Anantnag: A Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed in a gunfight with government forces on Sunday, here in Shopian district in south Kashmir, police said. The slain militant was identified as Naseer Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Nowpora locality in Baskuchan area of Shopian district. “He was a categorised militant and was wanted in several terror crimes,” […]
Anantnag: A policeman was killed and a CRPF personnel injured, here in Pulwama district in south Kashmir, as militants attacked a joint party of the police and paramilitary personnel on Sunday. The slain policeman has been identified as Javaid Ahmad Dar. “The injured CRPF man is being treated at a hospital and is stated to […]
In Shopian, militants escape after brief exchange of fire Srinagar: Two militants, yet to be identified, were killed Friday morning in a gunfight with government forces in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. In another gunfight, here in Shopian district in south Kashmir, militants managed to escape after a brief exchange of […]
Anantnag: Panic has spread in Anantnag district in south Kashmir, in rural areas in particular, as hundreds of bovine animals have fallen sick and at least half a dozen cows have died due to Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), which is prevalent across the country at present. The news of these deaths has come just a […]
Anantnag: Two local militants of Jaish-e-Muhammad were killed on Tuesday evening in a gunfight between militants and government forces here in Kulgam district of South Kashmir. The gunfight is the second one in Kulgam district in less than 24 hours. Police revealed that the two militants holed up at the site of the gunfight were […]
Srinagar: More than 13 years after its foundation stone was laid, a New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC), in Hajin area of Bandipora district, remains far from completion, with work halted for more than three years now. The foundation stone for the NTPHC in Madwan village of Hajin was laid in 2008, with the aim […]
Anantnag: One militant was killed in an encounter in Kulgam district on Monday. A police spokesperson said that one militant affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad was killed in the encounter. “Killed #terrorist has been identified as Abu Hurarah, a foreign #Pakistani terrorist linked with proscribed terror outfit JeM. #Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition including AK rifle recovered,” […]
‘Employees of WAPCOS without any salary for the last twelve months’ Anantnag: The Central government’s Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) has met a severe roadblock in Kashmir, as the Jal Shakti Department has halted payments to a Third-Party Monitoring Agency for more than a year now. The ambitious JJM is aimed at providing individual tap connection […]
Anatnag: There has been no headway into a World Bank-funded project here in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district, despite the authorities assuring that the work would re-start on the project by August end. The project, a bridge over Jhelum and widening of the approach road, has remained abandoned for around two years now. The road […]
Anantnag: Two non-local laborers were shot at and injured by militants Saturday evening, here in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, police said. The wounded labourers have been identified as Shamshad Sheikh and Faizan Qadri, both residents of Bihar. “Shamshad has a bullet injury in his neck, while Faizan has a similar wound in his right […]