Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI A Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. Acting on specific intel regarding the presence of a terrorist in Arihal village of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon … Read more
Village defence guards on Sunday opened fire, observing suspicious movement in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. No one was injured in the firing that took place around 4 a.m. in upper Dhangri, a village where terrorists killed seven persons in an attack early this year, officials said. The VDGs fired … Read more
A non-local worker was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Monday. Preliminary reports suggested that the migrant worker was shot from a close range in Nowpora village of Pulwama district in south Kashmir. The victim, identified as Mukesh Kumar of Uttar Pradesh’s Tumchi area, was shifted to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries. … Read more
A collapsed house in Srinagar. File photo used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu One person was killed and three injured when a mud house collapsed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Thursday, October 26, 2023. The incident occurred in Gursai Mohri village past midnight, they said. While Rayaz … Read more
A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces near the LoC in Baramulla district of J&K | file photo | Photo Credit: ANI A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces near the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The identity and … Read more
People queue outside Bakshi stadium in Srinagar on Tuesday to attend Independence day function in Srinagar on August 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The J&K administration on Saturday said 36.85 lakh locals, around 29% of the Union Territory’s population, participated in the Independence Day functions this year and termed the feat “a historic milestone”. … Read more
An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck the Doda region of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday afternoon, said the National Centre for Seismology. The earthquake originated about 6 km below the surface due to which tremors were reported from as far away as the Delhi National Capital Region. There were no immediate reports of casualties or … Read more
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the Bhaderwah region offers ideal conditions for lavender cultivation in terms of land and climate. | Photo Credit: Twitter/@DrJitendraSingh Union Minister Jitendra Singh on June 4 inaugurated the two-day “Lavender Festival” in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bhaderwah Valley and said the Union Territory has emerged as the lavender capital of India and … Read more
Image for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: S. Subramanium As many as 217 drug peddlers have been arrested and narcotics worth over ₹7 crore recovered so far this year in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on June 1. As part of its crackdown on drug peddling, the Baramulla police has registered … Read more
A member of Village Defence Committee (VDC) allegedly shot himself dead with his rifle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said on Tuesday,. April 11, 2023. The VDC member was identified as Suresh Kumar Sharma, resident of Bai Nambal village, they said. Sharma died by suicide on Monday night using the weapon issued to … Read more