KASHMIR

Amid gunfight, clashes at several places in Tral township, army resort to aerial firing

Srinagar: Several civilians have suffered injuries in clashes with government forces in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Thursday morning. Violent clashes erupted in several areas of the township including the main town soon after a gunfight broke out between the militants and the forces in Gulshanpora area. Reports said that forces fired pellets on […]

Not war, let us talk to resolve our issues including Kashmir dispute: Pakistan army to India

Not war, let us talk to resolve our issues including Kashmir dispute: Pakistan army to India

Srinagar:The Pakistan army has invited India to table for dialogue to resolve all the pending issues including the 70 years long pending dispute of Kashmir, the News International reported on Thursday. Major General Asif Ghafoor, the army’s spokesperson, in an interview with a private news channel while inviting India to table said it was India […]

Tral gunfight: Clashes erupt, mobile internet services suspended

Srinagar: A fierce encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Thursday morning. The Jammu and Kashmir police tweeted: “Exchange of fire between security forces & militants at higher reaches of Tral Awantipora. Further details will follow.”Earlier reports said that a joint team of army’s 42RR and SOG […]

Gunfight erupts in Gulshanpora area of Tral in south Kashmir

Gunfight erupts in Gulshanpora area of Tral in south Kashmir

Srinagar: A gunfight between militants and government forces ensued in Gulshanpora area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama Thursday morning. Reports said that the government forces including the army, SOG of Jammu and Kashmir police and the paramilitary forces laid a cordon to the area and started a search operation. As the CASO was going on, […]

J&K govt facilitates recruitment of Class-IV employees through JKSSB

J&K govt facilitates recruitment of Class-IV employees through JKSSB

Srinagar: The recruitment of Class-IV employees has been brought under Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board by Governor’s administration to ensure utmost transparency in recruitments, an official spokesman said Wednesday. Such recruitments were carried out by respective political governments “directly” in the past. The Governor’s administration is also mulling to put in place an institutionalised mechanism […]

Five J&K govt employees suspended for dereliction of duties

Five J&K govt employees suspended for dereliction of duties

Srinagar: Five government employees of Jammu and Kashmir’s rural development department were suspended for dereliction of duty as they failed to maintain office records. Two junior engineers and three village level workers (VLWs) of the rural development department (RDD) were suspended by director Rehana Batol for failure to maintain records and official files besides irregularities, […]

Mehbooba was one who called youth killed in 2016 where they out to buy toffee or milk: BJP    

Mehbooba was one who called youth killed in 2016 where they out to buy toffee or milk: BJP    

Srinagar: Training his guns against against Peoples Democratic President, General Secretary of right wing Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), Ashok Kaul said that Mehobooba was resorting to political gimmicks by visiting the family of slain persons. Koul said that it was Mehbooba who earlier made a statement like where they (youth who were killed in 2016 […]

12 Gamblers arrested in Bandipora, 1,52, 000 stake money seized:Police

12 Gamblers arrested in Bandipora, 1,52, 000 stake money seized:Police

Srinagar: Police in Bandipora arrested 12 gamblers and seized 1,52,000 stake money from their possession. Continuing its drive against social crimes, Bandipora police busted a gambling den at Poshwara area of Naidkhai in Sumbal and apprehended 12 gamblers. The raid was launched after a specific tip-off, about a group of gamblers indulging in gambling in […]

Kashmir is now a human catastrophe; forget politics, territory and think in terms of Humanity: Pak to India

Kashmir is now a human catastrophe; forget politics, territory and think in terms of Humanity: Pak to India

Srinagar: Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has urged India to come out of the state of denial on the issue of Kashmir. In a tweet, the Pakistan Information Minister stressed upon the leadership of the neighbouring country to display a humanistic approach rather than a political approach towards the sensitive issue. Chaudhry said that Kashmir has […]

IG Jammu asks police officials to make focused efforts to thwart nefarious designs of militants

Jammu:  Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, M K Sinha Wednesday called upon personnel to make exhaustive efforts to thwart the nefarious designs of militants. He also directed police officials to ensure a sustained drive against the menace of drugs and narcotics. Sinha, recently took over as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) of […]