Two family members were shoot dead by unknown gunmen in Shangund area of Hajin in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district during night hours of Saturday. Police spokesperson, said in a statement, that the militants abducted Gh Hassan Dar, 45, and his nephew Bashir Ahmad Dar, 26, from their house at Gulshan Mohalla. He added that both […]
Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces at Chattabal area of Srinagar in wee hours of Saturday, police said. Police officials confirmed that during a CASO at Chattabal, some exchange of fire was reported. Meanwhile whole area is under cordon. More to come…
Director General of Police (DGP) Dr S P Vaid Friday said that police department has not the manpower available required for providing security to all ex-panchs, sarpanchs and protected persons numbering around forty thousand across the state. Talking to a local news gathering agency Kashmir News Service (KNS), Vaid said it is not humanly possible […]
Is the dog population in Srinagar really decreasing? The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) says “yes” and backs it with the numerical data. In a meeting convened by the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah on Friday, to address the issues pertaining to stray dog menace in Srinagar city, the chief sanitation officer […]
A grenade was lobbed at police station Pulwama by unknown men, media reported. According to the reports, no loss of life was reported till last reports came in. Soon after the grenade exploded, the police fired in the air
The Ambassador of Jordan, Hassan Al Jawarneh and the Ambassador of Algeria, Hamza Yahia Cherrif, who are on a visit to Kashmir Valley, called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today. During the informal meeting, the two ambassadors evinced keen interest in the natural beauty and landscape of the Kashmir Valley, according to the […]
Authorities on Friday barred Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani from offering Friday prayers in Masjid Iqra in Lal Chowk, a spokesman said. According to the statement, the spokesman said that Geelani was stopped after he defied house arrest restrictions. “The police forces outside his residence did not allow him to venture out to […]
Minister for School Education and Tribal Affairs, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today said the government is committed to complete development projects in a time bound manner in Darhal area of Rajouri. The Minister was speaking during a meeting convened to review the pace and position of work on development projects being undertaken by different departments […]
Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday said that there is requirement to set up ‘Juvenile Justice Boards’ in each and every districts of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the judgment passed by division bench headed by Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, they said that 22 Juvenile Justice Boards are required […]
Hurriyat (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said that joint resistance leadership (JRL) was looking at measures to deal with repressive situation prevailing in Kashmir. “JRL has recently met and deliberated and is looking at measures to deal with the repressive situation,” Mirwaiz said while addressing the Friday congregational gathering at the historic Jamia […]
