Srinagar Apr 21 PTI A top Lashkar-e-Taiba LeT commander Yousuf Lattoo was killed in an encounter with security forces in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday police saidThree soldiers were injured in the initial exchange of fire between the two sides they saidBased on specific inputs about the presence of terrorists in Malwah area of Baramulla in north Kashmir security forces launched a cordon and search operation there a police official saidThe search operation turned into an encounter after the terrorists fired upon the forces who retaliatedTop LeT terrorist Commander Yousuf Kantroo has been killed in the Baramulla encounter Inspector General of Police Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar saidHe said Kantroo was involved in several killings of civilians and security personnelKantroo was also involved in the recent killing of a special police officer and his brother a soldier and a civilian in Budgam district the IGP said adding that the LeT commanders killing is a big success for usIn the initial exchange of fire three soldiers sustained minor injuries Kumar had said in a tweet earlierArms and ammunition have been recovered the police said PTI SSB MIJ DIV DIV
Srinagar Feb 23 PTI The air traffic to and from Kashmir was affected on Wednesday as all flights at the Srinagar airport were cancelled due to bad weather in the wake of heavy snowfall in the Valley officials saidAll flights of all airlines have been cancelled said Kuldeep Singh director Airport Authority of India AAI Srinagar airportThe flight operations at the airport were affected due to bad weather and low visibility in the wake of heavy snowfall across the Valley A total of 41 flights have been cancelled he saidThe visibility was below 400 metres and the continuous snowfall made the operations impossible he addedSingh said the passengers of the cancelled flights will be adjusted on the next available flights PTI SSB MIJ DIV DIV
Srinagar Nov 30 PTI Jammu and Kashmirs coronavirus caseload increased to 336852 on Tuesday with 171 fresh infections while the death toll remained unchanged at 4476 officials saidOf the fresh cases 32 were from the Jammu division and 139 from the Kashmir division of the union territory they saidSrinagar district recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 62 followed by 42 in Baramulla districtThe number of active COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir stands at 1625 So far 330751 people have recovered from the viral disease the officials saidThere are 49 confirmed cases of mucormycosis black fungus in the union territory No fresh case has been reported since last evening they said PTI SSB MIJ DIV DIV
Srinagar Oct 25 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated a Houseboat Festival organised by the Department of Tourism of Jammu and Kashmir at the famous Dal Lake here officials saidThe minister also witnessed a musical fountain and laser show that he said was a mesmerising experienceThe Houseboat Festival has been organised as part of the Iconic Week festival celebrating the spirit of Jammu and Kashmir the officials saidShah was accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Minister of State in the Prime Ministers Office Jitendra SinghLater Shah took to Twitter to share pictures of the eventIt was a mesmerising experience to watch the musical fountain and laser show at Srinagars iconic Dal Lake Also inaugurated the Houseboat Festival organised by the JK Tourism Shah said in a tweetThe minister arrived here on Saturday on a three-day visit of Jammu and KashmirOn Sunday Shah visited Jammu where he also addressed a public rally PTI SSB MIJ DIV DIV
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