A gunfight between militants and government forces broke out at Shiltheria area of Haril Langate in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district during wee hours of Friday Reports said that 30 RR cordoned off Dobimohalla Haril after receiving information about the presence of militants. As the forces reached the suspected spot, the hiding militants […]
Srinagar: Home minister Rajnath Singh said that the government has decided not to give hype to the talks with “separatist leaders” even as the minister said he would review situation after consulting ‘security establishment’ of the state and the chief minister to reach any conclusion on whether to extend the ‘ceasefire’ or not. While […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti hosted an Iftaar here Thursday evening. Those who were invited to CM’s iftaar party included Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh; J&K Governor N N Vohra; Minister of State in PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh; Deputy CM Kavinder Gupta; ministers, judges of the High Court; several legislators and former CM Omar […]
Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed to have foiled a rifle-snatching bid by suspected militants in Mattan area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Sources said that a group of three to four militants attacked a police post guarding the house of Advocate General, Jehangir Iqbal at Mattan with an intention to loot weapons. “However, the alert […]
Srinagar: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said that suspension of security operations by the Centre had provided an atmosphere to the local youth in which they were able to nurture their creativities and display their talent. Mehbooba said that halt in operations had brought an attitudinal change among the youth. Mehbooba was talking while attending […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has accused the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of suffering from “desperation” with the aim “to get credibility” by spreading rumours and unverified information about back channel diplomacy and dialogue with the resistance leadership. Launching a scathing attack against the PDP, the JKLF chairman Yasin Malik said “PDP […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah, has said militancy weaned away during his stint as Chief Minister while it was the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which brought it back. “We worked very hard during our tenure in power to wean away the youth from alienation and militancy and channelize their talent towards […]
Srinagar: United Jihad Council (UJC)- an amalgam of militant groups- has threatened that it will make the names of those police officers public who it claimed were involved in humiliating ‘sisters and daughters’ of Kashmir. In an e-mailed statement issued to local news gathering agency, KNS, the UJC spokesman, Syed Sadaqat Hussain said that “the […]
An army trooper Thursday succumbed to his injuries after getting injured in militant firing at Line of control along Keran sector, reports said Reports said one among the two army troopers injured succumbed to injuries Earlier on Thursday at least two troopers were injured after militants attacked army link patrol near Line of Control (LoC) […]
At least two troopers were injured after militants attacked army link patrol near Line of Control (LoC) at Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. Reports said that army’s 6 RR intercepted a group of militants believed to be infiltrators near Kacchal Post in Keran sector adjacent to Chowkibal forests. The injured have […]
