Tag: Srinagar

Srinagar: A youth in Jammu and Kashmir who had joined militant ranks in October was arrested by the police in Srinagar on Sunday. Family sources said Ahtisham Bilal was arrested by police from his home in Khanyar area of Srinagar. Later, the police said the youth had been reunited with his family after he agreed […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Thursday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. The security forces launched a search operation following a tip-off about hiding militants in Sharshali village of Khrew area. “As the searches were going on, the security forces were fired upon by the […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed and three soldiers injured in a gunfight on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, police said. Security forces had started a cordon and search operation in Kuthpora village after receiving specific information about militant presence. As the search party was closing on the hiding militants they fired triggering an […]

Jammu/Srinagar: Voting started normally on Tuesday for the fourth phase of Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir under tight security arrangements. Voting is taking place at 2,618 polling stations across the state, with 639 in Kashmir division and 1,979 in Jammu division. The process started at 8 a.m. and will end at 2 p.m. Poll […]

Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer and a constable along with an Indian Army soldier were injured in a gunfight in a Jammu and Kashmir village in Kulgam district on Tuesday, police said. The gun battle in Redwani village started earlier following specific inputs about militant presence. At least two to three militants […]

Srinagar: An Indian Army soldier and six Hizbul Mujahideen and the Lashkar-e-Taiba militants have been killed so far in an encounter underway in a Jammu and Kashmir village in Shopian district on Sunday, defence spokesman said. A civilian suffered a bullet injury as intense clashes broke out in the morning between villagers and the security […]

Srinagar: Six militants were killed on Friday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said. Upon receiving a tip-off, the security forces began a search operation in Sekipora village. “Six terrorists were killed in this operation. Weapons and warlike stores have been recovered from the encounter site,” Defence […]

Srinagar: A border personnel meeting was held on Monday by Indian and Chinese Army in eastern Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources said. Colonel Rajesh Kalia, Defence ministry spokesman, said that ceremonial BPM was held on the occasion of ‘Diwali’ at Indian BPM huts at Chushul-Moldo and Daulat Beg Oldi in Eastern Ladakh. […]

Srinagar: Security forces shot dead two militants on Thursday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, triggering street protests in Badgam and Pulwama districts that left a woman badly injured, officials said. A soldier was also injured in the gun battle. Police said in a statement that the dead militants in Bugoo village in […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Thursday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Acting on a specific tip about the presence of militants, security forces laid a cordon around Athoora village. When challenged, the hidden militants fired at the security forces, triggering a gunfight. “Two militants were killed […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in the outskirts of Srinagar city, police said. Security forces early in the day started searches for hiding militants in Sathu area of Nowgam in Jammu and Kashmir after receiving specific input about their presence. “As the cordon was tightened, they […]

Srinagar: Five civilians were killed and over a dozen others injured on Sunday when an explosion occurred a gunfight site in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said. According to the police, despite repeated requests not to visit the gunfight site in Laroo village till it was declared safe, civilians went to the gunfight site […]

Srinagar: Security forces on Friday shot dead two militants on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla town. Police said police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) signalled a vehicle to stop at Kralhar near the Khwaja Bazar railway station in the town. The militants who were in the vehicle opened fire. In retaliation, the […]

Srinagar: A Jammu and Kashmir policeman and three militants were killed in a gunfight in old city area of Srinagar on Wednesday, police said. The four died in the gun battle that erupted between holed up militants and the security forces in Fateh Kadal area after information about militant presence was received. Three Central Reserve […]

Jammu/Srinagar: The Jammu region’s Samba district recorded over 35 per cent of voting during the first four hours of third phase of the state’s municipal polls on Saturday while the Kashmir Valley witnessed a low turnout. In the Valley’s Pulwama and Bandipora districts, some candidates have been elected unopposed while in the other wards no […]