Srinagar: Four policemen whose rifles were looted from the residence of a senior Congress leader in Srinagar were dismissed from the service on Monday, police said. “Four policemen who were deployed as PSOs with Congress leader Mohammed Muzzafar Parray have been dismissed from service for dereliction of duty and unauthorised absence,” said a police spokesman. […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and condemned the desecration of Jamia Masjid Srinagar. Mehbooba, the former ally of Bharatiya Janata Party, tweeted: Appearance of a few youth with IS flag in Jama Masjid Srinagar is desecration of […]
Srinagar: One woman has been killed after Indian army allegedly targeted civilian population along the Line of Control in Pakistan Administered Kashmir’s Neelum valley, reports said. They said that four other civilians have suffered injuries in the shelling. One woman killed n four injured in #Neelum_valley in indiscriminate #Indian #shelling, according to initial reports. Casualties […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday launched a scathing attack on former J&K alliance partner BJP over the Triple Talaq Bill. She said that instead of offering a reprieve to Muslim women, the bill would adversely affect domestic life. New Delhi has been looking to push the Triple Talaq Bill in […]
Srinagar:A complete shutdown is being observed in parts of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district for the third consecutive day today, against the killing of Jaish-e-Mohammad militants. Witnesses said that all shops and business establishments are closed while public transport is off the roads in Pulwama town, Kakapora and other areas of the district. On Saturday three […]
Srinagar: Cold wave gripped Kashmir Valley including Ladakh region again on Monday after a days respite. The minimum temperature plummeted several notches below the freezing point in Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar to minus 6.6 while it was minus 2.2 on Sunday. An official of the Met department said the minimum temperature was minus 5.5 degree Celsius in Pahalgam, […]
Srinagar:Army Monday said that it foiled a major Border Action Team (BAT) attempt to strike a forward post along the line of control in Nowgam area along the Line of Control on December 30, 2018. An army spokesperson said that the intruders attempted to move by exploiting the thick jungles close to LoC and were […]
Srinagar: A 17-year-old youth was electrocuted to death in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday evening. A police officer said that the youth Danish Yousuf son of Mohammad Yousuf Bhat of Gurand Khurad village, was electrocuted after he was repairing wires of an electric transformer at his house. Danish was immediately rushed to the nearby hospital […]
Srinagar: Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) on Sunday evening attacked a CRPF patrolling party in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the outfit’s spokesperson said adding that one forces personnel was killed and several critically injured. In a statement, Mohammad Hassan said JeM men carried out the attack on a CRPF patrolling party near Pulwama police station. The attack was revenge […]
Dhaka: Bangladesh is voting in a general election, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking her third consecutive term in office. Security forces are on high alert, with some 600,000 security personnel deployed across the nation. More than 100m people are eligible to vote, said a BBC News report on Sunday. More than a dozen people […]
