Srinagar, Nov 18 : Several people were detained by police last night as later swooped on relatives of the “civilians” killed in Hydrepora “encounter”. Last night, a contingent of police swooped on the protests comprising relatives of the civilians demanding bodies of their kin. The police action followed after power supply to the area was […]
Srinagar, Nov 18: With cloud cover, cold conditions eased a bit in Kashmir valley on Thursday as most places recorded minimum temperature above normal for this time of the year. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded 2.1°C, a day after recording minus 1.5°C which was the coldest night so far this season. […]
Srinagar, Nov 16: Dozens of police personnel raided Press Enclave in Kashmir capital Srinagar on Wednesday night to evict the families staging a sit-in to demand the return bodies of their men killed in Hyderpora alleged gunfight on Monday. According to reports the two families have been camping at the Press Enclave and continued their […]
Srinagar: Section 144 has been imposed in district Ramban “to maintain law and order and public tranquility” in view of killing of a local youth, whom police termed as a militant associate, a claim rejected by the family. The restrictions were under section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code in Famrote, Sangaldan and Seripora areas of […]
Srinagar, Nov 17: Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone Wednesday appealed to the Prime Minister for his personal intervention in ensuring that justice is delivered to the families of Altaf Bhat and Dr. Mudasir Gul killed in Hyderpora encounter. “There are two versions of reality. The first was that there were no terrorists and those […]
Jammu, Nov 17: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday accused the central government of “killing innocents in the name of militancy in Kashmir.” PDP, which had advocated dialogues with Pakistan and revocation of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), that give ample power to security […]
Srinagar, Nov 17: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday made a telephonic call to Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha and reiterated his demand for impartial, time bound inquiry into the Hyderpora encounter and return of bodies to their kin for last rites. He said that the […]
Srinagar, July 14: Five militants were killed in twin gunfights in Gopalpora and Pombai areas in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. A Top police officer said that five militants including district commander of TRF identified as Afaq Sikander were killed in two different encounters in Kulgam. The officer further said that three militants were […]
Srinagar, Nov 17: Jammu and Kashmir reported 168 fresh covid-19 cases while two persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. Among the fresh cases, 27 were reported from Jammu Division and 141 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 334600. There were two deaths, both from the Jammu, […]
Srinagar, November 17:Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested two militant associates of Lashker-e-Toiba outfit and recovered ready to use IEDs from their possession in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. In a statement the police said that during joint naka by Police Pulwama, 55 RR and 182 bn CRPF at circular road Pulwama apprehended two active […]
