Srinagar, Aug 12 (UNI) Police and the Food Safety Department (FDA) in Srinagar conducted raids at multiple locations across the city, targeting vendors suspected of selling unhygienic and unsafe meat products. During the joint operation, substantial quantities of rotten meat were seized and destroyed on the spot under relevant sections of the Food Safety and…
Jammu, Aug 10 (UNI) The gunfight erupted today between security forces and terrorists in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Army said said, “Alert troops while carrying out an intelligence based operation on early morning today have established contact with terrorists in general area of Dul in Kishtwar.” Exchange of gunfire is going on…
Srinagar, Aug 9 (UNI) Two Army men were killed and two soldiers were injured in an ongoing encounter in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir which entered ninth day today, officials said. They said in the intense exchange of fire between militants and security forces in Akhal forest area last night, four soldiers were wounded,…
Shimla, Aug 9 (UNI) Moderate to heavy rains battered several parts of Himachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours, triggering massive landslides, road blockages, and a cloudburst in Kullu district. A major landslide struck the Chandigarh-Manali four-lane near Jhindi in Mandi district on Friday afternoon, sending huge boulders crashing onto the highway and forcing its…
Srinagar, Aug 7 (UNI) The ongoing anti-militancy operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district entered its seventh day, with heavy firing and intermittent explosions continuing through the night. Army’s Northern Commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma visited South Kashmir to review the counter-terrorism grid. Launched last week based on specific intelligence about the presence of at…
Srinagar, Aug 5 (UNI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that Article 370 had fueled terrorism and emboldened the terror ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir. He asserted that the process of dismantling this ecosystem began on August 5, 2019. Lieutenant Governor Sinha was addressing a function after handing over the appointment letters to 158 Next…
Srinagar, Aug 3 (UNI) A senior Army officer posted in Kashmir allegedly attacked Spicejet staff at Srinagar airport after they asked him to pay for excess cabin baggage. A Spicejet spokesperson said the incident occurred on July 26 at Srinagar airport and four employees were grievously assaulted by the passenger. The Army is yet to…
Srinagar, Aug 3 (UNI) The massive anti-militancy operation in the forested areas of Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, entered third day today, with fierce exchanges of gunfire continuing between holed up militants and security forces. The encounter, which began on Friday evening in the Akhal Khulsan forest, has so far resulted in the deaths…
Srinagar, Aug 2 (UNI) An unidentified terrorist was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in the Akhal Khulsan forest area of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army said on Saturday. The gunfight erupted yesterday evening after a joint team of the Army and other security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation…
Srinagar, July 29 (UNI) A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers has formally begun its investigation into the custodial torture of Jammu and Kashmir Police Constable Khursheed Ahmad Chohan, an incident that occurred over two years ago, officials said. Acting on directions from the Supreme Court of India, the CBI registered an FIR…
