Anantnag: Ten districts of the Kashmir division have been reporting over 500 Covid infections more than those in the Jammu division, on average, every day since the beginning of this month. The Jammu division, however, has reported more fatalities. There has been an upsurge in the number of daily infections, since the last week of […]
Policeman wounded in another attack in Bijbehara Anantnag: A non-local labourer was killed and a policeman was seriously wounded, in two different attacks carried out by unidentified gunmen, one in Bandipora district in north Kashmir and the other in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, on Friday. The slain labourer has been identified as Mohammad Amrez, […]
2 heavily-armed attackers killed: Army Srinagar: Four army soldiers and two unidentified militants were killed after two heavily armed militants stormed an army camp in the wee hours of Thursday in Rajouri in Jammu. Two army soldiers also suffered injuries in the gun battle, a spokesperson of the army’s White Knight Corps said, “They are […]
No work carried out for almost two years now on road that promised easier route to Pahalgam Anantnag: A vital World Bank-funded road project here in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district has remained abandoned for a little less than two years now, after some initial work on a bridge carried out in 2020. The road […]
Pulwama: At least a kilometre’s stretch of a recently widened road here in Pulwama district has been left un-macadamised, causing severe hassle to the locals, including pedestrians and commuters. This Sundrigund to Malangpora stretch, near Awantipora, is in absolute shambles with big potholes that remain filled with water almost throughout the year. The locals lament […]
‘Militants believed to have escaped’ Anantnag: A civilian was killed while an army soldier was injured during a gunfight, between government forces and militants, in Kulgam district on Friday afternoon. The militants are believed to have fled the area, even as search operations are being conducted by the forces. “The cordon has been tightened and […]
Anantnag: A non-local labourer was killed, while two others were wounded, in a grenade explosion in Gadoora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The grenade was hurled at the roadside tent of the labourers, where they made bedding to make a living. The deceased labourer has been identified as Mohd Mumtaz son of Mohd Jaloo […]
Pulwama: The long pending demand of people living near the toll plaza in the Anantnag and Pulwama districts, for an exemption from paying toll tax might soon be fulfilled as the central government has acknowledged that the practice will be abolished soon. The Kaichachkoot toll plaza was made operational a few years back, on NH-44. […]
Anantnag: The daily Covid infections have now been over the 700 mark, for at least three days in a row, taking the overall fresh infections in the last week of July to well over 4500 – way more than the number of infections in the last four months put together. Eight people have died in […]
Two army personnel, policeman injured; army loses sniffer dog Anantnag: An unidentified militant was killed and three security forces personnel, two of them army men and the third a policeman, were injured in a gunfight between militants and government forces here in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, the police said on Saturday. “We are trying […]