipe at the erstwhile UPA government at the Centre, Shah alleged that there was “policy paralysis” then, while a number of scams also happened. “In eight years […]

Non-Local labourer killed as terrorists hurl grenade in Pulwama

Two others suffer injuries, as forces cordon area

Srinagar: A non-local labourer was killed and two others injured after terrorists hurled a grenade towards a group of labourers in Gadoora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday evening, police said. Police in a tweet said that terrorists hurled a grenade on non-local labourers at Gadoora area of Pulwama. “In this incident, one […]

Five killed, 12 others injured as tempo falls into Gorge near Ramban

Jammu: Five persons were killed and 12 others injured, nine of the critically, when a tempo vehicle met with an accident along Jammu-Srinagar highway near Kela Morh in Ramban district. Official sources said that a tempo bearing registration number (JK02AP-5338) skidded off the road after hitting an alto car and rolled down into a deep […]

India to host UN Security Council members for special meeting in October

United Nations: India will host diplomats of the 15-nation UN Security Council in October for a special meeting on counter-terrorism. India is halfway through the second year of its two-year term as an elected non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. India’s tenure at the Council will end in December this year when the country […]