Srinagar: National Conference Vice president and former chief minister, Omar has said that that exemplary punishment must be handed out to the killers of teacher Asad Munir Pandit. He also said that that he had hoped that the custodial killings were a thing of past. “I had hoped custodial deaths were a thing of our […]
Srinagar: A youth, resident of Awantipora in south Kashmir, has been killed in police custody on Tuesday after he was held in connection with some militancy related case. Official sources said that Rizwan Asad Pandit son of Mohammad Asad was killed in police custody at Srinagar during intervening night of March 18 and 19. A police […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir meteorological department on Tuesday predicted light rains and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A spokesperson of the department said that there are chances of light rain/snow at isolated places over the state during next 24 hours.
Srinagar: At least eight youth have been detained by government forces from Drabgam village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district during nocturnal raids. Reports said that government forces raided the village and laid a cordon around a cluster of houses on Tuesday. The villagers were ordered to come out of their houses and then forces identified at […]
Srinagar: Dutch police on Monday arrested a Turkish-born suspect over tram attack in the city of Utrecht that left three people dead and five wounded. Police had earlier launched a huge manhunt for Gokmen Tanis, 37, issuing a picture of him on the tram and warning the public not to approach him. Heavily armed officers […]
Srinagar: A prominent religious cleric has been arrested by government forces in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources told that Moulana Muhammad Amin, Pulwama’s Prominent Cleric and Khateeb Khankah-e-Mir Sahab (Alaihi Rahma) Washbugh Pulwama has been arrested last night from his residence on circular road in Dangarpora area of Pulwama town. The residents have condemned the act […]
Srinagar: Heavy firing exchanges took place between Indian and Pakistani troopers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said on Tuesday. “The Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Rajouri’s Sunderbani sector and Jammu’s Akhnoor sector on Monday night,” Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand told the […]
Srinagar: Government forces Tuesday morning laid a siege to Chandgeer village in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district and started a search operation. Reports said that a joint contingent pf government forces including Army, J&K Police and paramilitary CRPF sealed all the entry and exit points which also effected the movement of local transport in […]
Srinagar: The Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora on Tuesday postponed the examinations scheduled for today. A spokesperson of the varsity said: “It is notified for information of all the concerned that the semester examinations scheduled on 19/03/2019 have been postponed.” Without assigning any reason for postponing the examinations, he said that the new dates […]
Srinagar: An unidentified woman Tuesday morning attempted suicide by jumping into river Jhelum in Srinagar. Reports said that a lady jumped into Jhelum this morning at Safakadal in Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar. However people around who saw her jump into the river rescued her and with the help of Police shifted her to a local hospital. Police […]
