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J&K to rename govt schools after security personnel killed in area
October 30, 2021 08:04 IST
Listing the names, the J&K administration, in its order, said: “Sanction is hereby accorded to naming of infrastructure assets after the following martyrs/ eminent personalities...”
Stories of 1947 war heroes to be in school syllabus, says Lt Governor Manoj Sinha
October 28, 2021 09:42 IST
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said there is a "need to correct the history" and inform the people about the 1947 invasion by the tribal raiders and Pakistan army.
Militant, involved in killing of two labourers from Bihar in J&K, gunned down in Baramulla
October 28, 2021 13:50 IST
Kashmir zone Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar said the slain militant was a "hybrid type" and identified as Javed Ah Wani of Kulgam district.
Grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora, six civilians injured
October 26, 2021 21:41 IST
The injured were taken to SMHS hospital where their condition is stated to be stable.
Cases against Kashmiri students: Mehbooba accuses Centre of vindictive action
October 26, 2021 18:00 IST
The PDP president said the Centre should instead have tried to ascertain why the educated youth choose to identify with Pakistan.
Amit Shah ‘mann ki baat’: why Pakistan, if talks are to be held, will do it with brothers, sisters of ValleySubscriber Only
October 26, 2021 07:32 IST
He asked for removal of the bullet-proof frame around the podium and told the crowd — it included BJP workers, beneficiaries of government schemes, members of Panchayati Raj institutions — that he wished to speak his “mann ki baat”.
Jammu and Kashmir: Police say civilian killed in ‘crossfire’ with militants, kin question claimSubscriber Only
October 25, 2021 04:11 IST
Shahid Ajaz, from Arwani village in Anantnag district, was killed when CRPF personnel opened fire in Babapora village of Shopian. The incident took place near the CRPF camp at Babapora.
Amit Shah takes stock of J&K security, seeks more protection for minoritiesSubscriber Only
October 24, 2021 07:38 IST
Expressing concern over the “targeted killing” of civilians in the Valley, Shah sought “strategically planned protection of minorities” and “flexible patrolling of guards”, according to sources who did not want to be named.
Amit Shah inaugurates Srinagar-Sharjah flight service, says move will ‘boost tourism’
October 23, 2021 22:20 IST
The Union Home Minister also said that the youth of Kashmir should take advantage of the various opportunities being created by the administration for their progress.
Amit Shah to J&K youth: Here’s hand of friendship, help strengthen democracySubscriber Only
October 24, 2021 01:14 IST
Amit Shah's J&K visit came in the backdrop of a series of civilian killings in the Valley and a hunt for the militants who killed nine soldiers last week in Jammu's Poonch area.
Amit Shah in Srinagar: Snipers, detentions, ‘ban’ on 2-wheelersSubscriber Only
October 24, 2021 07:31 IST
With October alone seeing 11 civilian deaths in targeted killings in the Valley -- most of them migrant workers -- a jittery security establishment has put in place a three-tier security set-up for the visit that will end on Monday.
Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in Srinagar’s Chanapora area
October 21, 2021 21:02 IST
There are no reports of any casualties so far but exchange of fire took place for several minutes, officials said.
India’s Vaccinators, Kashmir: ‘The younger age group was the toughest to convince’Subscriber Only
October 21, 2021 20:55 IST
“With the amount of misinformation on Covid-19 online, the generation that consumes this media was the toughest to convince,” Ishfaq Shabir said.
Four militants killed in J&K; were behind migrant killings: copsSubscriber Only
October 21, 2021 07:39 IST
Police said that while the militants killed in Shopian were responsible for the October 16 killing of a carpenter from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, the two militants killed in Kulgam were behind the October 17 killing of two labourers from Bihar.
As migrants leave Valley, officials say security up, situation getting betterSubscriber Only
October 20, 2021 09:02 IST
Several people said daily wage labourers are being encouraged to leave. On Sunday, a worried administration had corralled them into government schools and colleges in vulnerable districts. By Tuesday all of them had either left the Valley or joined work in secure locations.
Killing spree continues in J&K: Two labourers from Bihar shot dead, 1 injuredSubscriber Only
October 18, 2021 13:10 IST
According to estimates, 3-4 lakh labourers from outside J&K travel to the Valley every year for work. While most of them leave before the onset of winter, some stay in Kashmir through the year.
Rescued from ISIS dragnet in 2017, Kashmiri youth slips again and lands in jail
October 17, 2021 17:35 IST
The man, according to the officials, was in touch with ISIS operatives in Afghanistan from where he was receiving instructions for furthering the agenda of the banned terror organisation in the country.
Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s grandson sacked from govt service for ‘aiding terrorist activities’ in J&KSubscriber Only
October 17, 2021 07:39 IST
He has been terminated under the Article 311(2) (C) of the Constitution that gives the administration the power to terminate the services of a government employee without constituting an inquiry against them.
J&K: Two militants killed in separate encounters
October 16, 2021 01:40 IST
The militants have been identified as Shahid Bashir Sheikh and Tanzeel Ahmed, both residents of Srinagar.
After attacks, Valley mosques relay messages of solidaritySubscriber Only
October 15, 2021 06:20 IST
The Kashmiri Hindus living in the Valley have welcomed the step, and hoped that more mosques would follow.
Top JeM militant killed in south Kashmir gunfightSubscriber Only
October 14, 2021 01:43 IST
Police said top Jaish militant Shamsu-ud-din Sofi was killed in a gunfight in Waggad village of Tral in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Sofi was one of the oldest militants, they said.
Overnight encounters in Kashmir: Bihar man’s killer among five militants killed, say policeSubscriber Only
October 13, 2021 07:48 IST
The encounters took place when a joint team of J&K Police, Army and paramilitary forces cordoned off Tulran and Feeripora after specific inputs about presence of militants in the two villages.
J&K: LeT operative arrested in connection with arms consignment case
October 12, 2021 15:39 IST
The consignment included an AK rifle along with three magazines, 30 rounds, and one Optical sight. It was dropped in Mandal Phalian by a drone sent from Pakistan.
Arms licensing case: CBI searches Baseer Khan residence, week after his removal as J&K Lt Gov’s advisor
October 13, 2021 07:34 IST
Khan, a promoted IAS officer, was relieved of the charge of advisor earlier this month.
Three militants killed in J&K’s Shopian district
October 12, 2021 10:02 IST
The security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Tulran, Imamsahab area of Shopian, in South Kashmir on Monday evening, after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said.
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