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Army chopper crashes in Gurez, Pilot killed and Co-Pilot injured

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Editor

Army chopper crashes in Gurez, casualties not known

An Army Cheetah helicopter on its way to pick up sick BSF personnel crashed near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Gurez Sector on Friday, resulting in the killing of its pilot and injuries to the co-pilot, officials said. The injured co-pilot has been rushed to a medical facility, they said. The helicopter was about to land but “drifted away” because of the weather conditions, an official told PTI. The crash took place near Gujran Nallah in Gurez Sector in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Rescue teams have been despatched on…

Dead body of soldier Sameer Malla found in Khag; No mark of firearm injury found on his body

March 10, 2022 Editor

The body of an army soldier was found in the Khag area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday three days after he went missing, police said. Sameer Ahmad Malla hailing from Lokipora village of Khag was posted in Jammu and had recently come home on paternity leave. He went missing from the village on Monday. “Dead body of soldier Sameer Ahmad Malla found. No mark of firearm injury was found on his body. #Investigation is going on. We are looking into both aspects, terror crime & murder: IGP Kashmir,”…

Sameer A Bhat, Sarpanch of Khanmoh area shot dead by un-identified gunmen, Second in 1 Week

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Editor

A sarpanch was shot dead by terrorists in the Khonmoh area on the outskirts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Wednesday, police said. Preliminary probe indicates that Sameer Ahmad Bhat, 40, received two bullets in the chest after terrorists barged into his house and opened fire at him. The sarpanch was immediately rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to injuries, police said. A police spokesperson said they received information about the attack around 6.50 pm. “Preliminary investigation revealed that terrorists had barged into the house of the sarpanch and…

Grenade attack in Hari Singh High Street leaves one civilian dead, several injured

March 6, 2022 Editor

The CRPF DIG said the attack took place at Hari Singh High Street where a party of security forces remains stationed for duty, adding no jawan was injured in the incident. At least one person died and about 20 others were injured in a grenade attack in a busy market area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday. Most of the injuries were among civilians, besides a policeman. Senior superintendent of police, Srinagar, Rakesh Balawal, said a man, aged 70 years, succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. The Central…

Tremors in J&K and other areas after earthquake reported in Pakistan

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 Editor

Tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir, Noida, and other areas after an earthquake was reported in Pakistan. The National Center of Seismology confirmed an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region. The quake occurred at 9.45 am IST at the depth of 181km. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake occurred 45km southwest of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan. Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said that eyewitnesses reported jolts in Pakistan at 9:18 am local time. It was based on automatic crowdsourced detection and was not seismically verified. “The shaking…

Six persons killed in road accident in Kishtwar

February 4, 2022 Editor

Six passengers were killed when a vehicle in which they were traveling skidded and fell into a gorge in Kishtwar district on Thursday evening, authorities here said. An Eeco vehicle carrying six people skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge near Nagriana area, they said. Five persons died on the spot and one succumbed to his injuries in hospital, they said. The deceased have been identified as Latief Rather, Abdul Rehman, Mohd Irfan, Ghulam Hassan, Atta Mohd, and Zubair Ahmed, they said.

Head Constable shot down by gunmen in Anantnag

January 29, 2022 Editor

A policeman was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, reports quoting officials said. Quoting a police official, news agency GNS reported that Head Constable Ali Mohammad was fired upon by unknown militants in the Hassanpora area of the district, leaving him critically injured. He was shifted to GMC Anantnag where doctors declared him dead. “He was brought dead,” a doctor at GMC Anantnag said. The killing comes a day after a cop escaped unhurt in a militant attack in the Batmaloo area of Srinagar. Police…

J&K reports highest Covid cases, logs 5818 infections and four fatalities

January 19, 2022 Editor

Srinagar, Jan 19 (KIF): Covid-19 cases continue to mount as Jammu and Kashmir reported 5818 fresh cases while four persons died due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said 1752 of the fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 4066 from Kashmir valley, taking the overall tally to 372669. Giving district-wise details, the officials told that Srinagar reported 1745 cases, Baramulla 791, Budgam 594, Pulwama 230, Kupwara 93, Anantnag 217, Bandipora 130, Ganderbal 84, Kulgam 162, Shopian 20, Jammu 1131, Udhampur 105, Rajouri…

Saraf Kadal Grenade Blast: Policeman, Civilian Injured, Hospitalized

January 16, 2022 Editor

Suspected militants hurled a grenade on joint patrol of police and CRPF in Saraf Kadal area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Sunday evening, leaving a policeman and a civilian injured. A top Police officer told that militants threw grenade towards police and 23 battalions CRPF at Saraf Kadal. However, while earlier reports suggested that no one was injured, it been now been confirmed one policeman and a civilian suffered minor injuries in the blast. They have been identified as senior grade constable Mehraj Ahmad of police post-Fateh Kadal Srinagar.…

One dead, 13 hurt in bus mishap in Kathua district

January 10, 2022 Editor

A 32-year-old woman was killed and 13 others were injured when a bus turned turtle in Kathua district on Sunday, officials said. The accident took place at Galak village on the Dayalacheck road when the driver lost control over the vehicle at a sharp curve. The bus was going towards Jammu. Rescuers were rushed to the accident site and 14 injured persons were admitted to the Ramkote Community Health Centre. A woman, identified as Sushma Devi, succumbed to injuries during treatment. Six of those injured were referred from the Community…