Tag: Baramulla

The gunfight started on Saturday evening after a joint team of police and security forces received an input about the presence of terrorists in the area.

Among those killed is top LeT commander Yousuf Kantroo who was involved in several acts of terrorism including attacks on police and security forces.

Srinagar: Two militants were killed and two security men injured on Friday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police said that bodies of two militants were recovered from the site in Behrampora village and that the gunfight had now ended. “A soldier and a policeman were injured in this operation,” a police […]

Srinagar: Hundreds of locals in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday attended the funeral of a policeman killed by militants in Pulwama. Hundreds of men, women and children came out to attend the funeral of constable, Ghulam Hassan Wagay, in his ancestral Wohlutra village of Rafiabad area in Baramulla where he was buried. Wagay […]

Srinagar: A major terror attack was averted after three Pakistani ‘fidayeen’ were shot dead in a gunfight in a forested area near the border town of Uri in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. “All three Pakistani fidayeen terrorists were killed in Uri area of Baramulla district,” said a police officer said. Director General […]

Srinagar: Four intruding militants were killed on Saturday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district as the army foiled an infiltration bid, said defence sources. A group of militants was challenged by the alert troops on the Indian side of the LoC in Rampur sector. “The operation is ongoing in […]

Srinagar: Life started normally here and in other places in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday after a day’s shutdown. Shops, public transport, educational institutions and other businesses opened normally here as less security men were seen around. Banks, post offices and government offices started functioning normally. No separatist group has called for a shutdown on Thursday. […]

Srinagar: Life across the Kashmir Valley was adversely affected on Wednesday due to the separatist called protest shutdown against the killing of three civilians in clashes with security forces. Authorities here and in all other district headquarters made sufficient deployment of police and paramilitary forces to maintain law and order. “Adequate deployments of security forces […]

Srinagar: Normal life was affected in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district today following a shutdown called by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to protest the killing of a party activist in Sopore town. Shops, business establishments, public transport, banks, and educational institutions remained shut in the district. Unidentified gunmen shot dead Sheikh Altaf-ul-Rehman, […]

Srinagar: The admission process for four newly-established medical colleges in Jammu and Kashmir will start soon, officials said. Officials of the state health and medical education departments said they are likely to receive the letter of permission from the Medical Council of India (MCI) soon for admission to the four medical colleges. Four hundred seats […]

Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Thursday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police sources said the killings took place in Dangarpora village in Sopore area. “Exact identity of the slain militants is being ascertained but both of them belong to the LeT outfit. Search operation is […]

Srinagar: A Pakistani militant of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit was killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The militant, identified as Luqman, was killed in the encounter in Boniyar area of Uri sector in Baramulla district. An encounter had started in the morning between militants and the […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit Jammu and Kashmir for social work. The state’s former Chief Minister has been allowed to visit Srinagar, Baramulla, Anantnag and Jammu. Azad has said that he would not hold any political rallies or indulge in political activities.

Srinagar: Two CRPF personnel and a Special Police Officer (SPO) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed after terrorists attacked a patrol party in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to the details, a joint patrol party of the police and the CRPF was targetted by the terrorists who were hiding in an orchard in […]