Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan on Saturday exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. A defence spokesperson said that the Pakistani troops targeted Indian posts at about 9 am, prompting strong and effective retaliation from the Indian Army. No casualty has been reported in the firing […]
Srinagar: Security forces have eliminated over 230 militants in Jammu and Kashmir this year so far, while there has been a dip in injuries caused due to stone pelting, officials said Saturday. As many as 51 militants were killed in the 80-day period from June 25 to September 14, while 85 militants were killed between September […]
Bhaderwah: Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, a Hindu-majority village in Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir elected unopposed the head of its only Muslim family as their Panch in the ongoing nine-phased Panchayat polls. Chowdhary Mohammad Hussain (54), a Gujjar from a family of cattle rearers, has become the Panch of Bhelan-Kharothi village […]
Srinagar: Two employees of Mughal Darbar Bakery and restaurant died allegedly of suffocation caused by gas leak in the food outlets factory at HMT in Srinagar in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. Reports said that two employees of Mughal Darbar had fallen unconscious at their room where they were sleeping. The deceased employees […]
Srinagar: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said US sanctions were “economic terrorism”, as he sought to foster a united front from visiting regional officials on Saturday. “America’s unjust and illegal sanctions against the honourable nation of Iran have targeted our nation as a clear instance of terrorism,” Rouhani told a conference in Tehran attended by officials from […]
Srinagar: The Army soldier who is suspected of killing a policeman during Bulandshahr violence in Uttar Pradesh has been detained by his unit in Jammu and Kashmir and will be handed over to Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday, India Today reported. Jitendra Malik, alias Jeetu Fauji, was detained from 22 Rashtriya Rifles Army camp in […]
Srinagar: A class 12 student was killed in a road accident in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Saturday morning. Reports said that a person identified as Raoof Ahmad Wani son of Nazir Ahmad, a resident of Ratnipora was killed after he came under tractor trolley near Irrigation Canal at Awantipora, resulting in his […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir Transporters Welfare Federation Saturday held a peaceful protest demonstration here in Srinagar against the human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. Scores of transporters assembled at Pratap Park in Srinagar and chanted slogans against the human rights violations. The protest demonstration, they said, was held on the call of Joint Resistance Leadership who have […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Economic Alliance Saturday accused the Jammu and Kashmir government of victimising traders in the grab of Lakhanpur entry post. In a statement, Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) Chairman Yasin Khan said the DC Sales Tax has been deliberately seizing good laden trucks headed to Kashmir to “further crumble the economy of Kashmir”. “The trucks […]
Srinagar: More than 12 people were killed and 18 others suffered injuries after a bus they were traveling in fell into a gorge in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Officials said that the bus was on way to Poonch from Loran when it skidded off the road and fell into a deep […]
