Mukhtar Ahmad In Srinagar And Agencies

Stories by Mukhtar Ahmad In Srinagar And Agencies

SMS ban on prepaid connections lifted in Valley

SMS ban on prepaid connections lifted in Valley

Rediff.com   20 May 2014

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday lifted the ban on SMS on the prepaid mobile phone services in the state.

Jawan killed, 2 hurt in militant ambush near Jammu

Jawan killed, 2 hurt in militant ambush near Jammu

Rediff.com   19 May 2014

An army jawan was killed and two of his colleagues were injured when militants triggered an IED explosion targeting a patrol team along the LoC in Akhnoor area of Jammu district, a senior army official said on Monday.

Army foils infiltration bid along Line of Control

Army foils infiltration bid along Line of Control

Rediff.com   18 May 2014

The Army on Sunday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control in the Rajouri district of Jammu region.

National Conference-Congress coalition wiped out in J&K

National Conference-Congress coalition wiped out in J&K

Rediff.com   16 May 2014

The ruling National Conference-Congress coalition in Jammu and Kashmir received a severe drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections as the coalition could not win even a single seat of the 6 in the state.

Army foils infiltration bid in Poonch; 2 terrorists killed

Army foils infiltration bid in Poonch; 2 terrorists killed

Rediff.com   10 May 2014

Army troops foiled an infiltration bid in the Poonch sector of Jammu region in which two militants were killed.

Unprovoked firing by Pakistani army along LoC

Unprovoked firing by Pakistani army along LoC

Rediff.com   4 May 2014

Pakistani troops violated the bilateral ceasefire on the Line of Control in the Poonch district of Jammu region on Saturday night.

2 army officials, 3 militants killed as Shopian encounter ends

2 army officials, 3 militants killed as Shopian encounter ends

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2014

An army major, a trooper and three militants were killed in a nearly 24-hour-long gunfight, which ended on Saturday in south Kashmir's Shopian district.

JK: Two militants killed in Shopian encounter

JK: Two militants killed in Shopian encounter

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2014

Two militants were killed while an army major and a trooper were wounded in a ongoing fierce encounter in south Kashmir's Shopian district.

J-K: Sarpanch, village official shot dead in Pulwama

J-K: Sarpanch, village official shot dead in Pulwama

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2014

Three days before the area goes to polls, suspected militants gunned down three persons including a sarpanch, his son and a village headman in two adjoining villages of south Kashmir Tral in Pulwama district.

Mirwaiz flays Geelani, says he is making baseless allegation

Mirwaiz flays Geelani, says he is making baseless allegation

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2014

Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Saturday blasted his hardline counterpart for accusing him of having a secret meeting with emissaries of Narendra Modi, saying Syed Ali Shah Geelani was making irresponsible statements aimed at creating confusion among people.

Sarpanch shot dead by militants in Kashmir

Sarpanch shot dead by militants in Kashmir

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2014

Militants shot at and killed a Sarpanch (village headman) in Gulzarpora village of south Kashmir Pulwama district, part of the Anantnag parliamentary constituency which goes to polls on April 24.

J-K: Two policemen killed as militants attack NC leader's house

J-K: Two policemen killed as militants attack NC leader's house

Rediff.com   13 Apr 2014

Two police personnel were on Sunday killed when militants opened fire at the house of a ruling National Conference youth leader in Pulwama, the first terror attack targeting election activities in Jammu and Kashmir this year.

JCO, cop and two militants killed in encounter in Kupwara

JCO, cop and two militants killed in encounter in Kupwara

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2014

A junior commissioned officer (JCO) and two militants were killed, while four policemen were injured in an encounter between security forces and ultras in Kralpora area of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

Army officer falls off ridge, sustains fatal head injury

Army officer falls off ridge, sustains fatal head injury

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2014

An army major was killed in an accident during a cordon and search operation in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday.

Farooq Abdullah files nomination from Srinagar

Farooq Abdullah files nomination from Srinagar

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2014

Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy and president of the ruling National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah filed his nomination papers from the prestigious Srinagar parliamentary constituency on Monday. The constituency goes to polls on April 30.

Encounter on in Jammu; terrorists hijack car, attack army camp in Kathua

Encounter on in Jammu; terrorists hijack car, attack army camp in Kathua

Rediff.com   28 Mar 2014

A senior police officer said four heavily-armed terrorists stopped a vehicle on the Jammu-Pathankote national highway on Friday morning and opened fire at the occupants of the vehicle, killing one person on the spot and seriously injuring three others.

Ghulam Nabi Azad files nomination for Udhampur seat

Ghulam Nabi Azad files nomination for Udhampur seat

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2014

Union health minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the Udhampur-Doda parliamentary constituency.

Unexpected snowfall slackens poll campaigning in Kashmir

Unexpected snowfall slackens poll campaigning in Kashmir

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2014

Last week's heavy snowfall seems to have affected electioneering in Kashmir. South Kashmir's Anantnag and the prestigious Srinagar constituencies go to polls on April 24 and April 30 in the five phased Lok Sabha polls in the state.

Two Lashkar terrorists killed in Kupwara encounter

Two Lashkar terrorists killed in Kupwara encounter

Rediff.com   10 Mar 2014

The encounter took place at village Malikpora in Vilgam area of Handwara, 85 km from Srinagar, when Army and police launched a joint search operation following information about presence of terrorists there, a senior police officer said.

Kashmiri students speak up: 'We were cheering the better players'

Kashmiri students speak up: 'We were cheering the better players'

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2014

The filing of sedition charges against 67 Kashmiri students by Uttar Pradesh police -- which were subsequently dropped -- has evoked a strong reaction across the political and social spectrum in the Valley.