Choppers used in operation, exchange of fire ‘at close quarters’ Anantnag: Police on Saturday said that three militants of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) were killed in a encounter in the forest area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Initially only, one was identified as Wakeel Shah by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar. […]
Land in Pantha Chowk, within Srinagar, given after Administrative Council decided so on Aug 14 Srinagar: The government of Jammu and Kashmir has allotted 25 kanals of land to the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB) on “normal ground rent” of Rupees 10 per kanal per annum, for a period of 40 years. The land […]
Anantnag: Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces early Friday morning here in Khrew area of Pulwama district. The slain militants have been identified as Musaib Mushtaq Bhat, a resident of Khrew, and Muzammil Ahmad Rather, a resident of Chakoora Pulwama. Bhat, local sources told Kashmir Reader, was a lab technician […]
Anantnag: A worker of the Apni Party was shot at and killed by unidentified gunmen late Thursday evening here in Devsar area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The slain man has been identified as Ghulam Hassan Lone, a resident of Devsar. The 55-year-old Lone was a member of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) before he joined […]
Anantnag: With active cases of Covid coming down to the lowest level in more than five months, 17 out of the 25 dedicated hospitals in Kashmir have fallen empty now and only 55 people remain hospitalised for the infection. The hospital bed occupancy rate has come down to 1.6 percent from 2.4 percent at the […]
Anantnag: A local politician associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was shot at and killed by suspected militants Tuesday afternoon, here in Kulgam district of south Kashmir. The slain has been identified as Javed Ahmad Dar, son of Muhammad Abdullah, a resident of Brazloo Jagir area of Kulgam district. Dar was the BJP’s constituency […]
Anantnag: A 5-km road connecting dozens of villages in Dialgam area of Anantnag has been declared complete by the PMGSY authorities, who have simply ignored the glaring defiance of the project demands – including the road not being widened and the required drainage system completely out of the picture. The work on the road between […]
Police say major tragedy averted, rocket launcher, grenades recovered Anantnag: The J&K Police on Friday said that a major attack had been averted ahead of Independence Day, given the nature of arms and ammunition retrieved from the site of the gunfight, with the killing of a Pakistani militant who was trapped in a house after […]
Anantnag: Two to three militants are believed to be trapped in a residential house, fighting government forces, along the NH-44 here in Mirbazar area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam police district. The militants took shelter in the house after attacking a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy along the national highway NH-44. Police have maintained that there […]
9 Education Zones, 32 Higher Secondary and more than 50 High Schools headless in district Anantnag: Dozens of senior positions in the Education department are lying vacant here in Anantnag district, much to the annoyance of the employees as well as the general public who have their children enrolled at different government institutions. Sources in […]