Tag: Jammu And Kashmir

Jammu: A civilian was critically injured in overnight Pakistani shelling on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night in Lam area. Muhammad Mishri received a bullet injury. “He was shifted to a local hospital where doctors referred him to Jammu […]

Jammu: Four civilians have been killed and 30 injured in overnight shelling by the Pakistan Rangers on the international border in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts, authorities said on Wednesday. Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police S.P. Vaid tweeted: “In a night long shelling/firing from across the border at Jammu Kathua to Akhnoor, so […]

Jammu: Over 40,000 border villagers were forced to migrate from their homes as the Pakistan Rangers continued targeting civilian and defence facilities in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts on Wednesday, police said. While some of the migrants have taken shelter in makeshift camps set up by the administration, most others preferred to shift to the […]

Jammu: Pakistani rangers have violated ceasefire on the international border (IB) in Jammu and Samba districts. The Pakistani Army resorted to unprovoked firing at the Border Security Force outposts in Arnia, Ramgarh and Chamliyal areas of Jammu and Kashmir late on Sunday, the BSF sources said. “The firing started at 10 p.m. The BSF retaliated […]

Srinagar/Jammu: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir were put on high alert on Friday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to the state on Saturday. All entry and exit points into Srinagar and Jammu have been sealed by police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who allowed vehicles to enter the cities only […]

Srinagar: Five militants including a Kashmir University teacher who went missing last week, were killed on Sunday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Director General of Police (DGP) S.P. Vaid said all five holed-up militants in Badigam village have been killed. “Encounter concluded at Badigam Zainpora […]

Los Angeles: “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson on Friday tweeted in support of Indian lawyer Deepika Singh Rajwat, who is fighting the case of a minor girl whose rape and murder in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir sent shockwaves globally. Watson on Friday shared an article about “How the Kathua rape case lawyer is […]

Jammu: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will induct five new faces in the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet and has also decided to drop three ministers in the much-awaited coalition ministry reshuffle slated to take place on Monday. Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, Health Minister Bali Bhagat and junior Minister Priya Sethi will not be included […]

Jammu: A woman has accused a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper of raping her here in March, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Sunday. “In the complaint lodged yesterday (Saturday) by the woman from Pooch district, she said she was ambushed by three CRPF troopers and was later taken inside a camp where one […]

Mumbai: Film stars, directors, singers and composers — the Indian film industry is unified in condemning the “barbaric” and “appalling” rape of a minor in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. They are “disgusted” by the silence of the government. Popular celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Kamal Haasan, Karan Johar, Adnan Sami and Sanjay Dutt have demanded […]

Jammu: Five soldiers were injured on Tuesday in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said. Police said the Pakistan Army started unprovoked shelling and firing targeting Indian positions in Krishna Ghati sector. “The firing started at 7.30 a.m. The injured, including an officer, were airlifted to […]

Srinagar: Three soldiers and 13 militants were among 20 killed in the Kashmir Valley on Sunday in fierce fighting whose victims included those who had abducted and murdered Lt Ummer Fayaz in May last year. In one of the worst rounds of armed clashes between the security forces and militants in recent years, the fighting […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Saturday in an ongoing gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said. “Security personnel from the Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police surrounded Shistargam village on Friday evening following information about a group of […]

Jammu: Five civilians were killed on Sunday in Pakistan shelling on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, police said. “The Pakistan Army resorted to indiscriminate shelling in Mendhar sector of the LoC. “A shell fell on a house killing five members of the same family,” the police said. The Indian […]

Srinagar: Authorities decided to re-open schools and colleges across the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday after shutting them the previous day to maintain law and order in the wake of a gunfight that killed three militants. “All schools and colleges will re-open today (Tuesday) in the valley. Although the District Magistrates will decide if any educational […]