Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed that the militants killed the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader in Anantnag. Police, in a statement, said that the militants barged inside the residential house of Hafizullah Mir at Budooda Achabal, Anantnag district and fired indiscriminately. “In this incident, Hafizullah sustained critical gunshot wounds and was evacuated to a nearby hospital […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday afternoon issued a statement after four militants and a para-commando were killed in a gunfight in Shopian village of south Kashmir. The police statement, for the interest of our readers, is reproduced below: “Police and security forces on a credible input about the presence of militants in Nadigam […]
Jammu: A 70-year-old pilgrim from Maharashtra died after falling unconscious in Katra, the base camp of the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Pradeep Ashok Shah, a resident of Sholapur, who had reached Katra to pay obeisance at the famous shrine along with family, fell unconscious while travelling in […]
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat district president and top activist Hafeezullah Mir was shot by unknown gunmen in southern Kashmir’s Islamabad. Sources said that Mir was shit at in Achabal area of the district. They said that Mir was brought to district hospital Islamabad where doctors declared him brought dead. More details awaited.
Srinagar: The four militants killed in Shopian gunfight in southern Kashmir on Tuesday morning have been identified. Sources said that the slain militants were active with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and have been identified as Basarat Ah Neegro, son of Ab Rashid Negroo, a resident of Chotigam; Mehraj ud Din, son of Ab Ahad Najar, a resident of Drawani; Abid Nazir […]
NEW DELHI: Travellers flying out of Srinagar, Jammu and Leh airports can now carry a cabin bag with them like they do at other Indian airports. The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has amended an old rule that prevented flyers from doing so for over two decades, Times of India reported. BCAS chief Kumar […]
Srinagar: Four youths including two girls have been referred to Srinagar hospitals from Shopian where government forces used force to disperse the protesters agitating against the militant killings. Sources said the government forces fired indiscriminately on the protesters and also used pellets to scare away the protesters. However, the protesters kept pelting government forces with […]
Srinagar: The insured property and auto losses from wildfires in the US state of California will amount to up to 13 billion dollars, risk modeling and analytics firm RMS said in a press release. “The insured loss for the Camp and Woolsey wildfires in California will be between USD $9 and $13 billion ($7.5-$10 billion […]
Srinagar: Voting started for the second phase of Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday amid tight security as voters started trickling out to exercise their franchise. Large contingents of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been deployed at the polling stations to ensure a peaceful process. The winter chill though allowed […]
Srinagar: At least six civilians have been injured during clashes with government forces near gunfight site in Nadigam village of Shopian district in southern Kashmir. Reports said that clashes erupted near the gunfight site Tuesday morning after the local youth hit streets and pelted government forces with rocks and stones in a bid to help […]
