Srinagar: Sri Lanka’s army chief has said that some of the people who carried out the April 21 suicide bombings in the island country had travelled to Kashmir and Kerala in India to possibly be part of “terrorism” training activities. The comments by Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayke is the first confirmation by a senior security […]
Srinagar: Pulwama and Shopian districts of southern Kashmir are observing a complete shutdown is on Saturday to mourn the deaths of three Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed in a gunfight with government forces on Friday. All the shops and other business establishments are shut in the two districts while public transport is off the roads. Reports […]
Srinagar: Octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani was on Saturday morning again admitted in Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura in Srinagar. Last week, Geelani was admitted in the hospital and was kept under observation for one night. Sources said that Geelani will remain in the hospital till doctors complete their investigations. A doctor said that […]
Srinagar: Train service remained suspended for the second day on Saturday in south Kashmir, where three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants, including a top commander, were killed in an encounter by government forces in Shopian. “However, all trains in north Kashmir between Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla were running normally as per schedule,” a railway official said. He […]
Gaza City: Three Palestinians, including two Hamas militants, were killed by Israeli military action in the Gaza Strip Friday, authorities in the enclave said, after Israel said two of its soldiers were wounded in a shooting on the border. One of the Palestinians was shot dead during clashes along the frontier while two Hamas fighters were […]
London: WikLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching his bail conditions in the UK. Speaking on the steps of Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday, WikiLeaks’ editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said the sentence was an “outrage” and noted that it was “almost double the sentencing guideline”, said an Euronews report. […]
Srinagar: Selection Grade Constable of Police, Mohammad Illiyas Khan who was injured critically in a militant attack in Khanyar here, was Friday airlifted to AIIMS for treatment, officials said. Khan received a critical gunshot wound in the head on the evening of May 1 after suspected militants opened fire upon him near his residence at […]
Srinagar: Twenty four girl students were injured after a school excursion bus met with an accident in Siligam area of Ashmuqam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday evening. Reports said that a school excursion Bus bearing registration Number JK03-2711 of Government High School Dudhkul Kokernag, that was carrying students and staff of the school […]
Srinagar: Reacting to Congress releasing list of surgical strikes carried out by Indian Army during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) rule, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said sadly, the national security has become a poll plank to earn votes. Ms Mehbooba, who is the former chief minister of J&K, said after the BJP’s […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Working Journalist Association (KWJA) today on World Press Freedom Day has joined in calls from local and international journalist bodies for release of incarcerated Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan, who has been behind bars for around nine months now. Aasif is currently detained at the Central Jail in Srinagar. A statement issued by KWJA, […]
