Srinagar and Anantnag parliament seats would go to polls on April 9 and 12 respectively, Election Commission of India said on Thursday. The Anantnag seat had fallen vacant in June 2016 after Mehbooba Mufti, the present Chief Minister, had resigned as Lok Sabha member following her election as MLA from[Read More…]
An encounter between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Padgampora, Pulwama started on early Thursday morning. According to the sources, at least 2-3 terrorists have been holed up inside a house and the firings can be heard in the zone. As per the security forces, information was received[Read More…]
On one side BJP-government led by Prime Minister Modi has been criticising separatists for anti-national activities, on other side PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir has flouted all rules to provide a job to pro-Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s grandson. “Geelani’s grandson, Anees-ul-Islam, was appointed research officer in Sher-e-Kashmir[Read More…]
The police removed arms including a Chinese pistol, two magazines with 14 rounds, four AK magazines with 120 rounds and two Chinese grenades from the truck bearing registration number JK03B 1586 on Thursday evening. The truck was returning from Chikoti in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after it had dropped a consignment of[Read More…]
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway will remain closed on Wednesday for the second consecutive day due to heavy landslides, reported IANS. Authorities reported that there have been colossal landslides in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir blocking and wrecking major parts of the roads. In places around Mehar, clearance of the[Read More…]
A modified version of the pellet guns will now be used in Jammu and Kashmir to ward off any protest ahead or during any anti-militancy operations. CRPF Director General K Durga Prasad, who is retiring tomorrow, said the paramilitary force had taken the decision of modifying the pellet guns to[Read More…]
New estimates suggest that there are now around 450 terrorists in J&K, with the majority of them being “active” instead of resting. Notably, more than 350 are positioned north of the Pir Panjal or in Kashmir. “The number of local terrorists is also fast going up as compared to foreign[Read More…]
Three army soldiers were killed and 4 other were injured – two, critically in an attack by militants’ in Shopian area in south Kashmir in the early hours of Thursday morning. The army confirmed the attack. A spokesperson said that other particulars were being ascertained. One female civilian was also[Read More…]
A civilian was killed while more than 30 others were injured after government forces opened indiscriminate fire on civilians trying to reach the encounter site in Frisal area of Kulgam district, Rising Kashmir reported. According to the doctors at Anantnag district hospital, more than 15 people had bullet injuries and[Read More…]
Video of clashes in Kashmir that starts with sounds of gunfire goes live on the social networking site Facebook. The video starts with the voice of a narrator saying, “Aap ye dekh sakte hain goliyan kaise chal rahi hai. Civilians apni jaan bacha rahe hain… Ek bhaai ko goli lagi[Read More…]
Around 59 newly employed commandos of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) shocked the brass of India’s largest paramilitary force when they abandoned their journey to the headquarters in Bihar and went home without giving any notice or information to anyone. The mass bunking by personnel forced the CRPF to[Read More…]
