Srinagar: Two civilians have suffered bullet injuries during clashes with government forces in Chowgam village of Kulgam district Saturday morning. Reports said that two were hit with bullets while intense protests were going on in this south Kashmir village against the militant killings. Local sources said that at least five civilians have sustained injuries during the […]
Srinagar: Government forces late Friday night allegedly ransacked the houses of the relatives of Hizb commander Riyaz Naikoo and also dug up the lawn of one of the relatives in Beighpora area of Awantipora in Pulwama district. Local sources said that a contingent of forces barged into the houses of Nazir Ahmad Naikoo and Nisar […]
Srinagar: A fierce gunfight between militants and government forces in Chowgam village of Kulgam district ended Saturday morning with the killing of five militants. The gunfight that broke out late Friday night, police said, started after the village was cordoned off following specific inputs about the presence of militants in the village. After zeroing in on […]
Srinagar: Firing resumed between militants and government forces at the encounter site in southern Kashmir’s Chowgam village of Kulgam district on Saturday morning. Local sources said that the government forces came under intense fire after they tried to the enter the house that was razed to ground using IED’s earlier today. Police sources confirmed that three […]
Srinagar: A fierce encounter has started between militants and government forces in south Kashmir’s Chowgam village of Devsar, Kulgam which is close to o Qazigund. According to official sources 3-4 militants are believed to be trapped inside a residential house near primary school. The encounter was still on till the last reports came in as […]
GAZA: Israeli soldiers killed three Palestinians and wounded at least 30 others taking part on Friday in weekly protests at the fortified Gaza Strip border, Palestinian medical officials said. The Israeli military said it used force necessary to prevent border breaches by some 12,000 Palestinians who massed at several points near the fence, some of […]
Islamabad: The Interior ministry of Pakistan on Friday revealed that out of 11,802 Pakistan nationals jailed abroad, 2,937 are in Saudi Arabia alone, followed by 1,842 in Greece. The report was sought by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the directions of Supreme Court of Pakistan. Pakistan Minister of Human Rights Shireen Mazari said in […]
Srinagar: Expressing grief over the loss of lives in the Kishtwar road accident, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik announced Rs 5 lakh for next of kin of deceased and Rs 50,000 for each of those injured, an official spokesman said here Friday evening. He said Mr Malik has expressed grief over the loss […]
Jammu: A seminar organised by the department of Civil Defence Jammu on Friday advocated for spreading awareness among society of minimising effects of disasters. “The disaster keeps no calendar and place. Global warming has changed the whole natural environment of the world, so the civil society must be made aware about the disasters and how […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir bank has threatened The Kashmir Press for its revealing reports on the bank. But, the Kashmir Press has reiterated that it firmly stands with its reports based on pure facts, adding, it is ready to fight any legal action, if any, initiated by the bank. The Jammu and Kashmir bank […]
