Militants release video of Baramulla attack, Police says an attempt to glamorise militancy
A video of Kreeri militant attack in Baramulla district has gone viral since last night showing militants firing on CRPF personnel during an ambush. The attack that happened some two days ago had left two CRPF personnel and a cop dead. The video shows volley of bullets being fired by militants towards the CRPF men […]
Red color vehicle stolen from Srinagar
Unknown persons have stolen a Teveera vehicle in the heart of Srinagar city. The vehicle was stolen from Maisuma area of Srinagar city and it is owned by Farooq Ahmed Sheikh, a resident of Maisuma who had parked it in Maisuma near Dar Building. A police official confirmed that police station Maisuma received a report […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH remains closed for second day, 3000 vehicles stranded
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Friday due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district, leaving over 3000 vehicles stranded, officials said. The highway was blocked by a major landslide at Trishul Morh, Battery Cheshma and Pantiyal areas on Thursday, officials said. Deputy Superintendent of […]
Army trooper dies by suicide along LoC in Poonch
An army trooper shot himself dead with his service rifle along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu region, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), quoting unnamed official sources. The source informed that the trooper, Mohit Kumar, of 39 Rashtriya Rifles died on the spot after he shot himself on […]
HANDLING THE CRISIS
Jammu and Kashmir especially the valley has seen a spike in the Covid-19 cases despite the fact that the government has imposed strict lockdown and fined and jailed hundreds of violators in Srinagar and other parts. What has gone wrong? Has the administration failed to go for rapid testing and instead of combating the crisis […]
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine is on track for regulatory review in October
Beijing: Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE said the Covid-19 vaccine they are jointly developing is on track to be submitted for regulatory review as early as October, as they released additional data from an early-stage study. The companies said the vaccine was well tolerated with mild to moderate fever in fewer than 20% of the participants. […]
‘Generations will remember you’: PM Modi sends letter of appreciation to Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni announced their retirement from international cricket on India’s 74th Independence Day. After a trophy-laden career, both players decided to call it quits. Both players played an important part in India’s triumph at the 2011 Cricket World Cup as Dhoniwas the captain and Raina played crucial knocks in important matches. First Dhoni announced his […]
For Qureshi’s China visit, Imran Khan scripted a 3-point proposal for Prez Xi
Pakistan foreign minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi landed in the island province of Hainan late on Thursday to begin a “very important” visit that is designed to deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries that often call themselves ‘iron brothers’. Qureshi and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi are expected to hold a one-on-one meeting […]
Farooq holds in-person meeting with NC leaders, says all-party meet soon
Days after the Jammu and Kashmir administration told the High Court that no National Conference (NC) leader was under detention, a group of senior NC leaders met at party president Farooq Abdullah’s Gupkar Road residence on Thursday. This was the first in-person political meeting of the party after mainstream political leaders were detained at the […]
Militants release video of Baramulla attack, police calls it an attempt to glamorise militancy
Two days after the Baramulla attack in which five security personnel died, militants on Friday released a video of the assault on social media, which police dubbed as an attempt to glamorise militancy. In the video purportedly shot by one the militants who was part of the attack, he is seen firing at the security […]