Srinagar: Two militant have been killed during an ongoing encounter between the militants and government forces in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning. An official said that two militants belonging to Lashkar e Toiba have been killed during the encounter, adding that the gunbattle is over but the search operation is still on. […]
Srinagar: After an overnight lull, an encounter between security forces and militants hiding in a building in Karan Nagar area in Srinagar resumed today, as authorities imposed precautionary restrictions in parts of the city in wake of the operation, officials said. A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said the gunbattle between militants and security […]
Srinagar: Intermittent snowfall continued at many places across Kashmir, even as the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across the Valley and the Ladakh region. Kashmir experienced the seasons’s first major snowfall yesterday with the plains receiving snowfall between 5 inches to 22 inches, an official of the Meteorological (MeT) office said here. The […]
Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was shut for the second day today due to snowfall, even as air traffic to and fro Kashmir resumed this morning, officials said. “The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed for traffic as landslides have occurred at few places due to rains and snowfall yesterday,” an official of the Traffic Control […]
Jammu: Security forces today launched a massive search operation after Army personnel foiled a suspected militant attack on their camp in Jammu, three days after a deadly strike by Jaish-e-Mohammad group killed seven people at Sunjuwan military station, an official said. “An attack (on a camp) was averted and the militants fled away,” Jammu-based Army spokesperson […]
Srinagar: With the upper reaches receiving a heavy snowfall and the plains receiving a moderate rain and snow a day ago, the weather across Jammu and Kashmir is expected to improve Tuesday onwards, the MeT said. Kashmir Valley received its first major snowfall this season on Monday after over a two-month-long dry spell much to […]
Jammu: The body of another soldier was today recovered from the encounter site inside the Sunjuwan Military camp here, taking the death toll in the fidayeen attack to 10, including six Army personnel and three militants of the JeM. The body of the Army man was recovered during the clearance operation at the camp last […]
Srinagar: The encounter between militants holed up in a building in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar and security forces resumed this morning after an overnight lull. The exchange of fire between the militants and the security forces resumed at day break, a CRPF official said. He said the security forces were preparing for a final […]
Jammu: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the construction of civilian houses adjacent to Army camps “with permission” from authorities is a problem. “Civil constructions are taking place near the boundary walls (of Army camps across the country) and it is getting difficult to remove these constructions because these are taking place with permission,” […]
Srinagar: A Cordon and search operation has been started by government forces in Laam village of Tral sub district of southern Kashmir. Official sources said that 42RR, 180CRPF and Tral police launched the search operation after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Sources said that large number of forces have […]