Tag: Jammu And Kashmir

  • IAF airlifts 104 stranded passengers between Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

    Through PTI

    JAMMU: The Indian Air Pressure (IAF) on Friday airlifted 104 stranded passengers between the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, officers stated.

    An AN-32 plane of the IAF additionally airlifted two passengers from Kargil to Chandigarh, they stated.

    As many as 76 passengers had been airlifted from Jammu to Kargil and 28 from Kargil to Jammu.

    The following flight is scheduled on February 14 between Kargil and Srinagar.

    The IAF operates C-17, C-130 and AN-32 plane ceaselessly to airlift stranded passengers between Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in view of the closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh nationwide freeway owing to heavy snow fall in January.

  • Unidentified militant killed in stumble upon with safety workforce in Pulwama: Police

    An unidentified militant was once killed in an stumble upon with safety forces within the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Jammu and Kashmir: Two terrorists killed in come upon with safety forces in Srinagar 

    Through PTI

    SRINAGAR: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists have been killed in an come upon with safety forces right here in the summertime capital of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police mentioned.

    In response to a particular enter generated by means of the police in regards to the presence of terrorists within the Rangpora Zakura space of Srinagar, a cordon-and-search operation was once introduced there, a spokesperson mentioned.

    “Right through the quest operation, as the quest birthday party proceeded against the suspected spot, the hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately upon the quest birthday party which was once retaliated successfully resulting in an come upon,” he mentioned.

    Within the resulting gunfight, two terrorists have been killed and their our bodies have been retrieved from the website of the come upon, the reputable mentioned. He recognized them as Ikhlaq Ahmad Hajam of Kujer Frisal, Kulgam, and Adil Nisar Dar of Malangpora, Pulwama.

    Each have been connected with proscribed terror outfit LeT /TRF (The Resistance Entrance) – a shadow of the LeT, the spokesperson mentioned. As in keeping with police data, he mentioned, Hajam was once energetic since June 2021 and Dar since August 2021.

    “Each have been labeled terrorists and a part of teams focused on a number of terror crime instances together with assault on police and safety forces and civilian atrocities. But even so, they have been additionally instrumental in motivating the gullible adolescence to sign up for terror folds and reviving the OGW community,” he mentioned.

    The spokesman mentioned Hajam was once the mastermind at the back of the new killing of head constable Ali Mohammad at Hasanpora Anantnag on January 29. He was once additionally focused on an IED blast at the Qaimoh-Yaripora highway on January 18.

    Incriminating fabrics, and palms and ammunition, together with two pistols and 5 hand grenades, have been recovered from the website of the come upon. All of the recovered fabrics had been taken into case data for additional investigation.

    Inspector Normal of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar congratulated the Srinagar Police for wearing out the anti-terrorist operation in a certified means with none collateral injury, the spokesperson mentioned.

  • Kashmir journalist booked for ‘glorifying terrorism’: Jammu and Kashmir Police

    By way of PTI

    SRINAGAR: Journalist Fahad Shah, who used to be Friday arrested via police, has been booked for “glorifying terrorism”, spreading faux information, and inciting basic public in opposition to regulation and order in Jammu and Kashmir, police stated on Saturday.

    A case has been registered in opposition to Shah at Safakdal Police Station and Pulwama Police Station, they stated. “For the remaining three-four years, Shah has been incessantly glorifying terrorism, spreading faux information and inciting other people for growing regulation and order issues, for which 3 FIRs were lodged in opposition to him – one in Srinagar, one in Pulwama and different in Shopian.

    “He has been arrested within the case FIR lodged in Pulwama. Motion will observe in different FIRs additionally,” IGP, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar stated.

    Kumar made an enchantment to reporters not to unfold faux information and examine knowledge from police sooner than circulating.

    “It glorifies terrorists as it ends up in recruitment, our adolescence get radicalised and takes the incorrect trail. Don’t instigate the general public,” he stated. Shah is the founder editor of weekly on-line mag “thekashmirwalla.”

  • Journalist arrested in J&Okay for importing ‘anti-national’ content material on social media

    By means of PTI

    SRINAGAR: A journalist in Jammu and Kashmir used to be arrested for allegedly importing anti-national content material on social media with a “felony purpose” to impress the general public to disturb regulation and order, police stated on Friday.

    Fahad Shah, an editor of a information portal, used to be arrested after a case used to be registered through police in Pulwama district in south Kashmir.

    “It used to be reliably learnt through the Pulwama police that some Fb customers and portals have been importing anti-national content material, together with images, movies and posts, with a felony purpose to create worry a few of the public and the content material so uploaded can impress the general public to disturb regulation and order,” a police spokesperson stated.

    He stated it used to be additionally learnt that those Fb customers have been importing posts glorifying terrorist actions and inflicting dent to the picture of law-enforcing businesses, but even so inflicting ill-will and disaffection towards the rustic.

    “Because the aforementioned actions through one of the Fb customers quantity to fee of cognizable offences, the Pulwama police registered a case vide FIR No.19/2022 underneath the related sections of regulation and initiated an investigation,” the spokesperson stated.

    Shah used to be arrested all through the process the investigation, he stated, including that the accused is in police custody.

    Shah used to be previous wondered through police after the scoop portal uploaded a tale in response to a declare through the circle of relatives of a terrorist, who used to be killed in an come upon within the Naira house of Pulwama on January 30.

    4 ultras have been killed within the come upon, police had stated, however the circle of relatives of one of the crucial slain terrorists had claimed that their kinfolk used to be blameless.

    Reacting to the journalist’s arrest, Other people’s Democratic Birthday party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti stated status up for in fact deemed anti-national.

    “Status up for in fact deemed anti nationwide. Appearing the reflect to a deeply illiberal and authoritarian executive may be anti nationwide. Fahad’s journalistic paintings speaks for itself and depicts the bottom truth unpalatable to GOI. What number of Fahads will you arrest?” she wrote on Twitter.

  • Come upon in Jammu and Kashmir, terrorist killed

    By way of PTI

    SRINAGAR: An unidentified terrorist used to be killed in an come upon with safety forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police mentioned.

    Safety forces introduced a cordon and seek operation at village Nadigam in Nowpora space of the district, a police spokesman mentioned.

    He mentioned the hunt operation become an come upon during which one terrorist used to be shot useless by way of safety forces. The spokesman mentioned additional main points of the incident are awaited.

  • 24-year-old suffers eye damage in Jammu and Kashmir acid assault, one arrested

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    SRINAGAR:  A 24-year-old lady sustained burn accidents in her face and eyes following an acid assault in Srinagar on Tuesday night. Police resources mentioned a bunch of individuals attacked the lady with acid out of doors her industry unit at Osmania Colony at round 6 pm. The lady, who hails from Eidgah space of downtown Srinagar, used to be rushed to SMHS clinic. One particular person used to be arrested.

    A police authentic mentioned investigation is occurring. “We’re viewing CCTV pictures. We will be able to even be speaking to the sufferer to spot the attackers,” he mentioned. Scientific Superintendent of SMHS, Dr Kanwaljeet Singh mentioned the lady has sustained burn accidents. “There are burn accidents on her face, left forearm and left hand,” he mentioned.

    “It can’t be mentioned at this level whether or not she would have the ability to see along with her eyes once more. The medical doctors are tracking her situation and the lady is being operated,” he mentioned. Srinagar mayor Junaid Mattu, whilst expressing anguish over the acid assault, mentioned the police would observe the culprits and produce them to e-book. “I stand with the sufferer and her circle of relatives and can succeed in out in my opinion,” he tweeted.

    2d  incident
    Tuesday’s acid assault is the second one such incident in Kashmir in 4 months. On October 5 ultimate 12 months, an 18-year-old lady sustained burn accidents at the face in an acid assault in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Two individuals were arrested  for that incident.

  • Earthquake jolts Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda area

    By means of PTI

    JAMMU: An earthquake of four.0 magnitude hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district within the early hours of Saturday, an authentic mentioned.

    The quake came about at 2.53 am.

    There are not any quick studies of any injury, Director Crisis Control Aamir Ali mentioned.

    He mentioned the epicentre of the tremor was once 10 kilometres under the skin of the earth within the Doda area.

  • Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh now to be ‘exhausting spaces’ for IAS, IPS officials’ postings

    Through IANS

    NEW DELHI: The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will now be regarded as as “exhausting spaces” for postings of AGMUT cadre IAS and IPS officials, a Central govt notification stated.

    In step with the notification issued January 18, a choice has been taken via the Central govt to this impact and the information for the switch and posting of IAS, and IPS officials of the joint cadre of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre have additionally been changed accordingly.

    The erstwhile J&Okay cadre used to be merged with AGMUT in 2021 after Jammu and Kashmir used to be bifurcated into the 2 Union Territories on August 5, 2019.

    The House Ministry verbal exchange stated that consequent upon the merger of the J&Okay cadre into AGMUT cadre, the topic has been tested and with the approval of competent authority, it’s been determined that the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh is also labeled as “exhausting spaces” within the joint AGMUT cadre.

    Postings of IAS, and IPS officials of the cadre are divided into “common” and “exhausting” spaces postings. Postings in Delhi, Chandigarh, Goa, Puducherry, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu will likely be regarded as as “common spaces” or Class A, whilst postings in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh will likely be regarded as as “exhausting spaces” or Class B.

  • 100 new canines to present extra tooth to CRPF in anti-insurgency operations

    Through ANI

    NEW DELHI: In what may also be observed as is a trademark of heightened process in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected spaces and Jammu and Kashmir (J&Okay), the Central Reserve Police Drive (CRPF) is purchasing a brand new batch of 100 canines to help their operational devices.

    A senior CRPF officer knowledgeable ANI that they are going to be purchasing 100 doggies for his or her K9 unit. After procurement, doggies shall be educated on the Canine Breeding and Coaching College of CRPF in Bengaluru.

    “The operational devices of CRPF deployed within the improvised explosive instrument (IED) vulnerable area of LWE and Jammu and Kashmir are urgent onerous for offering of K9 groups. CRPF is in procedure for procurement of doggies of Belgian Shepard Malinois (BSM),” reads the legit file.

    “They’re including extra canines into the pressure as increasingly more battalions are deployed in Naxal affected spaces and J&Okay. After the learning, the canines shall be deployed in all operational spaces,” the officer mentioned.

    “The sniffing energy of canines is the most important merit for groups deployed on Naxal-affected spaces. Each Battalion in Naxal spaces have 14 canines and each and every time a group is going out on patrol, Canine transfer forward of the group to come across any ambush, explosives or landmines,” he added.

    The officer additionally made the transparent that CRPF will most effective be purchasing doggies of Belgian Shepard Malinois (BSM).

    “BSM is the most efficient police canine on this planet. It’s attempted and examined breed. Other organizations use other breeds as in step with their requirement. Some forces use Labrador and cocker spaniel as they’re public pleasant canines used for sniffing in metro, airports and different public puts,” he added.

    Within the CRPF, the learning for the canines will get started once they go 90 days of age, and domestic dogs shall be dropped at the college when they’re 45 days previous.

    Right through the learning, the canines shall be educated for Social appeal, Following, Restraint, Social Dominance, Elevation Dominance, Retrieving, Contact sensitivity, Sound sensitivity, Sight sensitivity and Steadiness.

    At the moment, there are round 1000 canines in its K9 unit of CRPF.