Kashmir

Acid attack on woman in Srinagar

Srinagar: A 24-year-old woman was hospitalised with burn injuries after some persons threw acid on her in the Hawal area here on Tuesday, officials said. The woman, a resident of Eidgah, was…
Policeman injures in terror attack in J-K’s Shopian

Srinagar: Terrorists on Tuesday shot at and injured a policeman in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Ultras fired upon a J-K police head constable Shabir Ahmad near his residence…

Kashmir’s Inshah Bashir is climbing dreams on a wheelchair with basketball

Srinagar: Kashmir’s first wheel-chair basketball player, Inshah Bashir, a native of Budgam district, who represented India in the US in 2019, and participated in the National Championship as the captain of the…
J-K sees 15 coronavirus deaths, 2,550 new cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 2,550 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the number of infected people to 4,35,425, while 15 deaths due to the disease were reported in the past 24…
Drug peddler booked under PSA in J-K’s Kathua

Jammu: An alleged interstate drug peddler was arrested and booked under the union territory’s stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kathua district here on Monday, police said. Rupesh Kumar alias Bobby is…
Top terror commander among 5 killed in Kashmir gunfight

Srinagar: A top commander of the proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and a Pakistani national were among the five terrorists killed in two separate encounters in Kashmir’s Budgam and Pulwama districts in…
‘Shooting stone’ kills tourist on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu: A tourist was killed and another critically injured on Sunday when their vehicle was hit by a ‘shooting stone’ on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district, Jammu & Kashmir Police…

Overnight encounters in Kashmir, five terrorists killed

Srinagar: Five terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfits, including a self-styled commander, were killed in two separate overnight encounters with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on…
Militants shot dead policeman in J-K’s Anantnag

Srinagar: Militants on Saturday shot dead a policeman in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. J-K Police head constable Ali Mohammad was fired upon by militants at around 5.35 pm…
Photos: Vaccination drive amidst snow-covered mountains in Kashmir

Srinagar: During this ongoing global crisis where people are concerned about their lives, healthcare workers are doing a notable job in containing and treating the COVID-19 patients. As Jammu and Kashmir is facing…
Padma Shri awardee in sports Faisal Ali says ‘still long way to go for him’

Bandipora: After being nominated for the ‘Padma Shri’ award in the sports category, Kashmiri martial art coach Faisal Ali Dar was visibly elated with the recognition and said “still there is a…
Unidentified gunmen open fire at J-K policeman

Srinagar: A policeman escaped a bid on his life by unidentified gunmen in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. The pistol-borne gunmen opened fire on constable Muneer Meraj…
COVID-19: 4,959 fresh cases, 7 deaths in J-K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 4,959 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the infected number of persons to 4,19,131 while seven deaths due to the virus were reported in the past…
Gunfight breaks out in J&K’s Shopian

Srinagar: An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday, police said. “Encounter has started at Check Nowgam area of Shopian. Police and security…
J-K records 5,606 new Covid cases, 8 deaths

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 5,606 fresh cases of coronavirus, raising its tally to 4,14,172, while eight more deaths pushed the toll to 4,635, officials said. Of the fresh cases,…