ASI killed, 4 Security personnel wounded in Sunjwan encounter: Police

ASI killed, 4 Security personnel wounded in Sunjwan encounter: Police

An assistant sub-inspector of CISF was killed and five other security personnel wounded in an ongoing gunfight with the militants in the Sunjwan area of Jammu district on Friday. “During the night, we had laid a cordon in the area (Sunjwan) following inputs about the presence of terrorists who were planning to do something,” ADGP Jammu Mukesh Singh told journalists. He said that during early morning hours, the security personnel was fired upon by the militants in which one security man was killed and three to four others wounded. “Encounter…

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Two killed, 28 hurt as bus falls into gorge in Udhampur

Two killed, 28 hurt as bus falls into gorge in Udhampur

Two persons were killed and 28 others injured when a bus carrying a marriage party skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district. The accident took place near Rang-Udak village late on Wednesday night, they said, adding the bus was on its way to Bland village. The injured persons were shifted to Ramnagar hospital. Twelve with critical injuries were referred to Udhampur hospital, they added. The deceased have been identified as Rajjo Devi (66) and Vimla Devi (48), the officials said.…

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Plunged into darkness electricity crisis in Kashmir likely to worsen

Plunged into darkness electricity crisis in Kashmir likely to worsen

Kashmir is facing the worst power outages in the spring season this time as the electricity continues to play hide and seek much to the dismay of consumers amid the Ramadhan. Normally from March onwards, the power supply in Kashmir used to improve considerably in comparison to harsh weather months, however, this time the situation is different as in April there are more prolonged and unscheduled power cuts being reported across Kashmir. This has infuriated the general populace who are facing prolonged power cuts mostly during Sehri and Iftaar time.…

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