First batch of Yatris in Kashmir amid unprecedented security

First batch of Yatris in Kashmir amid unprecedented security

ANANTNAG: After a midway suspension in 2019, and a pandemic enforced two-year halt, the annual Amarnath Yatra is all set to commence Thursday as the first batch of Yatris reached Nunwan base camp, here in Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, on Wednesday amid unprecedented security measures. Another batch of Yatris has reached the […]

Two Lashkar militants killed in Kulgam gunfight: Police

Two Lashkar militants killed in Kulgam gunfight: Police

ANANTNAG: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces, police said in Kulgam district of South Kashmir and in close vicinity to the NH-44 the route being used by Amarnath Yatris. The slain militants have been identified as Yasir Wani, a resident of Wangund village in Kulgam district, and Rayees Manzoor, a […]

Two militants killed in Kulgam gunfight: Police

Two militants killed in Kulgam gunfight: Police

Anantnag: Two militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed in a gunfight with government forces on Monday afternoon in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, the police said The gunfight comes days ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra, slated to commence on June 30 after three years. The slain militants were identified as Zubair Ahmad Mir resident […]

Covid spike: SKIMS director advises caution, not panic

Covid spike: SKIMS director advises caution, not panic

Anantnag: After a quiet couple of months, there has been a sudden spike in the number of daily Covid positive cases, in both Jammu and Kashmir divisions, but experts say there is nothing to worry about, although people must exercise caution. The spiral in the number of cases comes at a time when Kashmir valley […]

Srinagar-Jammu NH closed for 4th day, hundreds of vehicles stranded

Srinagar-Jammu NH closed for 4th day, hundreds of vehicles stranded

Truckers appeal to administration for help; some essential supplies affected in Kashmir Anantnag: The Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the fourth consecutive day on Friday, with hundreds of vehicles stranded on either side of the Jawahar Tunnel. While efforts are on to mend and clear the damaged stretches of the road, the closure of […]

Rains wreak havoc in Kashmir

Rains wreak havoc in Kashmir

Several areas inundated, heavy damage to Sgr-Jmu highway, tourist guide feared drowned in Pahalgam Cloudburst kills 52 sheep, 8 horses and 5 cows in Budgam All water bodies, including Jhelum river, overflowing danger mark Eight members of nomadic family rescued as Vaishaw Nallah breaches banks All educational institutions closed in Anantnag, Kulgam, Ramban districts Barzulla […]

Four militants killed in Pulwama, Sopore gunfights

Four militants killed in Pulwama, Sopore gunfights

Jaish militant who killed police SI among those slain in Pulwama: IGP Anantnag: Four militants, “one of them the killer of a police Sub-Inspector”, were killed in two different overnight gunfights – one in north Kashmir’s Sopore district and another in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Tuesday. The police were yet to identify […]

4 militants killed in gunfights in Kupwara, Kulgam

4 militants killed in gunfights in Kupwara, Kulgam

Heavy firing still on in Kupwara; militant from Pantha Chowk in Srinagar among two slain in Kulgam Anantnag: Four militants, three of them members of the Lashkar-e-Toiba and one of Jaish-e-Muhammad, were killed in two different gunfights on Sunday – one in Kulgam district in south Kashmir and the other in Kupwara district in north […]

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