Kargil records coldest night of season
Srinagar, Dec 19 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir’s Kargil town experienced the coldest night of the winter so far as the mercury there settled at minus 15.4 degrees Celsius, even as most places in the valley witnessed sub-zero minimum temperature, an official said. He said the mercury has been on a downward spiral for the past one […]
318 killed in J&K in terror-related incidents in 2017: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 318 people, including 203 militants and 75 security personnel, were killed in ‘terror’-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir this year, the Lok Sabha was informed today. In the North-East, 97 people, including 51 insurgents and 12 security personnel, were killed in insurgency-related incidents, Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said during […]
JeM pays tributes to its ‘brave-hearts’ killed in Shopian gunfight
Srinagar: Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to its slain “brave-hearts” for giving a tough fight to Indian forces during a gunfight in Shopian district of south Kashmir. JeM spokesperson in a statement to GNS issued pledged that the sacrifices of its slain men won’t be allowed to go waste. “Indian forces will have to leave Kashmir,” […]
JRL holds protest against the civilian killings
Srinagar: The Joint resistance Leadership (JRL) workers today organized a protest in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar against the recent civilian killings in the valley. According to the reports, the workers of the amalgam raised slogans in favour of Azadi and against the ruling government. The rally was led by Hakim Abdul Rashid of Hurriyat […]
Sharif appears before accountability court in Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s ousted premier Nawaz Sharif today appeared before an accountability court here to face the corruption charges filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau in the Panama Papers scandal. Sharif along with his daughter Maryam Sharif and son-in- law Muhammad Safdar directly went to the Accountability Court here after arriving from Lahore in […]
US vetoes UNSC resolution on Jerusalem
Washington: The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that called on President Donald Trump to withdraw recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, exercising its veto power for the first time in six years. Trump on December 6 announced that he would recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the US embassy there from Tel […]
Woman missing from JK found in Punjab
Jammu: A 19-year-old woman, who went missing this month, from Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district was found in Punjab, police said on Tuesday. The girl, a student, was reported missing from Doda district on December 7 and was found at the Patiala guest house in Punjab on Sunday night, they said. On December 7, her […]
Shopian gunfight: Woman killed after hit by bullet
Pulwama: A 24 year old woman was killed and nine others sustained injuries during clashes that erupted after killing of two militants at Batmuran village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. The deceased identified as Rubi Jan Alias Beauty W/o Mansoor Ahmad Mir, sustained bullet wounds in her abdomen and was immediately rushed to […]
Several injured in clashes near encounter site in Shopian
Shopian: Scores of protesters were injured during clashes that erupted between government forces and protestors near the encounter site in Butmuran village of Shopian district in south Kashmir. Local sources said that protesters assembled near encounter site on Tuesday morning and pelted stones on forces to disrupt the anti-militancy operation in Wanpora, Batamarun where encounter […]
Militant hideout busted in Mendhar
Srinagar: A militant hideout was busted on Tuesday in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said. He said that the hideout was busted by the army at Bata Dhurian top Choti Bati area in Mendhar sector. “A cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the hideout,” he said.
