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Gunfight erupt in Pakherpora, teens hit by bullets & pellets in clashes

November 30, 2017 Editor

A gunfight between militants and government forces broke out in Futlipora village of Pakharpora in central’s Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday. A teenage boy was injured in the clashes in Pakharpora. An official said that Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and 10 Garhwal of army cordoned off Futlipora today morning around 6 am after “specific inputs” about the presence of militants. “As the forces approached the suspected house, the militants opened fire, triggering a gunfight,” he said. He said two to four militants are believed to…

Petrol bomb attack in Srinagar, CRPF man injured

November 27, 2017 Editor

A CRPF man received minor injuries in a petrol bomb attack in the Safakadal area of the city today, the police said. “Unidentified miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the CRPF personnel deployed on law-and-order duty at the Malik Angan locality of Safakadal, resulting in minor injuries to one of the troopers,” a police official said. The injured trooper was taken to the police hospital from where he was discharged after receiving first aid, he added.

Bullet riddled body of army man recovered who was abducted from his home in Pulwama

November 25, 2017November 27, 2017 Editor

The body of an Indian Army jawan who was abducted Friday from his home in Kashmir’s Pulwama, has been recovered. Unknown gunmen on Saturday killed an army soldier on leave in Wothmula village of Shopian district of south Kashmir, army said. Sepoy Irfan Ahmad Dar, posted with 175 Territorial Army (Engineers) in Bandipora, had left home at Senzen village in his car on Friday but did not return. His bullet riddled body was found by the locals in an orchard in nearby Wothmula village of the district. “He was on…

M S Dhoni pays surprise visit to Army Public School in Srinagar

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 Editor

Cricketer M S Dhoni paid a surprise visit to Army Public School here and emphasised the importance of education and sports during his interaction with the students. Dhoni, who holds an honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, visited the school located inside the Chinar Corps headquarters in the Badamibagh Cantonment in a low key and unannounced event yesterday. The Chinar Corps put out a photograph of the former Indian Captain on its Twitter handle late last evening. “Lt Col (Hony) Mahendra Singh #Dhoni interacting with the enthusiastic children of #APS #Srinagar;…

Srinagar experiences coldest night of season

November 21, 2017 Editor

Cold wave tightened its grip over Kashmir as several places, including Srinagar, experienced the coldest night this season, with the minimum temperature settling below the freezing point across the Valley for the first time this winter. The night temperature across Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, settled below the freezing point, an official of the Meteorological Department here said. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.7 degrees Celsius down two degrees from the previous night’s 0.3 degree Celsius. This is the season’s lowest night temperature recorded in the city so…

Curbs / Restrictions in parts of Srinagar, Train services suspended, Post Zakura attack

November 18, 2017November 18, 2017 Editor

Authorities imposed restrictions in Srinagar on Saturday to prevent protests in the wake of a militant’s killing the previous day, police said. “District Magistrate Srinagar has imposed restrictions under section 144 CrPc in Parimpora, Safa Kadal, M.R.Gunj, Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari, Maisuma and Kralkhud areas,” the police said. All schools and colleges in the city were closed for the day. Classes at the Kashmir University were suspended. Train services were also suspended. On Friday, Mugees Ahmad Mir from Parimpora was killed in a gunfight between the police and militants in the…

Schools closed as Pakistan Army opens indiscriminate fire at Indian border posts

November 17, 2017 Editor

Pakistan Army on Friday opened indiscriminate fire at the Indian positions near the international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch sector, injuring a jawan and triggering a massive retaliatory firing by the security forces. Automatic weapons and mortars were used in the unprovoked firing by the Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC), the ANI reported. Friday’s unprovoked firing was another major ceasefire violation by the Pakistani border guards. Meanwhile, the Indian Army is strongly retaliating against the Pakistani shelling. An Army jawan sustained minor injuries in the exchange…

Gunfight erupts in Tral, Qazigund

November 14, 2017 Editor

A gunfight is underway between the militants and the state government forces in Laam, Tral area of Awantipora in district Pulwama. A police official informed Kashmir Post that the Police, Army and CRPF are jointly dealing with the situation. A fierce gunfight erupted between militants and the state government forces in Nowbug Kund area of Qazigund in district Anantnag on Tuesday morning. A police official told Kashmir Post that acting on specific information, SOG Kulgam and 9RR of Army cordoned off Nowbug Kund. As the search operation was in progress…

Srinagar braves season’s coldest night, rain likely on Tuesday

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar braved the coldest night of the season with the temperature dropping below the freezing point, as the Met office said the dry spell in the Valley was likely to end this week. The temperature dipped to minus 0.7 degree Celsius–three notches below the normal–in Srinagar on Sunday night, a Met department official said. The minimum temperature at other places in the Valley, except in Kokernag in south Kashmir, stayed below the freezing point. Kokernag recorded a low of 3.degree 6 C. The minimum temperature…

Kashmir Valley may soon enjoy season’s first snowfall due to western disturbances

November 11, 2017 Editor

It seems that winter is all set to make onset over the hilly states of North India. All thanks to the fresh Western Disturbance which is approaching the Western Himalayas around November 13. Weather across Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand has been almost dry for last many days. Though on and off Western Disturbances were travelling across Western Himalayas but they were feeble in nature and thus, failed to give any weather activity over the region. First spell of winter rains in Punjab, Delhi, Hary… Dense fog to…