Srinagar: An army soldier was killed in an encounter at Kralgund area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday morning. A police officer said that army’s 32 RR launched a cordon-and-search-operation at Kachlu village during wee hours today. As such the cordon was laid and the troops intensified the searches, the militants opened fire […]
Srinagar: The injured civilian in a grenade blast at Awantipora on Friday has succumbed to his injuries at SMHS hospital. Abdul Ahad Pinchoo, was seriously injured in the blast. His body is being sent to his ancestral area Jawbehara in Awantipora. Four people including Pinchoo were injured after suspected militants hurled a grenade at police […]
New Delhi: The last rites for Atal Bihari Vajpayee was performed by his daughter Namita Bhattacharya on Friday, 17 August at Delhi’s Smriti Sthal where the former prime minister was accorded state funeral, the quint reported. Senior leaders from across the political spectrum and world leaders gathered in large numbers to pay their last respects […]
Srinagar: Former Indian cricket star Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday arrived in Pakistan to a warm welcome to attend the expected oath-taking ceremony of prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan, dawn.com reported. Sidhu reached Lahore side of the Wagah border and told reporters that he has come as a goodwill messenger and “with a message of love” […]
Baramulla: One person belonging to state forest department has received grievous injuries in a bear attack in Tangmarg area of Baramulla district on Friday. The person has been identified as Ghulam Mohiuddin lone S/o Abdul Rahim lone R/o ferozpora Tangmarg. “Soon after the bear attack he was taken to Sub District Hospital Tangmarg, doctor’s have referred […]
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership on Friday called for a complete shutdown on August 26 and 27 against attempts to scrap state subject laws that give special status to state of Jammu and Kashmir in constitution of India barring non state subjects from buying property in the state. JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar […]
Srinagar: Militants on Friday afternoon lobbed a grenade towards goverment forces in Awantipora area of Pulwama district. Reports reaching GNS said that militants lobbed a grenade on forces however it missed the intended target and exploded on road side resulting splinter injuries to a civilian. He was rushed to the nearby hospital for specialised treatment. […]
Srinagar: A 38-year-old woman was shot dead by unknown gunmen at Drabgam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that some unknown persons opened fire upon the woman Shameema wife of Ali Mohd Bhat near his parental home at Drabgam village this afternoon. Shameema, 38-years-old, a resident of Koil village was at parental home […]
Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura has established a Child Care Centre for the infants of its staff making the centre first of its kind in the state of J&K . The move is aimed at providing a helping hand to its female staff in taking care of their infants. Officials said that employees […]
Srinagar: The FO spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal Friday urged India to allow UN Commission of Inquiry to probe human rights violations in what he termed as ‘India-held Kashmir’, Dawn.com reported. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights had recommended a Commission of Inquiry – the highest level UN probe to ascertain facts about massive […]
