Militant killed in Shopian, associate surrenders

Shopian: A militant was killed while his associate laid down his arms before government forces during an encounter at Hanzipora village which broke out on Friday afternoon here in Shopian district. A police source said that a cordon and search operation in the village was launched by a joint team of government forces including 34 […]

Grenade attack at Police Station Bijbehara

Grenade attack at Police Station Bijbehara

Srinagar: Militants targeted a police station in Anantnag district on Friday, lobbing a grenade at it but the explosion did not cause any damage, police said. At about 8.45 pm, militants hurled a grenade towards Police station Bijbehara in the south Kashmir district, a police official said. He said the grenade exploded near the police […]

Infiltration bid foiled along LoC in Kupwara

Srinagar: An infiltration bid was foiled along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district on Friday, officials said. Security forces foiled the infiltration bid in Tangdhar area, the officials said. Some arms and ammunition were left behind by the infiltrators. The recovery includes an AK-47 rifle, a pistol, two hand grenades and six packets […]

More efforts required to end militancy: DGP

More efforts required to end militancy: DGP

Jammu” Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Friday said “we have reached a stage where some more efforts” were needed to end the militancy in Jammu and Kashmir. The statement comes a day after General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General D P Pandey said army’s role in the Kashmir […]

Decline in number of Pak militants in Kashmir over last few years: Army commander

Decline in number of Pak militants in Kashmir over last few years: Army commander

Srinagar: The number of Pakistani militants active in Kashmir has been dropping over the years due to several reasons like militancy financing watchdog FATF’s pressure on Islamabad and these militants keeping a distance and working only as advisors, a senior Army officer said on Friday. He said the neighbouring country’s attempt to project the situation […]

Chidambaram slams govt for insisting on polls before statehood

Chidambaram slams govt for insisting on polls before statehood

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said it is bizarre that the government wants to hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir first and grant statehood later. He said the Congress and other parties in Jammu and Kashmir want statehood first and the elections later. “Congress and other J&K parties and leaders want […]

GoI must restore statehood before assembly polls: Karan Singh

GoI must restore statehood before assembly polls: Karan Singh

New Delhi: Describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir as a “very positive step”, veteran Congress leader and former J&K governor Karan Singh on Friday said statehood must be restored before holding assembly polls there and asserted that such a move would go a long way in helping […]

Pak calls Delhi meeting as ‘PR exercise’

Pak calls Delhi meeting as ‘PR exercise’

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir as a “drama” and a “PR exercise”. Modi held talks with top political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday and told them that the Centre’s priority is to strengthen grassroots democracy […]

Covid claims 7 lives, infects 498 more in J&K

Covid claims 7 lives, infects 498 more in J&K

Srinagar: Seven Covid patients lost their lives in J&K while 498 fresh Covid cases were detected in the last 24 hours, the official daily bulletin reported on Friday. Of the new cases, 289 were reported in Kashmir Division and 209 in Jammu Division, the bulletin said. Of the 7 deaths, 5 were reported in Jammu […]

Recoveries twice the number of fresh cases in June

Recoveries twice the number of fresh cases in June

Anantnag: The ebbing of the second wave of Covid-19 in Kashmir valley is evident in the number of recoveries during the month of June, which is more than double the number of fresh Covid cases detected in this month. The number of active cases of Covid in Kashmir division has also gone down by 80 […]