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J&K: Militants barge into SPO’s home, kill him

March 27, 2022 01:17 IST

On Saturday evening, militants barged into the house of the SPO Ishfaq Ahmad at Chadbugh village of Budgam and fired indiscriminately on him. In the shootout, the police officer and his brother were critically wounded.

In cases of “forced entry” by militants into houses, police have put the onus on house owners to “prove duress”. (File)

J&K Police says will attach property of those who ‘wilfully’ shelter militants

March 27, 2022 07:39 IST

After facing criticism following its initial announcement on attachment of properties, police clarified on Saturday that such action would not be taken against those who have been forced to shelter militants “under duress”.

Constable Amir Hussain was critically wounded in the shootout and later died at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS). (Representational)

Constable killed in shootout in Srinagar, LeT militants escapeSubscriber Only

March 23, 2022 03:26 IST

“On a specific input regarding movement of terrorists in a vehicle around Soura of Srinagar city, a covert team of Srinagar Police was following them,” police said. “The terrorists boarding the vehicle, however, fired indiscriminately upon the team.”

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Gulf CEOs visit Kashmir to explore investment opportunities after FTA deal with UAESubscriber Only

March 22, 2022 18:16 IST

The visit has come two months after the J-K government inked several agreements with the global investors at the Dubai Expo2020.

In the second such attack by suspected militants on non-locals in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a non-local labourer was shot and injured on Monday evening, police said.

One killed, another injured in separate J&K attacks

March 22, 2022 03:11 IST

A police statement said militants barged into the house of Tajamul Mohi-ud-din Dar in Gotpora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district and fired at him. Critically wounded, Dar was rushed to hospital where he succumbed, the police added.

UP man shot at in Valley; three CRPF personnel injured in grenade attacks

March 20, 2022 02:29 IST

Suspected militants on Saturday evening shot at and injured a carpenter from Uttar Pradesh in South Kashmir's Pulwama. The incident took place on the day Union Home Minister Amit Shah was in Jammu, as part of his two-day visit.

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‘Propagating ISI agenda, posting anti-national content’: J&K police’s PSA dossier against Fahad Shah

March 17, 2022 09:15 IST

The J&K Police alleged that Shah’s “modus operandi” is to carry one or two stories per month which are based “entirely on the victimhood narrative that glorify stone pelters, terrorists and justify separatism and violence”.

A police official said the search operation turned into an encounter after the hiding militants fired at the security forces. (Representational)

Three militants killed in ongoing Srinagar gunfight

March 16, 2022 10:15 IST

On the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, a joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police and paramilitary forces cordoned off the Nowgam neighbourhood of Srinagar after inputs about the presence of militants.

Lt Gen Dwivedi exhorted all ranks of the Northern Command to be prepared for varied challenges on the internal and external security front. (Express File Photo)

J&K: Security situation volatile, forces in ‘high state of readiness’, says Northern Army CommanderSubscriber Only

March 16, 2022 03:08 IST

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi was speaking at a ceremony where he presented 92 gallantry awards and 25 distinguished service awards to junior commissioned officers and officers of other ranks.

Last month, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that Assembly polls in the Union Territory will be conducted after the process of delimitation is completed. On Monday, the Delimitation Commission placed in the public domain a draft report with the proposed changes to Assembly and Parliamentary segments in J&K.

3 killings in 2 weeks: Sarpanchs targeted amid talk of polls in J&KSubscriber Only

March 15, 2022 07:18 IST

Amid talk of elections in Jammu & Kashmir, the three killings of grassroots representatives in the Valley, all in the space of less than a fortnight, has put the spotlight on a renewed militant campaign against panchs and sarpanchs.

Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission invites public suggestions to draft till March 21Subscriber Only

March 15, 2022 02:26 IST

The most recent draft includes small changes that were made to the earlier drafts after objections raised by National Conference (NC) MPs and suggestions by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs.

On Thursday, the body of a soldier, Sameer Ahmad Malla, was found in Budgam district.

Home on leave, CRPF trooper killed in Valley by ‘militants’

March 13, 2022 04:02 IST

A CRPF trooper who was home on leave was killed on Saturday by suspected militants in south Kashmir’s Shopian, police said. This comes two days after the body of a missing soldier was found in the Valley.

The encounters in south, north and central Kashmir happened between Friday night and early Saturday. (Representational Photo)

Kashmir: 3 militants killed in 3 separate encountersSubscriber Only

March 12, 2022 08:30 IST

The Police said that the militants belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammad and The Resistance Front, which is known to be a faction of the Lashkar-e-Toiba.

All the victims had gunshot wounds, and crime scene investigators were looking into reports that other people had been taken to hospital with injuries, the statement said.
(Representational)

Sarpanch shot in Kashmir, 3rd such killing in 10 days

March 12, 2022 02:52 IST

On Thursday, Sameer Ahmad Bhat, a sarpanch owing allegiance to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was killed at his home in Khonmoh area on Srinagar outskirts. On March 2, a panchayat member was shot dead in Kulgam. The deceased, Mohammad Yaqoob Dar, was a panch in the Kolpora area in the district.

3 militants die, 2 soldiers hurt in Kashmir ops

March 11, 2022 06:38 IST

While two militants were killed in south Kashmir, the third was killed in a brief shootout in Srinagar. Two Army personnel were also injured in the south Kashmir gunfight.

Kashmir: Missing Budgam soldier found dead, probe onSubscriber Only

March 11, 2022 01:53 IST

Malla first came into the news in 2018 when an Army officer Major Leetul Gogoi was detained along with a girl from a Srinagar hotel.

Soon after Bhat's killing at Khnomoh, a joint team of police, army and paramilitary forces cordoned off the area to try and arrest the militants responsible for the killing. (Representational)

PDP sarpanch killed by militants on the outskirts of Srinagar in J&KSubscriber Only

March 10, 2022 02:07 IST

Militants fired at Sameer Ahmad Bhat, a People's Democratic Party (PDP) sarpanch at his home in Khonmoh area outside of Srinagar.

Sameer Ahmad Malla was a soldier with the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry. (Representational Photo)

Soldier, who had come home on leave, goes missing from village in Kashmir’s BudgamSubscriber Only

March 10, 2022 02:07 IST

The soldier, who had come back home on leave, went missing from his village in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, with the family claiming that he had been abducted by militants in the region.

During analysis of CCTV footage, police stated, “The route adopted by both accused was located back to one neighbourhood in Khanyar area”.

Two held for Srinagar grenade attack

March 9, 2022 05:43 IST

The arrested accused were identified as Mohd Bariq and Fazil Nabi Sofi. The two-wheeler the duo allegedly used in commission of the terror act has been recovered and seized, police said in a statement.

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Srinagar: Woman injured in grenade attack dies, toll rises to two

March 8, 2022 01:57 IST

The number of those injured also climbed to 35 on Monday morning.

Srinagar journalist arrested within hours of getting bail

March 7, 2022 03:06 IST

Currently, he is lodged at the Safakadal police station in Srinagar and his lawyer is reportedly contemplating to move another bail application.

Two civilians dead, 35 including cop injured in grenade attack in SrinagarSubscriber Only

March 7, 2022 10:11 IST

The attack took place at around 4.20 pm in the busy Amira Kadal area that also sees a popular Sunday street market.

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Hours after bail, J&K journalist Fahad Shah arrested for the third time

March 7, 2022 15:52 IST

The most recent arrest, by the Srinagar police, is in connection with a case pertaining to his magazine’s reporting of an encounter in the city in May 2020.

Earlier this week, the Divisional Commissioner (Kashmir) had visited the mosque complex along with police officers to take stock of the repair and refurbishing work at the mosque (Representational)

Friday prayers allowed at Srinagar’s Grand Mosque after 30 weeksSubscriber Only

March 4, 2022 18:09 IST

Prayers at the mosque have only been allowed sparingly since the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5, 2019

Last year, Dar was appointed vice-chairman of Hurriyat Conference along with jailed separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah (Representational)

Hurriyat Conference (G) vice-chairman Dar held under PSASubscriber Only

March 4, 2022 02:24 IST

According to senior police officials, Dar was booked for “giving inciting statements and statements adverse to public peace and tranquility of Kashmir Valley in general and Srinagar town in particular”