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SRINAGAR: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Akhal forest area of Devsar in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday evening.A joint team of personnel from the Army, CRPF, and J&K Police SOG had launched an anti-terror operation following inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area. Holed-up ultras opened fire…
JAMMU: Soldiers gunned down two terrorists early Wednesday during a fierce gunfight near the LoC in Poonch district of J&K, foiling an infiltration attempt based on joint intelligence inputs from military and police sources.The shooting started after troops spotted suspicious movement in a forested area close to the LoC. “The operation was based on credible…
NEW DELHI: An encounter between security forces and two ‘individuals’ broke out in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Poonch on Wednesday.According to Army officials, the forces intercepted a group of terrorists trying to infiltrate into the Indian side from across the border leading to an encounter.They said two terrorists fell down after being hit during the gunfight…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former home minister P Chidambaram has raised several questions about the Union government’s handling of the Pahalgam terror attack and subsequent Operation Sindoor. In an interview with news outlet The Quint, Chidambaram said the government has not provided enough information and accused it of being unwilling to share key…
When one travels from Srinagar to Uri, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor (LG)’s overhaul of the region’s challenging terrain is perceptible. His bureaucrats outline his main accomplishments: first, efficient transportation networks have facilitated better access to services, and tourism; and second, civilian killings and militant recruitment have considerably declined. The locals agree. Industrialists…
NEW DELHI: Acknowledging an exception carved out for Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court on Friday said delimitation exercises for other states cannot be conducted prior to publication of data of first census after 2026 as that would be against the mandate of Article 170(3) of the Constitution.“The delimitation process is, by design, a legislative…
NEW DELHI: An Army jawan was killed and two others injured in a landmine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials confirmed to PTI on Friday.During an area domination patrol in the Krishna Ghati sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a mine blast resulted in the death of an…
SRINAGAR: J&K National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah announced on Monday the formation of a new human rights body, calling it a temporary alternative to the defunct State Human Rights Commission (SHRC).“Until statehood is restored and a formal SHRC is reestablished, this body will operate in its place,” Dr Abdullah told TOI.The newly formed body…
JAMMU: Days after Union home minister Amit Shah declared that Indus waters will be taken to Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar through canals within three years, J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday opposed sharing such flows with other states.“I will never allow this (divert water from J&K to other states). Let’s use our water for ourselves…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reiterated India’s stance against terrorism and said that the nation would never equate the perpetrators of Pahalgam terror attack with their victims. He also thanked United Kingdom government for condemning the April 22 attack that killed 26.“We practice a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism and…
