Clashes erupt as forces lay siege to Shopian village

Clashes erupt as forces lay siege to Shopian village

Srinagar: Violent clashes between local youth and government forces erupted in Turkuwangum village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday morning amid a massive search operation.  Reports said that a joint team of government forces acting upn inputs about presence of militants in the village, launched a massive search operation to trace the hiding militants. As […]

Air Compressor explosion injures 4 in Budgam village

Air Compressor explosion injures 4 in Budgam village

Srinagar: Four people have suffered injuries after an air compressor of a tyre shop exploded in Aripanthan area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district Thursday morning. The injured have been identified as Riyaz Ahmad son of Mohammad Shafi a resident of Beerwah, Raju son of Riyaz Ahmad, a resident of Beerwah, Khursheed Ahmad Khan son of Ghulam […]

Sri Lanka: 16 more nabbed over attacks

Sri Lanka: 16 more nabbed over attacks

Colombo: Following Sunday’s terror attacks in Sri Lanka, the police said 16 more suspects were arrested in special operations conducted in the early hours of Thursday and one of those taken into custody is suspected to be linked to a terrorist group. The police said 76 suspects have been taken into custody so far and […]

Massive throng at funeral prayers of 2 slain militants in south Kashmir

Massive throng at funeral prayers of 2 slain militants in south Kashmir

Srinagar: Thousands of people including women and children thronged the funeral prayers of the slain militant killed in a pre-dawn gunfight with government forces in Bagander Mohalla of Bijbehara in southern Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. Witnesses said that thousands of people from different areas of Anantnag district participated in the funeral of Burhan-ud-din at […]

Only one-way traffic allowed on Kashmir highway

Only one-way traffic allowed on Kashmir highway

Srinagar: Civilian traffic was on Thursday resumed on the Kashmir highway after remaining suspended on Wednesday due to ban imposed by the authorities to allow “free and safe movement” of forces convoy. Meanwhile, the highway, linking the Ladakh region with Kashmir remained closed though snow clearance operation has almost been completed and few vehicles, carrying fresh […]

One drug peddler held in Pulwama, contraband recovered

One drug peddler held in Pulwama, contraband recovered

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a drug peddler and recovered huge quantity of contraband from him in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said on Thursday.  The sources said that following specific information, a police team arrested a drug peddler, identified as Amir Ahmad Bhat, at Litter in Pulwama. “Police seized 120kg of […]

Continued denial of RSD to people of Kashmir ‘egregious violation’ of UN charter: Pakistan

Continued denial of RSD to people of Kashmir ‘egregious violation’ of UN charter: Pakistan

Srinagar: Pakistan has told the UN General Assembly that the continued denial of the right to self-determination to the people of Jammu and Kashmir was not only a travesty of justice, but also an “egregious violation” of the UN Charter. Addressing a special meeting of the 193-member Assembly to commemorate the International Day of Multilateralism […]

Two militants killed in nocturnal gunfight in Bijbehara village

Two militants killed in nocturnal gunfight in Bijbehara village

Sringar: Two militants have been killed in a nocturnal encounter with government forces in Bijbehara town of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday. An official sqid that a joint of army’s 3RR and SoG launched a cordon and search operation in Baagandar Mohalla of the Town following inputs about presence of some militants in the […]

I will keep striving for freedom till my last breath: Yasin Malik

Srinagar: Incarcerated Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik, who was on Wednesday presented before a special National Investigation Agency, court at Delhi today said that “concocted cases” and prolonged detentions cannot break our resolve and I will keep striving for freedom till my last breath, party’s spokesman said in a statement […]

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