Tag: Jammu and Kashmir

The militant attack on the forces last Monday on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in which two CRPF men were killed was the fourth such attack on the same route this year.The militants attacked when the CRPF troops, along with J&K Police, were carrying out road opening operations at Pampore bypass ...

Interview for Group-B (non-gazetted) and Group-C posts in Central government jobs has been abolished in 23 states and eight Union Territories (UTs) so far -- an exercise that started with effect from January 1, 2016. All the eight UTs of India, including newly created Jammu ...

Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were injured on Saturday as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and civilian areas in different sectors along the Line of Control and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.Indian troops ...

Signaling a dip in mortality rate in JK, seven people died over the dreaded virus on Saturday pushing the death toll up to 1313 in the Union Territory while as 635 fresh cases were tested positive taking the tally of total cases up to 83064. Of the total 83,064 ...

Regional parties, including the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday opposed implementation of the recently introduced property tax, first time ever, in J&K.NC general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, who chaired a meeting in the Srinagar constituency on Saturday, “expressed concern over the imposition of property ...

Representative image "At about 1.30 am, Pakistan initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars, targeting civilian areas along the LoC in Makote sector of Poonch. The Indian Army retaliated befittingly," a defence spokesman said Saturday morning. A police official said the heavy ...

Two militants have been killed in a brief gunfight between government forces and militants in Dadoora Kangan area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. A senior police officer told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two unidentified militant have been killed while as search operation is on in the area. ...

The Indian Army has foiled attempts by militants from Pakistan to smuggle weapons through Jammu and Kashmir’s Keran sector, PTI reported on Saturday, citing officials. The troops recovered four AK-74 rifles, eight magazines and 240 rounds of ammunition concealed in two bags.An unidentified Army official told the news agency ...

Four militants were killed on Saturday in two separate encounters with security forces in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Chingam area of Kulgam district of south Kashmir late Friday night following specific inputs about ...

The Army on Saturday expressed hope that the Summary of Evidence, a step before a possible court martial, in July's Amshipura encounter in South Kashmir's Shopian district would conclude soon and take the case to the next stage. Corps Commander of the Army's Srinagar-based Chinar ...