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Army sniffer dog Tyson suffered 1st bullet injury in Kishtwar encounter, but kept going, helping forces find 3 hiding terrorists

February 23, 2026 2:31 am

The 3 terrorists, who had been on the run for over a month, were gunned down in the encounter in the Chatroo area

Decode Politics: Why Omar Abdullah stands apart from his colleagues in J&K Ramzan charity row

February 23, 2026 9:45 am

The Kishtwar district administration on February 18 barred individuals or charities from collecting donations during the Islamic month of fasting without the prior approval of the Waqf Board, the local Jama Masjid imam, or tehsildars.

The terrorists, reported to be two in number, were hiding in a mud house and opened fire on the search parties, prompting the latter to retaliate.

3 Jaish terrorists killed in Kishtwar encounter as joint team of forces track them down following month-long chase

February 22, 2026 7:27 pm

Though their identity was yet to be ascertained, official sources believed that one of them was the self-styled Jaish commander, Saifullah.

Forces make contact with terrorists on the run since encounter that killed Havildar in Kishtwar

January 31, 2026 11:21 am

For the past two years, Kishtwar’s Chhatru area has seen terrorist movement.

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Mobile internet cut off as forces intensify search for terrorists who killed Army man in Kishtwar encounter

January 30, 2026 7:05 pm

After the January 18 encounter in which Havildar Gajendra Singh was killed and 7 soldiers were injured, forces have established contact with the terrorists two more times

Security personnel conduct checks ahead of the 77th Republic Day

Jaish terrorist killed in Kathua gunfight

January 23, 2026 6:44 pm

Comes days after terrorists killed an Army havildar in Kashmir’s Kishtwar

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A phone call, a flurry of activity: When a local hospital had to respond to Kishtwar flash flood

August 17, 2025 7:45 am

The hospital was already working with skeletal staff – three of its six doctors and some paramedics were on pilgrimage duty -- and it was short of medicines, equipment and beds

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In Chishoti, man running langar pulled out from debris after 30 hours

August 17, 2025 3:25 am

Amid the devastation caused by the cloudburst, Subhash Chandra, who had been running a langar (community kitchen) for Mata Machail pilgrims, was rescued alive after being trapped under debris for nearly 30 hours.

‘Why were precautionary measures not taken despite Met warning’: J&K House environment panel member on Kishtwar cloudburst

August 16, 2025 7:58 pm

Communist leader M Y Tarigami seeks urgent and time bound inquiry into loss of lives.

All hands on deck in Kishtwar as desperate search for the missing picks up

August 16, 2025 5:34 am

From J&K Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, Kishtwar District Development Council chairperson Pooja Thakur to local NGO Ababeel, people across the spectrum came forward to help