Srinagar, Oct 20 : Five militants—two from Hizbul Mujahideen and three from Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit— were killed in two separate encounters in Pulwama and Shopian districts of South Kashmir in the last 24 hours. First encounter broke out at Melhoora, Shopian on Monday evening. A senior police officer said that two militants were killed in an […]
Srinagar, Oct 20: Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday recorded nine Covid-19 related deaths taking the death toll to 1,397 in the Union Territory while as 589 positive cases were reported pushing the J&K tally to 88,958. Of the total 88,958 cases, 53,302 are from Kashmir and 35,656 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 589 new […]
Srinagar, Oct 20: Days after the Government of India amended “The Jammu & Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act-1989” for establishing elected district development councils (DDCs), the authorities have notified 280 proposed constituencies of DDCs in the Union Territory. The delimitation proposals notifying proposed DDC constituencies along with their territorial limits have been put in public domain by […]
Srinagar, Oct 19: The newly formed People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration has strongly condemned the summoning of Dr Farooq Abdullah by Enforcement Directorate (ED). In a statement, the alliance termed it as a part of vindictive politics practiced by the Central Government to kill dissent and disagreement across the Country and in present case to […]
Anantnag, Oct 19: A policeman who was killed outside his residence in Sundpora Kanelwan area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag. Officials said that militants fired upon a policeman outside his residence, leaving him severely wounded. They added the injured cop was immediately shifted to Bijbehara hospital. However, the injured cop succumbed to his injuries […]
Srinagar, Oct 19: National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah was Monday questioned for seven hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Srinagar regarding the alleged multi-crore J&K Cricket Association scam. The NC president didn’t get the time to have lunch. Talking to reporters after spending seven long hours at ED’s Srinagar office, Dr Farooq said “let […]
Srinagar, October 19: National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have termed the summoning of NC leader Farooq Abdullah by Enforcement Directorate (ED) as Government of India’s (GOI) nervousness and an act of political vendetta. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said the ED move shows GoIs nervousness towards collective fight of J&K political parties for […]
New Delhi, October 19: Army on Monday claimed to have caught a Chinese army solider in Eastern sector of Ladakh UT. In a statement to media, the army said that a PLA soldier identified as Corporal Wang Ya Long was apprehended in the Demchok sector of Eastern Ladakh on 19 October 2020 after he had […]
Leh, October 19: Union Minister of State for Home G K Reddy Monday accused National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah of using the ‘language of rebels’ when he demanded restoration of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir with China’s support According to the news agency KNO, in-charge minister of Lakdah UT, Reddy while referring […]
Srinagar, October 19: A Central Reserve Police Force trooper was injured after Suspected militants on Monday morning fired upon the Joint team of Police and CRPF near Gangoo area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior Police officer told GNS that militants fired upon joint party of Police and CRPF in Gango. In this incident […]
