Mehbooba Mufti among the ‘poorest’ CM’s in India
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti features among the three ‘poorest’ Chief Ministers in India, a report released by the Association for Democratic Reform on Monday said. As per the report, Mehbooba Mufti is the third ‘poorest’ CM with total assets worth Rs 55.96 lakh. The list is topped by Andhra Pradesh Chief […]
Don’t venture near encounter site in Karannagar, SSP advises public
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday issued an advisory asking people not to venture at encounter site in Karan Nagar, Srinagar till the area is completely sanitized. SSP Srinagar Imtiaz Ismail Parray that since there is possibility of live shells in and around the gunfight site, people are advised not to venture near the encounter site till […]
Chief Minister lays wreaths on bodies of Army personnel
JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti this morning laid floral wreaths on the bodies of Army personnel who were killed in Saturday’s militant attack on Sunjwan Army camp. Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh; Ministers, Abdul Haq Khan, Choudhary Zulfkar; MLA, Jammu West, Sat Sharma, senior Army and Police officers also laid wreaths on the bodies […]
Karannagar encounter: 02 militants killed, ops on
Srinagar: Two militant have been killed during an ongoing encounter between the militants and government forces in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning. An official said that two militants belonging to Lashkar e Toiba have been killed during the encounter, adding that the gunbattle is over but the search operation is still on. […]
Restrictions in Srinagar as anti-militant ops enters 2nd day
Srinagar: After an overnight lull, an encounter between security forces and militants hiding in a building in Karan Nagar area in Srinagar resumed today, as authorities imposed precautionary restrictions in parts of the city in wake of the operation, officials said. A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said the gunbattle between militants and security […]
Snowfall continues at many places across Kashmir
Srinagar: Intermittent snowfall continued at many places across Kashmir, even as the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across the Valley and the Ladakh region. Kashmir experienced the seasons’s first major snowfall yesterday with the plains receiving snowfall between 5 inches to 22 inches, an official of the Meteorological (MeT) office said here. The […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway shut for second day due to snowfall
Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was shut for the second day today due to snowfall, even as air traffic to and fro Kashmir resumed this morning, officials said. “The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed for traffic as landslides have occurred at few places due to rains and snowfall yesterday,” an official of the Traffic Control […]
Fresh attack averted in Jammu
Jammu: Security forces today 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 spokesperson […]
Minimum temperatures improve in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: With the upper reaches receiving a heavy snowfall and the plains receiving a moderate rain and snow a day ago, the weather across Jammu and Kashmir is expected to improve Tuesday onwards, the MeT said. Kashmir Valley received its first major snowfall this season on Monday after over a two-month-long dry spell much to […]
Sunjuwan attack: Body of another soldier recovered; toll rises to 10
Jammu: The body of another soldier was today 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 […]
