Tag: Jammu Kashmir

Security forces had started a joint operation in the Surankote area after intelligence that a group of terrorists was hiding there.

Three soldiers were killed and 3 others injured in a terrorist attack on their vehicle amid in an encounter between terrorists and security forces in J&K's Poonch on Thursday, officials said.

In unanimous verdict, Supreme Court on Monday said the 2019 order scrapping Article 370 was 'valid'. SC upheld the Centre’s decision to scrap provisions of Article 370 of Constitution, which had granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir.

His remarks came after the Supreme Court’s Constitution bench on Monday upheld the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution while announcing its judgment on a series of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and the division of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories.

CJI Chandrachud is pronouncing the verdict on the batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the 2019 Presidential Order taking away the special status accorded to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and its bifurcation into two Union Territories.

After the security forces cordoned off the area, terrorists hiding there started firing, drawing retaliation by the security forces.

Rashmi Ranjan Swain hails from Odisha’s Rourkela. A 1991 batch IPS officer, Swain held key positions in the Jammu and Kashmir Police before assuming charge as the DGP.

The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the forested Patrada area on Monday and fired a few rounds after noticing the suspicious movement of two people, the officials said.

Nine AK series rifles, three pistols, four grenades, 288 AK and pistol rounds, 55 suspected narco packets and other huge quantity of war-like stores were recovered.

Three cousin sisters from Nowshera of Old Srinagar qualified national eligibility entrance test (NEET) with flying colors. They have made the whole valley proud by securing exceptional marks in what is said to be the toughest exams.

The bus was reported to have been carrying pilgrims to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.

Talking on the sidelines of the third G20 Tourism Working Group meetin here, Singh emphasised the altered mindset of the people, attributing it to a growing disregard for strike calls originating from Pakistan.

The multi-talented bureaucrat was a medical doctor, IPS before finally becoming an IAS officer. She also is a public speaker, writer, and self-proclaimed learner and is presently serving the people of Baramulla as Deputy Commissioner.

Launching a scathing attack on Pakistan, India, through a Right to Reply (RoR), slammed Islamabad at the IPU and termed it an exporter of terrorists.

The event - which saw the first of its kind biggest procession in Kupwara - marked the 11th year of Rakh's 'Beti Bachao Janandolan' (BBJ) and the 192nd birth anniversary of Savitribai J. Phule, the legendary social reformer of Maharashtra who inspired the unique campaign.