Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai strongly condemned the slapping of Public Safety Act (PSA) on Syed Imtiyaz Haider, Tashooq Ahmed Banday, Manzoor Ahmed Bhat of Budgam and Farooq Ahmed Shah of Kulgam and shifting them to Jammu Jail. He said it is a sheer injustice and illustrates brazen display of invocation of draconian […]
Srinagar: Various trade bodies on Thursday stage a protest against what they termed as killing of a civilian Rizwan Pandith of Awantipora on Tuesday in police custody. Carrying placards and raising slogans, the traders held a joint protest at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid, demanding the killing spree in the Valley be stopped. “Killing of innocent civilian […]
Srinagar: Senior Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and former speaker Jammu Kashmir Assembly Kavinder Gupta today said National Conference (NC) and Congress are afraid of BJP, that forced them to go for an alliance. Gupta said NC and Congress had always fought elections against each other, but this time they know the popularity of BJP […]
Srinagar: The police claims that two civilians have been held hostage by militants in North Kashmir’s Hajin area of Bandipora district after encounter broke out between the militants and government forces, which includes army and police. The police said one civilian has been rescued while efforts were on to rescue another one. #Hajin Update: Two […]
Srinagar: BIG FM, one of India’s largest radio networks, kick starts the warm summers in Srinagar with the launch of ‘Youngistan’ with multi-talented RJ Amir Ashraf Mir. The afternoon show specially curated for Srinagar listeners, is guaranteed to give a unique taste of the city. The show has a unique investigative, fun-filled format which is […]
Srinagar: Amid a fierce gunfight between government forces and militants at Kalantara village of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district two civilians have sustained injuries during clashes. Reports said that the injured persons were rushed to a hospital for treatment and their nature of injuries is being ascertained. Intense clashes broke out in the village soon after the […]
Srinagar: Five mosques in Birmingham, the second largest city in United Kingdom, have been attacked overnight, counter-terrorism police said. The police in the West Midlands said it is investigating the attacks. Police responded to reports of a man smashing windows with a sledgehammer at a mosque in Birchfield Road at 2.32am, but when they arrived at the […]
Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan Thursday afternoon exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. News gathering agency ANI tweeted: “Pakistan violated ceasefire at around 2:45 pm in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district. Indian Army is retaliating.” Earlier in the day, a rifleman was killed when the […]
Madurai: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Thursday convicted 16 people, while awarding life sentence to nine of the accused, in connection with the petrol bomb attack on Dinakaran newspaper in which three people were charred to death in 2007. On an appeal filed by the CBI against the lower court order acquitting all […]
Sopore: A youth has suffered bullet injuries during clashes in north Kashmir’s Sopore on Thursday. The youth, reports said, has been referred to Srinagar for specialised treatment. Identified as Muzaffar Ahmad Khan from Chakrode Khan Sopore has received bullet injuries in leg and hand. Clashes erupted in Sopore’s Main town after a grenade attack on CRPF […]
