Anantnag: A 27-year-old woman, whose husband is in jail for alleged militant links for more than six months now, committed suicide by hanging herself Sunday morning here in Qazigund area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Afreen Jan, who has been working as a domestic help to meet ends, was found hanging at her residence in […]
Anantnag: An unknown number of militants managed to escape the cordon of government forces after a brief exchange of fire late Thursday night here in Kulgam district. The operation was the second faceoff between militants and government forces in Kulgam and the third in south Kashmir region in less than 24 hours. Four militants of […]
Anantnag: Four local militants, members of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Al-Badr, were killed in two separate gunfights with government forces in Pulwama and Kulgam districts of south Kashmir. The slain militants were identified as Kifayat Ramzan Sofi son of Mohammad Ramzan Sofi resident of Padgampora Awantipora and Inayat Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Ahad Dar of […]
‘Concerned about legality, timing of delimitation but expect transparent process’ Anantnag: Politicians from unionist parties who met members of the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district on Wednesday have unanimously said that they expect the process of delimitation to be a “fair” one, but they have concerns about the legality […]
Anantnag: Not a single Covid vaccine has been administered in Anantnag district for three consecutive days now, since July 3, as the stock has been exhausted and fresh supplies are yet to arrive, officials say. On July 5, Kulgam district also found itself in the same situation and no vaccine was administered anywhere in the […]
‘3 slain militants from Pulwama, one from Srinagar, one from Pakistan’ Anantnag: A local district commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), a Pakistani militant, and an army man were among 6 persons killed in an overnight gunfight between militants and government forces here in Pulwama district. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar termed the killing of […]
Anantnag: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s June-end deadline for completion of vaccination of the 45-plus age group is over but more than 15 percent of this population in J&K is yet to be vaccinated, the official records on vaccination show. This is the second consecutive deadline set by Sinha that the authorities have missed for this […]
Number of active cases: 19 Anantnag: Shopian district is leading the path to recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, with only 15 cases of the infection reported in the month of June thus far. In another highlight, there are only 19 active cases in the district as of now (Tuesday, June 29). Last year as well, […]
Anantnag: Liyaqat Ahmad Bhat, an army man, was at his place of posting in Shar Shali area of Khrew, on the outskirts of Srinagar, when he was informed that militants had attacked his home and shot dead his father and mother. His sister, too, had suffered bullet wounds and was in critical condition. Liyaqat’s wife […]
Anantnag: A policeman and his wife were killed and their daughter critically wounded after some unidentified gunmen barged into their home and opened indiscriminate fire, late Sunday evening, here in Awantipora area of Pulwama district. The slain policeman has been identified as Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, son of Muhammad Rajab, a resident of Hariparigam village in […]