Tag: Jammu and Kashmir

7 aspirants from J&K crack UPSC Civil Services 2018

7 aspirants from J&K crack UPSC Civil Services 2018

Jammu: Seven aspirants from Jammu and Kashmir have cracked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) civil service exam-2018. The list of 759 successful candidates made public by the UPSC on Friday included seven names belonging to the Jammu region. Rehana Bashir from Poonch has secured the 187th rank in the[Read More…]

Civilian injured in Uri shelling

Civilian injured in Uri shelling

Srinagar: A civilian was injured in overnight shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector, police sources said. Two residential houses were damaged in the heavy shelling by the Pakistan Army all along the Kamalkote sector and at four other places in Uri since[Read More…]

Gunfights in Shopian, Kupwara; 3 militants killed

Gunfight breaks out in J&K’s Shopian district

Srinagar: A gunfight started between the security forces and holed up militants on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police said security forces started a cordon and search operation in Mamender village of Shopian district following specific information about the presence of militants there. “When the cordon around the[Read More…]

Gunfights in Shopian, Kupwara; 3 militants killed

4 soldiers killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar: Four soldiers were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Monday. The gunfight started late Sunday night after security forces, including the Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), surrounded Pinglena village[Read More…]

India yet to tell us about MFN status withdrawal: Pakistan

India yet to tell us about MFN status withdrawal: Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan said on Sunday that it has not yet been informed by India on withdrawing the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Islamabad in the wake of a bloody suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdul Razak Dawood, adviser to the Pakistan’s Prime Minister on Commerce, said: “We are[Read More…]

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Pulwama attack: NIA collects samples from blast scene in J&K

New Delhi: A day after 49 CRPF troopers were killed in a terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday collected materials required for forensic evaluation from the blast site, officials said. An NIA official said: “Considering the status of the scene of crime,[Read More…]





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