Umar Azhar Kakroo will be Chairman of Municipal Council Baramulla
BARAMULLA, OCT 22: A meeting of elected Councilors of Congress was held in Baramulla on Monday in which it was unanimously decided that Umar Azhar Kakroo will be Chairman of Municipal Council (MC) Baramulla. The meeting was presided by Shoaib Nabi Lone, Congress District President Baramulla. Shoaib Nabi told reporters that having won majority of […]
Two militants killed in shootout in Baramulla
3 more killed during infiltration bid in Uri: Army
Baramulla, Oct 19: Two unidentified militants travelling in a Scorpio vehicle were killed in a brief shootout at Karlhar crossing near railway station in the outskirts of Baramulla town, Friday afternoon. Addressing media persons at a hurriedly-called press briefing, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla Imtiyaz Hussain Mir said, “ Around 1:30, militants travelling in […]
Two militants killed in Baramulla shootout
Baramulla: Two unidentified militants have been killed in a brief shootout at Kralhar near Railway station in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday afternoon. A top police officer said that the militants opened fire upon Naka party. In retaliation two militants were killed and one AK-47 and one pistol were recovered from there possession. Reyaz […]
Power transmission capacity for Kashmir increased by 70%: Sterlite
Srinagar, Oct 18: Power transmission capacity for the Kashmir valley has increased substantially with the commissioning of the 414-km-long Northern Region Strengthening Scheme (NRSS) by Sterlite Power, company officials said Thursday. The NRSS-29, with a project cost of Rs 3,000 crore, connects the northern grid to Jammu and Kashmir and would enable power transfer of […]
Four unidentified militants reportedly killed in Boniyar
Police and Army officials did not confirm killing of militants
Boniyar Uri : A gunfight broke out between forces and militants near Torna Post near Line of Control in Trikanjan Boniyar in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. Sources in Army said that four militants were killed in the gunfight but there was no confirmation from Army or Police officials. SSP Baramulla Mir Imtiyaz Hussain said that no […]
Baramulla Premier League inaugurated in Baramulla, Pangong XI and Blue Star Jetty lock horns
Baramulla: To provide an opportunity and platform to the youth of Baramulla and adjoining areas to hone their sports skills, Baramulla Premier League (BPL) a T-20 cricket tournament, organised by Army organised 46 Rashtriya Rifles Battalion (FORMIDABLE 46) of Himalayan Brigade under the aegis of Dagger Division was inaugurated on Wednesday at Prof Showket Ali […]
Masroor Abbas’s arrest triggers protest in Mirgund Pattan, protestors block highway
Pattan: A day after Hurriyat leader Maulana Masroor Abbas was detained by police in view of Local Body Polls, dozens of people from Shia-community from Mirgund, Rambail, Matipora and its adjoining areas staged a protest while blocking the Srinagar Muzaffarbad Highway at Mirgund Pattan on Sunday. Witnesses said that scores of people from Shia-community blocked […]
People in large number come up to cast their votes in Uri
60 percent polling recorder till 12 noon
Uri: Defying threats and boycott calls, large number of voters are queuing up outside polling station in frontier Uri town as brisk polling is going on here in the third phase of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) polls. “Out of 3552, 2117 votes were polled till 12 A M in which 1096 were male and 1021 females […]
LMD conducted consumers’ awareness programme in Boniyar
Baramulla: In order to nurture students and common people about their rights and duties as consumers in far-flung areas, Department of Legal Metrology (LMD) conducted awareness camp at Government Higher Secondary School Boniyar in frontier Uri of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. Controller LMD Jammu and Kashmir Ali Afsar Khan was the chief guest […]
PhD scholar Manan Wani among two Hizb militants killed in Handwara
Amid violent clashes, thousands participate in their funeral
Handwara, Oct 11: Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants including top commander Manan Bashir Wani, a PhD scholar-turned-militant and his associate Ashiq Hussain Zargar was killed in a fierce gunfight at Shatgund Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. Residents of the Shatgund and Qalambad – nestled among the walnut and pine trees – woke up to […]
