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Ardent supporter of Kashmir resolution Krishna Dev Sethi passes away

Ardent supporter of Kashmir resolution Krishna Dev Sethi passes away

Srinagar, Jan 28): Ardent supporter of Kashmir resolution and the last surviving member of the constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, Krishna Dev Sethi passed away in Jammu on Thursday morning.  Family sources said that Krishna Dev Sethi passed away at his residence in Jammu at around 4 am in the morning. With his death, […]

Govt Lifts Poultry Import Ban in Kashmir

Govt Lifts Poultry Import Ban in Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan 22: The government has lifted the ban on import of live birds including poultry and unprocessed poultry meat for any purpose in Jammu and Kashmir from “non-infected areas and beyond the 10 kilometers radius of Bird Flu infected zone.” “In view of stringent surveillance mechanism in place for containment and spread of Bird […]

Five militant associates arrested in Sopore: Police

Five militant associates arrested in Sopore: Police

Sopore, Jan 09): Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday evening claimed to have arrested five Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant associates in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Spokesperson in a statement said that while acting on specific human/technical inputs, Sopore Police, other security forces arrested five Over Ground Workers (OGW) of LeT outfit along with […]

Indo-Pak armies trade gunfire along LoC in Nowshera

Indo-Pak armies trade gunfire along LoC in Nowshera

Nowshera, Jan 09: The armies of India and Pakistan on Saturday exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshehra sector of Rajouri district. Officials  said that Pakistan Army on Saturday afternoon violated ceasefire along LoC in Nowshera sector areas of Rajouri district. “Violation of ceasefire started at around 01:00 PM and was going […]

Indian army apprehends Chinese soldier in Ladakh

Indian army apprehends Chinese soldier in Ladakh

New Delhi, Jan 09: The Army Saturday said that a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier from China was apprehended on January 8 near the south of Pangong Tso late in eastern Ladakh. The situation in eastern Ladakh escalated in June last year at Galwan Valley and India lost 20 army men while preventing Chinese troops […]

Saddam Padder: ‘He picked up gun when nobody dared to’

Saddam Padder: ‘He picked up gun when nobody dared to’

The last surviving militant Saddam Padder killed in Shopian encounter on Sunday. Pic courtesy: The Telegraph NewspaperThe last surviving militant commander in the 12-man Burhan group, Saddam padder, was killed in Shopian gun battle on Sunday. Padder, 32, a resident of Heff Sheermal village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, started participating in pro-freedom politics a […]

Kashmir protests civilian killings  

Kashmir protests civilian killings  

The government Tuesday imposed unannounced restritrictions in parts of the summer capital Srinagar while as life came to a halt across Kashmir to protest the killing of a civilian in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The restrictions were imposed in old city areas of Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R.Gunj and Safa Kadal. Partial restrictions also remained in […]

Three drowned, two had a miraculous escape as boat capsizes in Baramulla    

Three drowned, two had a miraculous escape as boat capsizes in Baramulla    

At least three children got drowned in river Jehlum while two other had a miraculous escape when their boat capsized in river Jehlum in north Kashmir’s Baramulla area. According to the reports, the incident happened near Khanpora town of Baramula. Police, administration, and members of State Disaster Response Force have been rushed to the area […]

Six including top Jaish commander killed in Tral gunbattle

Six including top Jaish commander killed in Tral gunbattle

  Four Jaish militants, one policeman and an Army trooper were Tuesday killed during a gun battle that broke out between the militants and the government forces in Laam Aripal village of Tral area in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the police said. The police said four Jaish militants include top Jaish commander, Omar Khalid and his accomplices Ashfaq Ahmad […]