Srinagar Mar 31 PTI An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday police saidThe security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in Turkwangam village of Shopian after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area a police spokesperson saidHe said the search operation turned into encounter when the militants opened fire on the security personnelThere were no reports of any casualties in the operation so far PTI MIJ IJT

Srinagar Feb 18 PTI Jammu and Kashmir recorded 197 fresh Covid cases on Friday that took the infection tally to 451989 while one more fatality pushed the death toll to 4746 officials said Of the new cases 118 were from Jammu division and 79 from the Kashmir division they saidDoda district recorded the highest 42 new cases followed by 41 in Jammu districtThere are 2597 active cases in the Union Territory while the overall recoveries has reached 444646 officials saidThe death toll stands at 4746 after one more death was reported in the past 24 hours they saidThere were 51 confirmed cases of Mucormycosis black fungus in the Union Territory No fresh case was reported since last evening they added PTI MIJ TDS TDS

Srinagar Jan 26 PTI Militants opened fire at security forces during an encounter in Shopian district of Kashmir on Wednesday police here said The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in Chek Nowgam area of Shopian following information about presence of militants there the police said An encounter took place when militants opened firing at the security forces which too retaliated with gunfire No casualties were reported so far on either side the police said PTI MIJ VN VN

Srinagar Jan 18 PTI An improvised explosive device IED blast took place in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday officials said No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident they added The IED blast took place on a road near a shrine in the Qoimoh area of the district the officials said PTI MIJ AQS AQS

Srinagar Nov 18 PTI Authorities on Thursday exhumed bodies of Mohammad Altaf Bhat and Mudasir Gul two civilians killed in the Hyderpora encounter for handing them over to their families officials said The bodies were exhumed after sundown and are likely to be handed over to their families later in the night they said This will be for the first time that the body of a person buried under police watch is returned to his kin since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March last year The bodies accompanied by a police team are being moved to Srinagar from Handwara where they were initially buried the officials said PTI MIJ AQS AQS

Srinagar Oct 23 PTI Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 72 fresh coronavirus cases raising its tally to 331566 officials said No death due to the pandemic was reported in the union territory in the past 24 hours they added Of the72 cases nine were recorded from the Jammu division and 63 from the Kashmir division the officials said They said Srinagar district recorded the highest number of 34 cases followed by 13 cases in Baramulla district There are 862 active cases in the union territory while the number of recovered patients was 326275 the officials said The death toll in the union territory stood at 4429 they said Meanwhile the officials said there were 49 confirmed cases of mucormycosis black fungus in the union territory and no fresh case was reported since Friday evening PTI MIJ AQS AQS

Srinagar Oct 21 PTI A major tragedy was averted as security forces detected and defused an improvised explosive device IED in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday officials said Security forces detected an IED planted by terrorists from a passenger shed at a bus stop at Saidpora in Rafiabad area of Baramulla they said The officials said a bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot which took the IED to an isolated place and safely defused it PTI MIJ AQS AQS

Srinagar Oct 18 PTI The Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir Pandurang K Pole on Monday reviewed the arrangements for starting direct international flights to and from Srinagar airport from October 23 Pole held a meeting regarding operation of international flights from Srinagar international airport and necessary arrangements needed to put in place and management of passengers in view of Covid pandemic an official spokesman said He said the operation of international flights will start from October 23 which will connect Kashmir directly with the rest of the world The director the Airport Authority of India gave a presentation regarding layout plan for operation and regulation of activities at the airport the spokesman said He said a threadbare discussion was held over the management of passengers during arrival and departure of domestic and international flights keeping the sensitivity of the Covid pandemic in view Arrangements for immigration and customs were also discussed the spokesman said Pole directed officers to execute arrangements meticulously including the management and regulation of passengers segregation of domestic and international passengers conduct Rapid PCR at airport for international passengers besides mandatory RTPCR test for Covid before 48 hours The meeting also discussed the issue of brick kilns within the eight kilometer radius of the Srinagar International Airport and alternative approach road besides other issues the spokesman added PTI MIJ ANB ANB

Srinagar Oct 17 PTI Jammu and Kashmir recorded 95 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday that took the infection tally to 331062 officials saidNo fresh Covid-related death was reported in the Union Territory in the past 24 hours officials said adding the death toll stands at 4426Of the fresh cases 14 were from Jammu division and 81 from Kashmir division officials saidSrinagar district recorded the highest 40 cases followed by 13 in Budgam district There are 843 active cases while the overall recoveries have reached 325793 officials saidThere were 47 confirmed cases of Mucormycosis black fungus in the Union Territory No fresh case was reported since Saturday evening officials added PTI MIJ TDS TDS

Srinagar Sep 17 PTI Jammu and Kashmir recorded 155 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday raising its tally to 327621 while the death toll reached 4416 with one more fatality officials said Of the fresh cases 22 were from the Jammu division and 133 from the Kashmir division of the union territory they said They said Srinagar district recorded the highest number of 96 cases followed by 12 cases in Doda district Srinagar has 752 active cases which is the highest among the 20 districts in the UT There are 1440 active cases in the union territory while the number of recovered patients was 321675 the officials said The death toll due to the pandemic reached 4416 as one fresh fatality was reported in the past 24 hours they said The officials said there were 46 confirmed cases of mucormycosis black fungus in the union territory and no fresh case was reported since Friday evening PTI MIJ AQS AQS