Militants kill two policemen in Srinagar

Militants kill two policemen in Srinagar

Srinagar:Two policemen were killed by militants in the Baghat area on high security airport road here on Friday, police said. The militants shot the two policemen from close range, a police official said, adding they were taken to a hospital where both of them succumbed. He identified the slain policemen as constables Sohail and Mohammad […]

Militants attack forces in Srinagar, two cops injured

  Srinagar,: Suspected militants fired upon on security forces in Baghat Barzulla area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Friday. Official sources told GNS that militants fired upon Police in Baghat . In this incident two policemen recieved bullet wounds and have been shifted to Bone and Joint Hospital for treatment in critical condition. Meanwhile […]

Militants Flee After Gunfight In Beerwah Budgam

  Srinagar: Militants managed to escape after a fire fight in which a Special Police Officer (SPO) of police was killed while a policeman was injured in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Official sources told GNS that there was a lull after initial gunfight. Subsequently, they said, searches were launched but no contact […]

Budgam gunfight: SPO killed, cop injured, Ops on

Budgam gunfight: SPO killed, cop injured, Ops on

  Srinagar: A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed and a policeman injured in an encounter that raged between security forces and militants in Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A senior police official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that acting on a tip off, joint teams of army and police laid a […]

03 LeT militants killed in overnight Gunfight in Shopian: IGP Kashmir

03 LeT militants killed in overnight Gunfight in Shopian: IGP Kashmir

  Srinagar: Three militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed on Friday in an overnight encounter in Badigam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar told GNS, that three militants have been killed in the gunfight which had started on thrusday night. However their identity is yet to be ascertained, the IGP […]

Shutdown in parts of Srinagar

Shutdown in parts of Srinagar

Srinagar: Spontaneous shutdown in parts of Srinagar was observed for the second consecutive day of the European-African envoy’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The 24 member are on the visit to appraisal of government’s efforts to restore normalcy and boost development in Jammu and Kashmir on the invitation of Government of India. Markets […]

Ready to fight peacefully like farmers: Mehbooba

Ready to fight peacefully like farmers: Mehbooba

Baramulla: Former chief minister and President of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that her party wants a peaceful resolution of Jammu and Kashmir and is ready to fight peacefully for it like the farmers are doing in other parts of India. She said that since the special status of J&K was […]

Uri fire incident: One more person succumbs, toll reaches 4

BARAMULLA: Two days after the death of his wife, Uri man injured during a fire also lost his life at SKIMS on Thursday and the toll of death reached four . Earlier his son and another person also lost their life after receiving grievous injuries in a fire incident on 7 February in Sultandaki village […]

Kashmir University bags Rs 10-crore DST grant under PURSE programme

It's a recognition, reflection of high standard of teaching and research at the university: Prof Talat 

Kashmir University bags Rs 10-crore DST grant under PURSE programme

  Srinagar: Continuing its march towards excellence, the University of Kashmir has bagged a mega research grant of 10 crore rupees under the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) programme of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.  The funds under the PURSE scheme are granted to select universities across the […]

87 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

87 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 87 fresh covid-19 cases, 44 among them travellers, even as three person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said 11 cases were from Jammu Division and 76 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case tally to 125634.   Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com