Tag: Jammu
Attack in Nowhatta, 11 security personnel injured
Soon after PM Modi’s speech in the valley, a grenade blast by militants killed one police jawan was killed in Nowhatta area of Srinagar. The policeman has been identified as Shamim Ahmad from Gurez Bandipora. This attack injured 4 CRPF personnel and 7 police jawans, who were rushed to the SMHS[Read More…]
Kashmiri youth may choose between tourism and terrorism: PM Modi
PM Modi on his visit to Kashmir on Sunday while addressing a rally in Udhampur after inaugurating the Chenani-Nashri tunnel said that while some people in the valley are busy throwing stones, some are trying to change the future of the state by cutting the same stone and making a tunnel[Read More…]
Independent MLA holds protest in Srinagar
On Sunday, Independent legislator Sheikh Abdul Rashid along with his supporters of Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) held a sit-in here to push Centre government to take active steps to resolve the Kashmir conflict. Protesters gathered near Press Enclave, shouting slogans against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is visiting the state[Read More…]
Three youths killed as protests hit the Valley
The valley in Budgam district has been obstructed by the police from Tuesday as militants were suspected to have been hiding. This operation killed three and 25 others were injured. The militant was also killed in the gunbattle. 43 CRPF jawans were also injured as protesters started stone pelting. J&K[Read More…]
Present alternatives to pellet guns in J&K in two weeks: SC to Center
Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday gave the Centre two weeks to present alternatives to using pellet guns to disperse agitating mobs. The SC’s direction came on hearing a plea filed by the Kashmir High Court Bar Association (KHBA) which was seeking the direction of the court on what it says[Read More…]
J&K: Massive fire break out at Chinar Bagh
Suspected militant snatches AK-47 from cop in Jammu
Suspected a militant snatched a service rifle from a policeman in Jammu, while gunmen attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday, Police and reports said. Sources said a Police constable, Muhammad Hanief, posted as Personal Security Officer (PSO) of Maulana Sayeed Akhtar[Read More…]
J&K govt asks houseboats to not pollute Dal lake
I would like Salman Khan to promote tourism: CM Mehbooba Mufti
The Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said that the state is safe for tourists to visit since disturbance that began last year has diminished. The CM also said that given a chance, she would like to call Bollywood actor Salman Khan to promote tourism in the Valley. Mufti[Read More…]
J-K: Encounter underway in Pulwama district
After yesterday’s incident, an encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, according to police. According to reports, the militant has fled from the spot. This comes two days after a clash between the ultras and security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara[Read More…]
J&K: Encounter underway in Kupwara
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, fired mortars
As per Business Standard reports, the Pakistani army fired mortars along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday in order to provoke the army to retaliate. “There was unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army in Krishna Ghati Sector in Poonch district from 1200 hours, using 82 mm mortars[Read More…]
J&K militants push into cop’s home, warns family
Jammu-Srinagar highway to remain closed for the second consecutive day
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…]
High alert declared after 3 killed in attack on GREF camp in Jammu’s Akhnoor
Three people working as labourers with General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) have been killed in a terrorist attack in Batal in Akhnoor district on Monday morning, following which a high alert has been declared in the region. The attack took place in Akhnoor sector this morning on the General Reserve[Read More…]
Jammu: A 36-year-old woman army officer allegedly commits suicide
Anita Kumari, an Indian army major allegedly committed suicide in Jammu by shooting herself in the head at her official residence in Bari-Brahmana cantonment late on Thursday, said police on Friday. The woman army officer belonged to Udaipur village in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The 36-year-old probably used her[Read More…]
‘Kashmiris feel they’re used as tools for politics’
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…]
Cabinet approves setting up of IIM in Jammu
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the establishment and operationalisation of an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Jammu. Atemporary campus will be at Old Government College of Engineering and Technology from the Academic Year 2016-17. The approval is a part of the Prime Minister’s development package for Jammu and[Read More…]