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According to officials, work to build community bunkers started recently in Kupwara and Baramulla districts. With cross-border shelling along the Line of Control increasing off late, there has been a demand for bunkers in border villages.
Fri, Jul 24, 2020On Wednesday, the J-K administration said a complete lockdown will be imposed from Wednesday evening till July 27 morning.
Thu, Jul 23, 2020Connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh round the year is considered to be important for defence forces as Ladakh shares borders with Pakistan and China. At present, road connectivity between the two regions remains suspended during the winter.
Tue, Jul 21, 2020"I feel 90 per cent of the people in Kashmir look for development, growth, employment opportunities, (where) their future is secure, and they are safe," Murmu said.
Sun, Jul 26, 2020According to an release issued on Saturday, the decision was approved by the administrative council chaired by the L-G.
Sun, Jul 19, 2020Police said Mehraj u Din Mallah, a ward member in Sopore’s Watergam, was abducted by unknown men at Marazigund Wednesday morning.
Thu, Jul 16, 2020A senior officer of the J&K police said on Tuesday that the matter is being looked into by higher authorities.
Wed, Jul 15, 2020On Sunday afternoon, the Srinagar administration announced restrictions on public movement in 88 areas. And on Sunday evening, the administration issued orders to allow tourists into Jammu and Kashmir in a phased manner, starting Tuesday.
Tue, Jul 14, 2020Madhav was in Kashmir to meet the family of senior BJP leader Sheikh Waseem Bari, who along with his father Sheikh Bashir and younger brother Sheikh Umar Sultan was killed in a militant attack at Bandipora last week.
Mon, Jul 13, 2020Senior officer says 250 militants in launch pads across border
Sun, Jul 12, 2020“On 9 July, The Kashmir Walla’s editor received a formal summon from Safakadal police station saying that 'your presence is necessary for the purpose of enquiry into the offence committed under section 147, 307, 109, 501, 505 IPC',” the website said in a statement on Friday.
Sat, Jul 11, 2020Speaking to reporters in Bandipore, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said they had identified the two militants involved in the attack. “One of them is Abid (a local militant) and another is a foreigner,” he said.
Fri, Jul 10, 2020The BJP leader was killed in a militant attack in Bandipora district. Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah condemned the incident.
Thu, Jul 09, 2020According to officials, the encounter broke out while security forces were on a cordon and search operation in the Gasoo area of Pulwama. Army officers said the operation had been launched based on inputs by the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police.
Wed, Jul 08, 2020Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, including a foreigner, were killed and three Armymen injured in an encounter in Kulgam district on Saturday.
Mon, Jul 06, 2020A CRPF spokesperson said that militants attempted to target CRPF personnel by detonating an IED. Soon after the incident, security forces were rushed to the area and the area has been cordoned off.
Mon, Jul 06, 2020According to police, a cordon and search operation was Saturday launched in Arrah area and the gunbattle began as militants hiding in the area fired at security forces.
Sun, Jul 05, 2020Bashir Ahmad Khan, 65, and a CRPF person were killed during a shootout when militants ambushed a team of police and CRPF personnel on the outskirts of Sopore, in north Kashmir, on Wednesday morning.
Sun, Jul 05, 2020The militant killed was identified as “Zahid Ahmad Dass, son of Ghulam Mohammad Dass, resident of Waghama Bijbehara”, police stated. He was affiliated with Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir (ISJK), a banned terror outfit.
Sat, Jul 04, 2020The J&K Police, which released the boy’s photos saying they had rescued him at the site of the encounter, said his grandfather, 65-year-old Bashir Ahmad Khan, was killed when militants opened fire on security forces on the outskirts of Sopore.
Thu, Jul 02, 2020Officials said 118 militants have been killed in the last six months, 11 of whom were foreigners and 107 were local youths.
Thu, Jul 02, 2020Superintendent of Police, Doda, Mumtaz Ahmed said the district now has no local or foreign militants. A Defense spokesperson said in Srinagar that one
Tue, Jun 30, 2020The Food Department, however, has said the order was issued to prevent a shortfall of “essential commodities” and maintained “some people are spreading false information regarding a communication with respect to the LPG stock in Kashmir valley.”
Mon, Jun 29, 2020As soon they will come down, our sources will inform us and we will neutralise them by launching operations,” Kumar told the media on Saturday on the sidelines of a wreath-laying ceremony for the CRPF constable killed in a militant attack in South Kashmir’s Bijbehara on Friday.
Sun, Jun 28, 2020Three killed in encounter, no more Hizbul Mujahideen men in Tral, say police.
Sat, Jun 27, 2020