The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday filed a charge sheet against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and three others in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association case. Mr. Abdullah was the Association president. Among those named in the charge sheet are Association general secretary Mohammed Salim Khan, Treasurer Ahsan Ahmed Mirza and Jammu and Kashmir Bank […]
» Read moreA militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, July 12, 2018, the Army said. “One militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter in the forest area of Kupwara district,” an Army official said. Security forces had launched an operation in the Kandi forest area of Kupwara on Wednesday […]
» Read moreThe People Democratic Party’s (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday submitted her resignation as Jammu and Kashmir chief minister to state governor N N Vohra. Mehbooba’s move came shortly after the BJP announced it was pulling out of its alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir. “It has become untenable for the BJP to continue its alliance government in Jammu […]
» Read moreTwo army men were injured in an encounter near Line of Control (LoC) at Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday. Initial reports suggest a group of militants, believed to be 3 to 5 in number “opened indiscriminate fire upon the army’s party.” “The group of infiltrators was intercepted near Kacchal Post in Keran Sector adjacent to Chowkibal […]
» Read moreThe historic 624-year-old Jamia Masjid here has stopped prayers to clean the blood spilt on its floor during clashes on Friday afternoon, which left over 30 civilians and dozens of security personnel injured. The Old City here observed a shutdown on Saturday in protest. “Unnecessary presence of security forces on Friday outside the mosque was the cause of confrontation. Scores […]
» Read moreOne Border Security Forces (BSF) jawan and two civilians were killed as Pakistan violated the Ramzan ceasefire agreement and resorted to shelling on the International Border in Jammu on Friday. An official said Pakistani troops targeted Indian positions and civilian areas on Thursday night, which left one BSF jawan dead in R.S. Pura. “In continuing shelling, two civilians were also […]
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