Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Jamia Coordination Committee member Safoora Zargar on humanitarian grounds. Zargar, a pregnant woman, was arrested under the anti-terror law –UAPA–, in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in February. Communal clashes had broken out in […]
Srinagar, June 23: Hilal Ahmad Dar, the youth from Bemina area of Srinagar who went missing on June 14 during trekking to Gangbal Ganderbal, has joined Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Inspector General Of Police Vijay Kumar said on Tuesday. The top police officer made the statement while talking to reporters at RTC Humhama here on the sidelines of […]
Srinagar, Jun 23: Government forces on Tuesday claimed to have busted a militant hideout here central Kashmir’s Harwan area. Official sources said that the forces, upon a specific tip-off, busted a militant hideout in Harwan area of Srinagar. Large amount of arms and ammunition was recovered from the site including one Magazine AK-47, 30 […]
Srinagar, Jun 23: Property worth lakhs of rupees was destroyed in a devastating fire at Chanpora in the city outskirts early Tuesday morning, official sources said. They said the fire broke out in a shop at Chanapora in the outskirts on Srinagar-Charar-e-Sharie road early this morning. However, before the fire tenders could reach the spot, […]
Srinagar, June 23: Exchange of firing took place between militants and security in forests of Lolab area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. According to the reports a joint team of Police, Army’s 28RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Lolab forests. SSP Kupwara ShriRam Ambarkar confirmed that the exchange of fire between the […]
Srinagar, June 23: An 85-year-old covid-19 positive man from Kulgam district of south Kashmir died at SKIMS Soura here on Tuesday, taking the death count due to the virus in J&K to 87. A resident Kadar Kulgam, the patient was a known case of “complete heart block with hypertension. He was on temporary pacemaker,” Professor […]
Srinagar: Saudi Arabia has announced it will hold a “very limited” Hajj this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, with people already living in the kingdom allowed to take part in the pilgrimage that begins in late July. “It was decided to hold the pilgrimage this year with very limited numbers … with different nationalities […]
Srinagar: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is concerned over the situation in Kashmir and called upon India OIC calls on India to refrain from changing the demographic structure of J&K and halt security operations. The Contact Group o f the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir held a virtual meeting on […]
Pulwama, June 23: Two militants and a CRPF personal were killed in an encounter that broke out between militants and government forces in Bandzoo area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday morning An official said that two militants were killed while as a CRPF man who also injured in a brief exchange of fire, […]
Srinagar, Jun 22: Militants on Monday evening made an abortive bid to target a CRPF camp in Tral area of southern Pulwama district by hurling a grenade which exploded by the roadside without causing any damage. Official sources said that a UGBL was fired by militants outside Company location D/180 Battalion of CRPF in the […]
