Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha dismissed two government employees, both teachers, for their alleged links with terrorists. The action is part of Sinha's zero-tolerance policy against terrorism and a broader crackdown on the terror ecosystem within Jammu and Kashmir.
Such a collection of amiable characters were last seen in Panchayat. There are greedy dowry seekers, criminals, misogynists and the like, but the collective goodness of the others keep violence and male chauvinism in check, notes Deepa Gahlot.
To ensure a comprehensive probe, the search operation to track down the terrorists, has been expanded to cover Reasi district's far-flung Arnas and Mahore areas which were terrorist hotbeds between 1995 and 2005.
Heavy rains lashed wide parts of Jammu and Kashmir over the past couple of days, triggering landslides at many places and raising the level of water bodies.
Shocking videos of an ailing wild leopard being surrounded by a group of villagers, who are taking selfies with him and even trying to ride on him have emerged from Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh.
A gazette notification was issued after the panel, headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, signed the final order giving Jammu six additional seats and one more to Kashmir.
Lashkar-e-Tayiba (LeT) terrorist Talib Hussain Shah was briefly associated with a political party and also posed himself as a media-person, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Monday.
Two Hizbul Mujaheedin militants including a top commander were killed in an encounter in the Mahore area of Reasi district in Jammu region on Wednesday morning.
"Two Hizbul Mujahiden terrorists identified as Mustaq Ahmad alias Irfan and Shabir Ahmad alias Hamza were killed in this encounter. Mushtaq alias Irfan was active since 1999 and was functioning as a divisional commander of the outfit," the spokesman added.
Three unidentified militants were killed in a fierce gunfight in the hilly Mahore area of Reasi district in Jammu region on Monday.Troops of the 58 Rashtriya Rifles surrounded a forest area near Mahore early on Monday after receiving specific information about the presence of a group of militants in it.He said, "The operation is over. Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from the encounter site".
Three top militants of the Hizbul Mujaheedin, including a divisional commander of the banned outfit, were killed in a fierce encounter in Mahore area of Reasi district in Jammu. Acting on a specific input about the presence of a group of militants in the Mahore forest area, the Army and the state police jointly launched a search operation to flush out the hiding militants. "As the troops were busy searching the area, militants opened fire at the security forces," he said.
The report published in the gazettes of India appeared in local newspapers on Monday and showed that Habba Kadal seat in Kashmir division and Suchetgarh seat in Jammu province had been restored.
A Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was killed and a policeman wounded in a gunbattle between security forces and ultras in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
On a tip-off, army and police launched a joint cordon and search operation in Larad area of Mahore tehsil, 107 km from Udhampur, on Monday morning
Security forces killed two top militant commanders in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
Addressing a public meeting in Mahore town of Reasi district on Sunday, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party patron said: "Jammu and Kashmir should become a model among the SAARC countries by allowing both Indian and Pakistani currency to operate in the state." Mufti defended his proposal by quoting the example of European Union, where he said "free travel was possible among 40 countries without any visa restrictions."
Launching an investigation in connection with the recovery of a grenade in Doda's new bus stand on May 25, the police arrested one LeT militant Fareed Ahmed Sheikh of Basti Bhaderwah, Doda SSP Mahor Singh said.
'People think about his final 48 hours and how did he become a martyr... but the life I came to know from uncle and aunty was of someone who was so full of joy and laughter.'
Army man Hanamanthappa Koppad, who survived for six days buried under tonnes of snow, is a highly-motivated soldier and has served in difficult areas for 13 years in the army.
The eight-phase DDC polls, which began on November 28, is also the first election after Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 was revoked last year and it was reorganised into a Union Territory.
Pay homage to the soldiers who lost their lives in the Siachen avalanche
"The brave solider displayed a high degree of initiative and has served 10 years in difficult and challenging areas out of 13 years of total service," a senior army officer said.
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
The end for the doughty soldier came a little before noon, three days after he was miraculously pulled out alive from under 30 feet of ice-and-snow debris where he lay buried for six days on the unforgiving Siachen glacier.
With flood waters receding, the armed forces have stepped up its rescue operations in Jammu and Kashmir
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