Shots fired in J&K
Srinagar, Sep 10 (IANS) Shots were being fired in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district at the same site where a gunfight took place between the security forces and militants the previous day, police said. “As…
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Restrictions imposed in Srinagar
Srinagar, Sep 10 (IANS) Restrictions were imposed in some parts of Srinagar city on Sunday to prevent separatist-called protests against Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The minister is…
Hizbul Mujahideen militant killed in J&K
Srinagar, Sep 10 (IANS) A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said on Sunday. “The militant identified as Tariq was killed while another terrorist, Adil…
Two militants killed, girl injured in Shopian gunfight
Srinagar, Sep 9 (IANS) Two militants were killed and a girl injured on Saturday in a gunfight broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district after militants fired on a military vehicle. police said. The…
Rajnath in Kashmir, meets cross-section of people amid militant attack
Srinagar, Sep 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday began a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir and reviewed the security situation during a meeting with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti even as militants…
Policeman killed, two injured in Kashmir attack
Srinagar, Sep 9 (IANS) A day before Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, a policeman was killed and two others injured on Saturday when militants attacked them in the…
Restrictions imposed in Srinagar
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) Restrictions were imposed in parts of Srinagar city on Friday to prevent protests against the killings of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, police said. The restrictions were imposed in the areas…
NIA carries out raids in Srinagar, Jammu; Yasin Malik detained
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) The NIA on Thursday raided the house of senior separatist leader and influential Shia cleric Syed Agha Hassan as well as the houses of other separatist leaders and…
Six injured in Srinagar grenade blast
Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) Six persons were injured in a grenade blast here on Thursday, including the man who who threw the explosive, police said. A militant hurled a hand grenade at a passing vehicle…
One dead, 5 injured in Srinagar grenade blast
Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) One person was killed and five others were injured in a grenade blast here on Thursday, including the man who who threw the explosive, police said. A militant hurled a hand…
Yasin Malik arrested in Srinagar
Srinagar, Sep 7 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested here on Thursday. “These villainous acts by the government would not break the spirit of the freedom loving people…
Militants attack police picket in Kashmir
Srinagar, Sep 6 (IANS) Militants on Wednesday attacked a police picket in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, but fled after the deployed police personnel retaliated, police said. Militants fired at a “minority…
Big B, Hema Malini promote oneness for Kashmir
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and veteran actress-politician Hema Malini have featured in “Vaadi-e-Kashmir”, a short film aimed at spreading the message of oneness. “As an Indian, this film is my…
We are passing through war times without war: Border residents
By Sheikh Qayoom Jammu, Sep 6 (IANS) As the lives of thousands of people living close to the Line of Control (LoC) and the international border in Jammu and Kashmir remain on the edge, tensions…
Top Hizbul commander among two militants killed in J&K gunfight
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) A top commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit was among the two militants killed in a gunfight with security forces in outskirts of Sopore town in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district…
Valley lawyers to boycott courts against NIA notice to bar chief
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Members of Kashmir Bar Association on Monday announced they would boycott of courts against notice to their president Mian Qayoom by the National Investigation Agency, asking him to appear before it…
Five CRPF troopers injured in Kashmir grenade blast
Srinagar, Sep 4 (IANS) Five CRPF troopers were injured in a grenade attack by militants on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Monday, police said. Militants hurled the grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)…
BSF trooper killed in Pakistan ceasefire violation
Jammu, Sep 1 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed on Friday in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan troops on the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police sources said….
J&K Police lodges FIR against two army officers
Jammu, Sep 1 (IANS) An FIR was lodged against two army officers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Friday for interfering with an accident investigation, police said. Police said two passengers of a cab…
Policeman killed, seven injured in Srinagar militant attack
Srinagar, Sep 1 (IANS) A policeman was killed and seven others injured as militants attacked a police vehicle in the city’s outskirts on Friday, police said. Militants ambushed a vehicle of the state armed police…