Category: Jammu and Kashmir

Three soldiers were killed and three others injured as militants ambushed a search-and-cordon team in Shopian on Thursday morning. One civilian, a woman was also killed in the cross-fire. “The attack resulted in injuries to six army personnel, including two officers, of whom three succumbed to their injuries,” said the police spokesman.

Two soldiers and four militants were killed in an ongoing gunfight with holed up militants in south Kashmir’s Kulgam, around 70 km away from Srinagar. Preliminary reports suggest that the soldiers came under fire while laying a cordon and search operation in Nagbal Frisal area, Kulgam. Militants are hiding in the area. “The operation is on,” said a police official. […]

Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital here after he complained of chest pain late last night, a close aide of the separatist leader said today. The 87-year-old complained of uneasiness and chest pain and was admitted to SKIMS Hospital for treatment, he said. Doctors at the hospital […]

Two snowshoers from Kashmir have alleged they have been denied visa to the US due to “current (US) policy”. “Indian Snowshoers Denied Visas, due to ‘current (US) policy’. This from our good friend Abid Khan, from Kashmir, minutes ago in our Facebook Messaging,” Clyde Rabideau, Mayor of the Village of Saranac Lake in New York, wrote on his Facebook page. […]

Six soldiers were killed while several others are missing after two avalanches in Gurez Sector of Kashmir, an army official said on Thursday. An avalanche hit an army camp in Gurez sector of Bandipora district near the Line of Control last evening in which several soldiers were trapped, the army official said. He said rescue operations were launched and seven […]

The Army on Monday morning said three militants, holed up inside a house in Awoora village, Anantnag, have been killed. “Three AK 47 rifles were also recovered,” said Srinagar-based Army spokesman. Loud explosions were heard near the encounter site in Anantnag district on Sunday night, nine hours after security forces trapped militants. Sources said both sides exchanged fire for more […]