Months after Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Burhan Wani was killed by the Indian army, the terrorist is still being lauded by the Kashmiri separatists through folk songs and poems. They treat him nothing less than a rebel commander. Recently, a video clip was circulated on instant messaging apps and on social[Read More…]
Kashmir has been a hotbed for conflicts. In 2016, the unrest or so called ‘Burhan Aftermath’ following the death of alleged militant Burhan Wani on July 8th, shocked the nation and drew the attention of world. The death of the militant evoked violent protests across the Kashmir valley causing deaths[Read More…]
Three soldiers were killed after militants opened fire on an army convoy in Pampore in Pulwana district on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the Army said on Saturday. Search operation is underway. Security forces have cordoned off the adjoining residential area and launched search operation to track down the militants, an[Read More…]
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra on Wednesday asked all security forces commanders and the government to enhance surveillance and immediately review the security of all important installations. The Governor raised the concern after being briefed about the attacks by Pakistani terrorists at Ramgarh and Nagrota on Tuesday. The[Read More…]
UPSC topper, Tina Dabi will soon tie the knot with Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan who secured second rank in the exam. Speaking from the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy for Administration in Mussoorie where she is undergoing training, Dabi said the couple was yet to set a wedding date, but the[Read More…]
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Kashmir is a “political issue” and needs a “political solution” for heralding lasting peace in the state. “For arriving at a solution, New Delhi must open channels of dialogue with all stakeholders,” he said while addressing a public rally[Read More…]
Advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Amitabh Mattoo, on Wedneday tendered his resignation citing personal reasons. “Yes, I have tendered my resignation due to personal reasons. I want to spend some time with my family,” Mattoo, who was appointed as an advisor in April this year with[Read More…]
Just a day after Pakistani forces mutilated the body of one Indian soldier and killed two others, the Indian Army on Wednesday launched a massive counter assault along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir. According to the senior officers, it is said to be the biggest fire assault[Read More…]
The Army on Tuesday recovered ₹2,000 notes, which have been in circulation for less than a fortnight, from two terrorists killed in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday. Security forces had cordoned off the area early morning after the terrorists who were holed up there opened fire. A[Read More…]
The NIA and state security agencies have so far arrested 68 supporters of dreaded terror outfit ISIS in various parts of the country, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday . “The National Investigation Agency and state security agencies have so far arrested 68 ISIS supporters/sympathisers,” Minister of State for Home[Read More…]
A BSF head constable, who was seriously injured in heavy-cross border firing by Pakistan Army in the Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, lost his life on Monday morning. Three BSF personnel were critically injured. “Last night in heavy shelling from Pakistan side along the LoC in Rajouri area, four[Read More…]
More than one lakh students are taking secondary exams in Kashmir on Monday despite not being able to attend school for nearly four months. “Over 45,000 students are appearing for class 12th exams beginning at 11am at 484 centers today while over 55,000 students are appearing for class 10th exam[Read More…]
Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered reopening of schools in the border areas of Jammu from Tuesday that were closed following the increasing tension between India and Pakistan post September 29 surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC). At least 174 schools along Indo-Pak border areas were closed[Read More…]
Dispel the perception that Kashmir and Kashmiris are “mere tools to be used for electoral purposes”, a group led by former Union minister Yashwant Sinha has recommended in a report days after visiting the trouble-torn Valley. “Kashmiris believe that today Indian politics has taken such a turn that there is[Read More…]
The Indian Army said a soldier was killed and his body mutilated by terrorists in an encounter in Machhal sector of Kupwara district, near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir on Friday evening. A terrorist was also killed in the encounter. Army warned of an “appropriate response” “In[Read More…]
After a night of rest, shelling was resumed by the Pakistani at various places along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwala, Sunderwani and Nowshera sectors on Friday morning. As per the latest reports a girl was injured in the shelling. A Defence Ministry spokesperson Lt Colonel Manish Mehta confirmed[Read More…]
If curfew and shut down were not enough, the valley faces another problem- burning of schools. A total of 19 schools have been burned till now and over the past three-and-a-half months, at least one school in each of Kashmir Valley’s 10 districts have either been burnt or suffered damages[Read More…]
In a memorandum to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, London-based representatives of political parties in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have urged the Pakistani government to reconsider policies on Kashmir and stop the export of extremism, terrorism. “(We) Note with regret that despite our suffering and great human and economic loss[Read More…]
During early hours of Monday morning Pakistani rangers carried out unprovoked firing and shelling from Suchetgarh sector in R S Pura to Pargwal in Akhnoor sector along the International Border. In the firing, a BSF head constable was killed and an ASI was among the three injured. Two women were[Read More…]
A Pakistani spy has been arrested from Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday for giving important information regarding deployment and movement of security forces to Pakistan. Amongst his possession, two Pakistani SIM cards and a map showing deployment of security forces were recovered. The SSP Samba, Joginder Singh said, “Based[Read More…]
Pakistan again violated ceasefire along the International Border (IB) in the RS Pura sector of Jammu district on Friday night. “Small arms bursts are being fired by Pak Rangers in Abdullian village in the Suchetgarh sector in RS Pura,” said the deputy commissioner Simrandeep Singh. He also said the situation is being monitored for[Read More…]
Twelve officials have been sacked by the Jammu and Kashmir government on allegations of carrying out “anti-national activities” for having allegedly played a role in fuelling the unrest in the state. Also, as reported by NDTV, several others officers are being watched closely. The 12 officials were sacked on Wednesday[Read More…]
Another ceasefire violation was reported along the LoC in Naushera sector of Rajouri district late Monday night. Pakistani troops fired from small arms and shelled mortar bombs on forward posts as Indian forces retaliated. “There was ceasefire violation by Pak troops along the LoC in Naushera sector of Rajouri district”, a defence[Read More…]
Five service rifles were snatched away by separatist guerrillas from TV tower guards in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said on Monday. According to the police the militants attacked the guards posted at a Low Power Transmitter station of public service broadcaster Doordarshan in Dalvash village late Sunday night. As reported[Read More…]
The Jammu and Kashmir Criminal Investigation Department (CID), is probing the possibility of Pakistan Intelligence Agency receiving sensitive information across the Line of Control (LoC) through the use of over 150 smuggled pigeons. The CID is investigating a case in which 153 pigeons were seized by the police that were[Read More…]
