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Srinagar: At least two army personnel were injured in a suspected mine blast during a patrol in the Gogaldara Jamgund area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. According to official sources, the two soldiers, belonging to the 19th Sikh Regiment, were injured due to a landmine explosion while patrolling the area. The soldiers were subsequently shifted […]

Srinagar: A Delhi court has reserved its decision on the bail application of Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid, who is currently in custody on charges related to militant funding case and the court is expected to deliver its ruling on September 4. Rashid, also known as Sheikh Abdul Rashid, is seeking regular bail. Additional Sessions

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party Wednesday released the poll manifesto for the upcoming assembly polls in the Union Territory, stating that it will fight for the restoration of full statehood. It also said that the party will ensure quashing of public safety acts against Kashmir youth with no heinous crimes.Addressing a press conference, Apni

Srinagar: Engineer Rashid, who was arrested in connection with a 2017 Jammu and Kashmir militant funding case, has submitted a regular bail application to Delhi’s Patiala House court. The court has issued a notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) regarding his plea and has scheduled a hearing for August 28. Rashid, who recently won

Srinagar: Encounter has started between militants and security forces in Ahlan area of Kokernag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A senior police officer said that a team of Police and security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Ahlan on a very specific input. As the joint team approached towards the suspected area, the

Srinagar: In a significant crackdown on illegal liquor production, Anantnag Police have successfully dismantled a major illicit operation, seizing a large quantity of country-made liquor. The operation, conducted during a routine inspection, took place at Brick Kiln ‘Jan Thajiwara’, owned by Tanveer Ahmad. According to a police spokesperson, officers discovered a substantial stockpile of country-made

Srinagar: An Army man was killed and four others, including a captain, injured when the security forces thwarted an attack by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) on Saturday in the Kamakari sector of Kupwara district, news agency PTI quoted military sources as saying. Earlier reports said hat three army troopers were injured during exchange of

Srinagar: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a substantial reduction in customs duty during the Budget 2024 presentation. The reduction is set to notably decrease the prices of critical items such as cancer drugs and mobile phones across the market. Under the new measures, three crucial cancer drugs—Trastuzumab deruxtecan, Osimertinib, and Durvalumab—will now be exempt

Srinagar: A team of health officials, on the directions Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, Director Health Services Kashmir, visited the affected village of Trail, Block Sallar, Anantnag, following reports of a gastroenteritis outbreak on July 19.. The team, comprising Dr. Samina Gul, SSO, IDSP, Dr. Afshan Abdullah, State Epidemiologist, IDSP, and the District Rapid Response Team,