Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Sirhama of Bijbhera area of in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday According to the reports, a joint team of police, army, 03 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Sirhama. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon […]
Advocate Babar Qadri shot dead in Srinagar’s Hawal area
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Thursday evening shot dead advocate Babar Qadri in Hawal area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. A local news gathering agency Global News Service quoting an unnamed official reported that militants fired upon Babar Qadri from blank point killing him instantly on the spot at Hawal. Medical Superintendent Dr Farooq Jan also […]
Bear attack leaves woman dead in North Kashmir
An elderly woman was mauled by bear in Tangmarg area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The incident occurred at Tumberhama village of Tangmarg. Local sources told news agency KNT that bear attacked a 55 year old woman when she was walking in a field. The attack left her critically injured. She was rushed to hospital […]
Two officers suspended after patient dies of COVID-19 at GMC Jammu
Health and Medical Education Department on Thursday suspended two officers over shortage of oxygen supply to covid patients and alleged mismanagement at Government Medical College, Jammu which led to the death of a patient. The suspension was ordered by the Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo on the basis of an enquiry […]
Another army personnel detained at Srinagar airport with two Kashmiri girls
Tourist police on Saturday detained two girls from North Kashmir’s Kupwara district along with an Army trooper when they were walking in suspicious state at Srinagar Airport, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Trust (KNT). Unidentified sources told the agency that they were detained and handed them over to police station Humhama. Sources said […]
Protests in Srinagar
Recently a woman was killed in Batmaloo during a cordon and search operation triggering a lot of protests and demand for a probe into the incident. The family members of the deceased woman including her son who was accompanying her when she was fired told the media that she was killed in cold blood. However […]
Budgam attack: Injured ASI of CRPF succumbs
An assistant sub-inspector of Central Reserve Police Force was killed and his rifle snatched in an attack by militants in Keisarmulla area of Chadoora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). An unidentified senior police officer told GNS that militants attacked 117 BN of CRPF party […]
CRPF man injured, his rifle snatched in Budgam militant attack
Srinagar: A CRPF man was injured and his rifle snatched after militants attacked a forces party in Kaiserrmulla area of Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday. A senior police officer said that before escaping from the spot, the militants also managed to snatch the injured trooper’s rifle. The injured trooper has been shifted […]
Tral gunfight over without any collateral damage, says police
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police have said that the gunfight which broke out between militants and forces in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district this morning wherein an unidentified militant was killed, has concluded “without any collateral damage”. Kashmir Zone Police tweeted that arms and ammunition had been recovered from the militant slain […]
NIA raids multiple locations in Srinagar; all associated with cross-LoC trade
The National Investigation Agency on Thursday morning conducted raids in different areas of Srinagar city, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unidentified official sources told the agency that NIA sleuths, accompanied by paramilitary CRPF and police, raided the house of Zahoor Ahmad Bhat at Wazir bagh Srinagar, Bashir Ahmad Lone at Hokersar […]