Srinagar: The family and neighbours of one of the three persons killed in Shopian and claimed to be militants by police on Thursday contested the claim, asserting that their kin was not a militant but a civilian. Also, one soldier injured in the gunfight in southern district succumbed to injuries, taking the death toll in the […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday condemned killing of young Nayeem by cow vigilantes in Bhadarwah last night, saying that the frequency and severity of cow vigilante violence has been a dreadful hallmark of Modi led central government. While expressing sympathies with the grieved family, Omar said, “I urge the […]
Srinagar: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “fresh bid to befool,” the Indian electorate by describing the situation in West Bengal as more volatile than that of Jammu and Kashmir saying this amounts to adding salt to the wounds of the people of Kashmir. Geelani […]
Doda: The alleged ‘cow vigilantes’ killed a middle-aged man overnight, triggering off massive protests and outrage in Bhadarwah town of Doda district on Thursday. The authorities imposed curfew and called out the army to control the situation even as police rounded up eight suspected persons in connection with the murder and assured to bring the guilty […]
Srinagar: Three militants have been killed and an army soldier was injured in an encounter with goverment forces at Handew area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thrusday. The encounter broke out after a joint team of army’s 44 RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon and search operations this afternoon at Handew village. A […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir Working Journalist Association (KWJA), the biggest journalist body of Kashmir, on Thursday held elections for different posts of the body, with all members showing enthusiasm in the electoral process, a spokesman said. A ballot-based polls and nomination process were held at Kashmir Press Club, spokesman added The ballot based elections were held […]
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces at Handew Village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thrusday. Reports said that a joint team army, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon and search at Handew village late today afternoon. A police officer said that cordon was launched on specific information in the area. […]
Jammu: A Superintendent of an examination centre and his deputy have been placed under suspension by Directorate Education Jammu amid allegations of allowing mass copying in Mahore area of Reasi district. “Pending enquiry into the conduct in terms of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1956, Master Sharief-Ud-Din (Superintendent) and teacher […]
Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government confirmed that its warplanes were bombing rebel targets on Thursday following rebel drone attacks that closed a Saudi pipeline. “We have begun to launch air strikes targeting sites operated by the Huthi militia, including in Sanaa,” a coalition official, who declined to be identified, told AFP. (AFP)
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership on Thursday called for a complete shutdown on Friday against the killing of a civilian Rayees Dar in Shopian, Arshid Dar in Pattan and Nayeem Shah in Bhaderwah. In a statement, JRL said that even in the holy month of Ramzaan there is no letup in killings and bloodshed in […]
