Mehraj u Din Halwai, top Hizbul Mujahideen commander was killed during an encounter with the Government forces in Handwara district of Kupwara in Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday morning. Mehraj-ud-Din Halwai alias Ubaid, as per Police records, was one of the oldest militants and a contemporary of slain Hizb commander Burhan Wani. While Burhan was active down South, recruiting a large number of Youth, Mehraj played the same role behind the curtain in North Kashmir. He had joined militancy in 2011. "Mehraj was involved in a series of Militant activities," a police spokesman said. A resident of Sopore, Mehraj alias Ubaid Son of Abdul Khaliq resident of Khushal Mattoo Sopore was a diploma holder in computer application and was known for his use of Social media and bringing new methods of c...

A cloudburst has hit Zedgay Nallah at Tulail area of Gurez in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday evening. An official told the that a cloudburst triggered flash floods in Zedgay Nallah area, which led to an overflow of a nearby stream and the water entered into the house of villagers. “Due to cloudburst, two cows also died on the spot and several residential houses got submerged,” he said. Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Gurez, Mudasir Ahmad said that they have sent teams to access the situation. He, however, said that the situation is normal as of now while there was no loss of life during the incident—(KNO)