Srinagar: Kashmiri migrant employees, who were given government jobs in the Valley under Prime Minister’s package for migrants, Saturday staged a protest here demanding early completion of residential accommodation for them. The employees, most of them Kashmiri pandits, assembled at Pratap Park here to stage the protest in support of their demands. The main demand […]
Srinagar: One militant was killed in brief exchange firing at Hatlangoo area of North Kashmir’s Sopore on Saturday afternoon. A senior Police officer confirmed about killing of a militant in a brief exchange of firing. Arms and ammunition was also recovered from his possession, the officer said. However the identity of the slain militant is […]
Srinagar: A resident of Pakistan Administered Kashmir (Pak) has been apprehended by army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. They said that Shabir Ahmad son of Mir Wali of Manjkot Pak was apprehended near Diler post at Amrohi by army’s 17 Bihar regiment. A police […]
Srinagar: Train service remained suspended for the second day on Saturday for security reasons in the south Kashmir as two separate gunfights raged in Puwlama and Anantnag districts. “However, train service was resumed on Srinagar-Badgam-Baramulla track in north Kashmir after remaining suspended on Friday,” official sources said. They said a fresh advisory was received from police […]
Srinagar: Militants and government forces exchanged a brief fire during a search operation in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday morning, police said. “Exchange of #fire between #securityforces & #terrorists at #Anantnag. Area under #cordon. Details shall follow,” Jammu and Kashmir police said on Twitter. Reports said that a joint team of Army’s 19RR and […]
Sopore: Government forces Saturday morning launched a cordon and search operation in Hathlangoo village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that a joint team of Army’s 22 RR, 179 BN CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir police sealed all the entry and exit points of Hathlangoo village and launched house-to-house searches. They said that […]
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a nocturnal gunfight with government forces in Pulwama district on Saturday. Government forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Panzgam area of Awantipora in Pulwama district following information about the presence of militants, a police official said. He said as the forces were conducting searches in the area, […]
Srinagar: All roads leading to historic Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar were closed as a precautionary measure to prevent any demonstration on Friday, as the Kashmir valley is observing a complete shutdown against civilian and militant killings on the call of Joint Resistance Leadership. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jammu and Kashmir police have […]
Srinagar: In a turn of events , Deputy Mayor Srinagar, Sheikh Mohammad Imran joined Peoples Conference today in presence of party chairman Sajad Lone. Imran, who won ULB elections as independent candidate was supported by Congress councilors as deputy mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation. He was bitter rival of Peoples Conference member and SMC mayor […]
Srinagar: Train service was suspended for security reasons on Friday in the Kashmir valley, where separatists have called for a general strike in protest against civilian and militant killings during the Holy month of Ramadhan. “We have suspended train service in the Kashmir valley after receiving a fresh advisory from police on Thursday evening,” a […]
