Sunday, December 22, 2024
 
Local News
Kathua firefight: One militant killed, ops on
 
Srinagar, Sept 29: An unidentified militant has been killed in the ongoing gunfight in Billawar area of Jammu’s Kathua, reports said Sunday.
The gunfight started Saturday evening with one Head Constable of police being killed and a DySP and an ASI being injured.
sources said that the firefight resumed today morning and security forces were able to gun down one militant even as his body was retrieved from the spot.


The operation in the area is still underway, and the Jammu police chief, ADGP Jammu Anand Jain is personally monitoring the whole operation, they said.

The gunfight happens amid the ongoing assembly elections in the region. Jammu is going to polls on Oct 1.
 
 
 
 
E-Paper Preview
Stock Watch
BSE Sensex
      
NSE Nifty
 
Weather
 
Cricket Scorecard
 
 
© 2009-2010 All Rights Reserved. The Northern Times Newspaper Developed By Ideogram Technology Solutions [P] Ltd.