Pulwama

'Civil society delegation not allowed to visit Pulwama citing possible terror attack'

November 23, 2019 6:43 pm

The former chief information commissioner, who is part of the Concerned Citizens Group said the delegation group met several people to know about the difficulties being faced by the Kashmiris.

Art 370 would have ended last term but an incident happened: Rajnath

October 14, 2019 7:10 am

Sources said the incident was the Pulwama terror attack on February 14, when 40 CRPF jawans were killed.

Three men from Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama detained in Chandigarh

August 20, 2019 6:04 pm

They are being interrogated by a joint team of crime branch and Operations Cell. A white color i20 car bearing Jammu and Kashmir registration number was also seized.

Another attack in Pulwama; grenade hurled near police station, several civilians injured

June 18, 2019 10:16 pm

This comes a day after a patrol unit was targetted by a vehicle mounted with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the area.

2 ex-SPOs among 4 JeM men killed in Pulwama encounter

June 08, 2019 3:36 am

Shabir Ahmad Dar and Mohammad Salman Khan, residents of Pulwama and Shopian districts respectively, were killed less than 24 hours after they abandoned their posts. J&K police said after deserting, the SPOs had become the members of JeM and were killed in an encounter.

Four suspected JeM militants killed in Pulwama encounter, says police

June 07, 2019 3:18 pm

Pulwama encounter: The gunfight broke out in Panjran area of Lassipora late Thursday night when security forces launched a cordon and search operation following inputs about the possible presence of militants in the area.

J&K: Fire breaks out in Army barrack in Pulwama

June 03, 2019 1:53 pm

The fire broke out in the barrack in Khrew area of the south Kashmir district and fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames, a police official said.

Curfewed nights

June 02, 2019 7:56 am

Despite encounters and search operations keeping South Kashmir on the edge, the Sheikhs ensure a Ramzan tradition — walking down the streets and waking up people for the pre-dawn meal of sehri.

Pulwama encounter: Hizbul militant involved in jawan Aurangzeb's death last June among three killed

May 19, 2019 3:42 am

They have been identified as Showkat Dar of Panzgam in Awantipora, Irfan War of Sopore’s Wadoora Payeen and Muzaffar Sheikh of Pulwama’s Tahab area, police said.

J&K: 6 militants among 9 killed in Valley

May 17, 2019 5:16 am

The family of the civilian, Rayees Ahmad, killed during the pre-dawn encounter, alleged that the Army and Special Operation Group of the J&K Police took Rayees and his brother Younis as human shields to conduct searches in the area — an allegation denied by the police and Army.

Terror attack in J&K's Pulwama kills 40 CRPF personnel, JeM behind strike

February 19, 2019 9:47 am

Before Thursday’s attack, the most casualty suffered by CRPF in an attack was on June 25, 2016, when a vehicle was attacked by three LeT militants, leaving eight personnel dead and 22 injured

Pulwama Encounter: Two Militants Killed, Three Armymen Injured

July 04, 2017 4:31 pm

Encounter underway in J&K, two militants killed

January 20, 2016 6:09 am

Pulwama, Jan 20 (ANI): An encounter between militants and security forces is underway in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The gunfight erupted between terrorists and security forces in the area last night. According to reports, three terrorists are hiding in a villager's house since night. Two terrorists have been killed in the ongoing encounter between terrorists and security forces. The Army, Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF in a joint operation cordoned off Naina Batpora village after information about the presence of militants was received.