India, Pak armies trade fire along LoC in Poonch
Jammu:0 The Pakistan army resorting to unprovoked firing with small arms and mortar shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Saturday, which was retaliated, a defence spokesperson said. The firing from across the LoC in Balakote sector began around 6 pm, drawing a befitting retaliation from […]
Police arrests two drug peddlers in Srinagar
Srinagar: Two drug peddlers were arrested and contraband substance recovered from their possession in Srinagar, a Police spokesman said. The spokesman said that Police from Police Station Shaheedgunj intercepted two persons during daily routine checking of vehicles at Jehlum Market Batmaloo and during checking, Police recovered 13 grams of Heroin like substance from their possession. […]
Man shot at in Pulwama
Pulwama: One person, reportedly a National Conference worker, was shot outside his residence in Wasoora village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that NC worker Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, son of Assadullah Dar, was shot at and injured by unknown militants in Wasoora, Pulwama, following which he was […]
CRPF camp in Srinagar attacked with grenade
Srinagar: Militants on Friday lobbed a grenade at a CRPF camp in Noorbagh area of the city, police said. No loss of human life or injury has been reported in the incident. The militants lobbed the grenade on the camp at 6:40 am. The grenade exploded outside the camp, killing a stray dog, a police […]
Stray bullet injures woman in Budgam: Police
Srinagar: Police on Friday said that a woman was injured after being hit by a stray bullet in Woolina (Ichgam) village of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. In a statement here, police said that today Police Station Budgam received a report that due to some aerial firing shots few tin roofs in village Woolina have suffered […]
Injured in mishap, cop succumbs at SKIMS
Srinagar: A policeman who was injured when his vehicle turned turtle two days ago in Tulkhan area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag, succumbed to his injuries on Friday. Official sources said that an accident took place on December 09 at Tulkhan, Bijbehara when a WagonR car (JK14D-1905) driven by Head Constable Joginder Singh, son […]
Pak summons Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission here to register its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC). The Foreign Office alleged that due to the firing in the Hotspring sector of the LoC, a 55-year-old civilian sustained serious injuries. […]
2 persons injured in Tral road accident
Srinagar: Two persons were injured in a road accident in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. According to news agency GNS, an unknown vehicle hit two pedestrians near ITI Tral, leaving them injured. The officials identified the injured as Abdul Khaliq and B. Singh, both from Tral. The injured were taken to […]
J&K has witnessed unprecedented development: MoS Jitendra Singh
Udhampur: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said the “unprecedented” development that has taken place in the last six years in Jammu and Kashmir is being seen by the voters. Addressing a series of public meetings as part of the District Development Council (DDC) election campaign here, Singh said the district got the rare distinction […]
J&K records 366 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more die
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 366 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus, pushing the infection tally to 1,14,773, while the death toll mounted to 1,775 with eight fatalities in the last 24 hours, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 196 are from the Kashmir division and 170 from the Jammu division, they said. […]
