National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday while arresting Kupwara man claimed to have arrested a mastermind behind the Nagrota army camp attack. IG NIA Alok Mittal said that the agency on Saturday arrested Syed Muneer-ul-Hassan Qadri, a resident of Hurhama, Lolab, Lalpora in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district during the investigation of a case, RC-16/2016/NIA/DLI. “The […]
A youth was apprehended at Safakadal in Srinagar on Saturday by the Jammu and Kashmir police along with a Chinese grenade and some incriminating material, sources said. The arrested youth was identified as Basit Ahmad Malik S/o Mohammad Ashraf Malik R/o Nowpora Safakadal. Police sources said that the investigation has been initiated in this regard.
Srinagar: Strongly condemning the use of “brute force” against worshippers in Srinagar’s central mosque (Jamia Masjid) on Friday, the Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) has alleged that “the assault on Jamia Masjid seems to be a part of the hidden agenda of mass extermination of Kashmiri Muslims for which government forces have been given a free license.” A statement issued […]
After the cyclone lashed the Yemeni island of Socotra days before, the cyclone storms are likely to hit the Arabian Peninsula as its out areas have chucked with heavy rains, AP reported. Earlier more than forty people were missing from the different areas including Yemenis, Indians and Sudanese areas where flash floods washed away thousands […]
Srinagar: Resistance leader and chairman of a faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in an affirmative tone has expressed the amalgam’s willingness to engage in a dialogue on Kashmir. Signalling the APHC’s pro-dialogue stance, the Srinagar-based head priest, has sent out a tweet: “importance for finding a resolution of Kashmir […]
The bone chilling videos showing blood splattered on the floor of Srinagar’s historic Jamia Masjid and pictures capturing the moment when tear gas shells were hitting the central mosque’s rooftop emanating black smoke this Friday are defining in many ways. These pictures and videos recording what exactly happened in and outside Jamia Masjid, Srinagar, […]
Amidst complete shutdown in down town and many areas of Srinagar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday said “i am deeply saddened to see the injured writhing in pain with pellets in their eyes”. Mirwaiz said when he visited the SMHS hospital to inquire about the health of the injured people in yesterday’s incident at Jamia […]
Three street vendors attempted suicide on Saturday while protesting against the authorities for not allowing them to sit on the road sides to carry out their business. Sources said that scores of vendors held protest to press their demands. However the protests turned violent and three among them jumped into the River Jhelum to attempt […]
Train services remained suspended for the second day on Saturday in south Kashmir following damage caused to track by the youths who were protesting against the arrest of some youths during nocturnal raids in Anantnag district on Friday. However, all trains are running as per schedule on Srinagar-Badgam to Baramulla route in north Kashmir, a […]
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Narinder Nath Vohra is likely to continue for another term, media reports said. Earlier he became the Governor on J&K on June 25, 2008. Governor is appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government.
