Infiltration bid foiled in Rampur, 4 militants killed
An infiltration bid was foiled in Rampur sector of Kashmir’s Uri region today, in which four infiltrators were killed, a news gathering agency reported. According to the sources, the area has been cordoned off and is being sanitised to check for remaining untoward elements.
Rs 16 lakh looted from ATM in north Kashmir
16 lakh rupees were looted from Jammu and Kashmir Bank ATM in Langate area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last night. According to the police the ATM of is situated at Unisoo village of Langate. A case has been registered and manhunt started at a large scale to nab the looters.
2 killed, one injured in road accident in Pampore
Two persons were killed while as another sustained serious injuries in a road accident on Srinagar-Jammu highway near Pampore Saturday morning, sources said. According to police two persons were killed on the spot while as another person was seriously injured in a collision between Maruti car bearing registration number JK02U-9209 and a Truck bearing number […]
Encounter erupts in Tral village; Sabzar believed to be among trapped militants
A gunfight broke out between forces and militants in Saimoh village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday morning. Sources said that two to three militants, including top commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat alias Soab Don, are believed to be trapped inside the cordon. Reports and witnesses said that the militants opened fire on […]
Editorial: Torched schools
2016 was a year of loss for the entire Kashmir Valley. Not only did the economy of the state go for a big hit, but the education sector too has to face severe loses on two fronts. One, the students had to miss out an entire session to strikes and protests and two the infrastructure […]
People along LOC deprived of rations, alleges NC
Ex-MLA and provincial president Youth National Conference Mr Ajaz Jan today said that areas along Line of Control are facing acute shortage of food grains as CAPD outlets often remain empty. “People have to travel five kilometers for getting their rations, which remains seldom available at the sale-outlets”, Jan said in a statement. He said […]
MGNREGA: Jammu gets lions share in fund distribution
In yet another case of regional discrimination, Jammu region has got the lion’s share in fund allocation under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for current financial year 2017-18. Sources informed that Rs 374 crore has gone into the kitty of Jammu Divisions while peanuts (Rs 178 crore) have been sanctioned for […]
Hindutva cheerleaders poke Aiyer for meeting Hurriyat leaders
Actor Anupam Kher slammed Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for meeting Hurriyat leaders in Srinagar saying that he met people ‘who were responsible for killings in Kashmir’. Condemning Aiyar’s meeting with resistance leaders, Anupam Kher had said, “Representations of some political parties insult us by meeting certain Hurriyat leaders.” A five-member delegation team led by […]
Chavan remains tight-lipped over commendation to Army major
Blaming central and the state government for the current deteriorating situation in the Valley, the senior Congress leader and former chief minister Maharashtra, Prithvi Raj Chavan Friday remained tight lipped over the commendation to Army major who used a Kashmiri youth as human shield on Apr 09. Addressing a press conference here at a local […]
Army claims to have killed 2 ‘BAT militants’
The Army on Friday gunned down two militants of the Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT). The action came 25 days after its two men were beheaded allegedly by Pakistani army, further escalating the tensions along the border. Army claimed that it foiled an attack in Uri by the BAT, which is a special force […]