Tag: south Kashmir

Six policemen killed in terror attack

Five policemen were killed near Achhabal in South Kashmir on Friday when a group of heavily armed terrorists ambushed the vehicle in which they were travelling and shot them at point blank. A constable injured in yesterday’s terror attack also succumbed to his wounds and as such the number of policemen killed has increased to...

June 16, 2017

Cash transactions stopped in 40 bank branches in South Kashmir

In the wake of militants targeting banks in south Kashmir, cash transactions at nearly 40 branches in sensitive areas of Pulwama and Shopian districts in South Kashmir have been stopped. The step has been taken following an advisory issued by security agencies asking the banks operating in the two districts to stop cash deliveries at...

May 6, 2017

Two militants killed while trying to ambush police in JK

In a swift action, two militants were on Sunday killed when they tried to ambush a police party that included three officers of the rank of superintendent of police in south Kashmir. The incident happened at Padgampora when a cavalcade of senior superintendents of police of Pulwama and Awantipora Raees Ahmed and Zahid Malik was...

March 26, 2017

Terrorist arrested in south Kashmir

A Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist was arrested near the Air Force station at Awantipura in south Kashmir on Thursday. A joint team of police and security forces arrested the terrorist in Gulzarpora area of Awantipura. Acting on a tip-off regarding the presence of militants in Awantipura and Pulwama areas, the police, CRPF and Army laid multiple joint pickets...

March 2, 2017