Prominent religious cleric arrested during nocturnal raid in Pulwama

Prominent religious cleric arrested during nocturnal raid in Pulwama

Srinagar: A prominent religious cleric has been arrested by government forces in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources told that Moulana Muhammad Amin, Pulwama’s Prominent Cleric and Khateeb Khankah-e-Mir Sahab (Alaihi Rahma) Washbugh Pulwama has been arrested last night from his residence on circular road in Dangarpora area of Pulwama town. The residents have condemned the act […]

India, Pak Cross-LoC shelling rattles Sunderbani, Akhnoor sectors

India, Pak Cross-LoC shelling rattles Sunderbani, Akhnoor sectors

Srinagar: Heavy firing exchanges took place between Indian and Pakistani troopers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said on Tuesday. “The Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Rajouri’s Sunderbani sector and Jammu’s Akhnoor sector on Monday night,” Defence Ministry spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand told the […]

Govt forces lay siege to Hajin village, launch searches

Govt forces lay siege to Hajin village, launch searches

Srinagar: Government forces Tuesday morning laid a siege to Chandgeer village in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district and started a search operation. Reports said that a joint contingent pf government forces including Army, J&K Police and paramilitary CRPF sealed all the entry and exit points which also effected the movement of local transport in […]

IUST postpones semester exams scheduled for today

IUST postpones semester exams scheduled for today

Srinagar: The Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora on Tuesday postponed the examinations scheduled for today. A spokesperson of the varsity said: “It is notified for information of all the concerned that the semester examinations scheduled on 19/03/2019 have been postponed.” Without assigning any reason for postponing the examinations, he said that the new dates […]

Woman attempts suicide by jumping into Jhelum, rescued

Woman attempts suicide by jumping into Jhelum, rescued

Srinagar: An unidentified woman Tuesday morning attempted suicide by jumping into river Jhe­lum in Srinagar. Reports said that a lady jumped into Jhelum this morning at Safakadal in Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar. However people around who saw her jump into the river rescued her and with the help of Police shifted her to a local hospital. Police […]

Farooq Abdullah to contest from Srinagar, Akbar Lone from Baramulla parliamentary seats: NC

Farooq Abdullah to contest from Srinagar, Akbar Lone from Baramulla parliamentary seats: NC

Srinagar: Former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and Mohammad Akbar Lone will contest from Srinagar-Budgam and Baramulla Parliamentary constituencies, respectively, the National Conference (NC) announced on Monday evening. According to an NC Spokesperson, the NC Parliamentary Board met under the chairmanship of party president Dr Abdullah here, at the party headquarters. The board members were unanimously […]

25-year-old labourer shot dead in Tral village

25-year-old labourer shot dead in Tral village

Srinagar: Suspected militants on Monday evening shot dead a 25-year-old labourer in Reshipora, Tral are of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that the militants fired upon Mohsin Ahmad Wani (25) son of Ghulam Ahmad Wani outside his home at Reshipora. Wani, suffered serious bullet wounds and died instantly on the way to […]

PAF carries out readiness exercises from motorways

PAF carries out readiness exercises from motorways

Srinagar: In the wake of India-Pakistan tensions, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Monday said it had carried out readiness exercises using sections of the country’s motorway system to perform take-off and landing sorties, the Express Tribune Reported. The exercise was conducted to demonstrate the capability of PAF in being able to sustain high tempo […]