LeT militant arrested in Bandipora’s Hajin

LeT militant arrested in Bandipora’s Hajin

  Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a Lashkar Toiba militant in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Officials said that a joint team of army’s 13RR and police in a joint operation arrested a LeT militant identified as Jehangir@Aqib @Jana resident of Kralgund, Handwara. He had joined the LeT outfit […]

Pulwama gunfight: ‘Militant body found at encounter site’

  Srinagar : A militant body has been found at encounter during searches in Kamrazipora area of Pulwama district on Wednesday, official sources said. Earlier, One army solidier was killed and another injured during the brief gunfight with militants. The injured solidier has been evacuated to 92 Base hospital for further treatment. Till this report […]

Soldier killed in Pulwama gunfight

Soldier killed in Pulwama gunfight

  Pulwama: A soldier was killed in a gunfight with militants in Kamrazipora area of Pulwama during wee hours of Wednesday. An official said that one among two soldiers who received bullet injuries during exchange of fire at around 2:30 am at Kamrazipora succumbed to his injuries while the other is stable. The slain soldier […]

COVID-19 tally nears 26k mark in J&K, death toll touches 490

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 564 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the overall tally to 25931. With 88 travelers among them, 133 cases were reported from Jammu division and 431 from Kashmir division, official data said. The death toll related to the disease has risen to 490 comprising 453 in valley and 37 […]

COVID-19 lockdown restrictions extended till August 15 in Budgam

COVID-19 lockdown restrictions extended till August 15 in Budgam

Srinagar: Authorities in central Kashmir’s Budgam district extended the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in the district in view of a spike in infections. As per an order issued by the Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza, the lockdown restrictions have been extended in the district for five more days from August 11-15. The restrictions have been […]

Grenade hurled at Panch’s house in Tral

Grenade hurled at Panch’s house in Tral

Anantnag: A hand grenade was hurled Monday evening at the house of a Panchayat member in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The grenade, however, exploded outside the premise of his house causing no damage or injuries to anyone. The Panchayat member has been identified as Bhupinder Singh, a resident of Devar village in […]

Grenade hurled at Panch’s house in Tral

Grenade hurled at Panch’s house in Tral

Anantnag: A hand grenade was hurled Monday evening at the house of a Panchayat member in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The grenade, however, exploded outside the premise of his house causing no damage or injuries to anyone. The Panchayat member has been identified as Bhupinder Singh, a resident of Devar village in […]

Three Rajouri ‘labourers’ missing for 3 weeks, family files report

Trio called families on July 17 informing they’ve reached Shopian and have taken room on rent

Three Rajouri ‘labourers’ missing for 3 weeks, family files report

Srinagar: Family members of three “labourers” from Rajouri district who have been missing for the last three weeks have filed a report with police. The trio, aged 18, 21 26 years respectively, had last called their families on July 17 informing them they had reached Shopian and taken a room on rent, according to their […]

COVID-19 tally breaches 25,000 mark in J&K, death toll soars to 478

Srinagar: COVID-19 infections crossed the 25,000 mark in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday with the region reporting 470 new cases in the day. While 363 cases were detected within J&K, the remaining 107 cases were detected from amongst the travelers into the region taking the overall infection tally to 25367, the government’s COVID-19 bulletin for […]

Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee contracts COVID-19

Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee contracts COVID-19

Srinagar: Former Indian President and veteran Congress leader, Pranab Mukherjee has contracted COVID-19, he announced on Twitter on Sunday. “On a visit to the hospital for a separate procedure, I have tested positive for COVID19 today, ” Mukherjee wrote. He request the people who came in contact with him in the last week, to self […]