Sunjuwan attack: Body of another soldier recovered; toll rises to 10
Jammu: The body of another soldier was recovered from the encounter site inside the Sunjuwan Military camp here, taking the death toll in the fidayeen attack to 10, including six Army personnel and three militants of the JeM. The body of the Army man was recovered during the clearance operation at the camp last night, […]
Army ‘foils’ attempt to attack camp in Jammu
Jammu: Security forces Tuesday launched a massive search operation after Army personnel foiled a suspected militant attack on their camp in Jammu, three days after a deadly strike by Jaish-e-Mohammad group killed seven people at Sunjuwan military station, an official said. “An attack (on a camp) was averted and the militants fled away,” Jammu-based Army […]
Editorial: Ban on liquor is long overdue
Srinagar: Last week the government said that a bill seeking a total ban on liquor sale and consumption in the state of Jammu and Kashmir can be considered. The announcement came from the Minister for Law and Justice who had to face a tough opposition in the state assembly after the house rejected the private […]
DSEK directs detachment of teaching staff from CE, ZE offices
SRINAGAR: Director School Education Kashmir has directed all the Chief education officers, Zonal Education Officers to relieve the teaching staff working in their offices in any capacity immediately and to ensure that they perform their duties in schools against their substantive postings. The Director has warned them that in case of failure to implement the […]
Soldiers paying with blood because of ‘opportunistic’ alliance in JK: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today accused the Centre of having a “non-existent” policy for Kashmir and blamed the BJP-PDP alliance for the bloodshed in the region. He also attacked the prime minister, saying while he was “dithering”, soldiers were paying with their blood because of the “opportunistic” alliance in Jammu and Kashmir. “PDP […]
Avalanche warning for some districts in JK
Chandigarh: An avalanche warning was issued today for some avalanche-prone districts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Chandigarh-based Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) issued the warning valid for the next 24 hours starting at 5:00 pm today. A SASE advisory said a high danger avalanche warning was issued for avalanche-prone areas in […]
Clashes erupt during CASO in Heff Shopian
Shopian: Clashes erupted between government forces and protestors after forces cordoned off Heff village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Sources said that soon after forces laid a siege to the village, youth took to streets and started pelting stones on forces who retaliated with tear smoke shells triggering clashes in the area. Earlier forces started […]
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 […]
