KASHMIR

HC Quashes 3 PSA Detention Orders, Directs Their Release Forthwith

HC Quashes 3 PSA Detention Orders, Directs Their Release Forthwith

Srinagar, June 28: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday quashed detention order under Public Safety Act (PSA) against three detainees and ordered their release from custody “forthwith”.   A bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey quashed the detection orders against Assadullah Bhat of Dadsara Tral district Pulwama (at present Chattabal Srinagar), Majid Ahmad Bhat of […]

Three suicide cases reported in a row in Kashmir valley

Three suicide cases reported in a row in Kashmir valley

Srinagar, June 28: A 40 year old man allegedly committed suicide after consuming poison in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Official sources said that a man (name withheld) son of Asadullah Bhat of YK Pora Kulgam died on spot after consuming poison at his home. They said even after succumbing to poison, family members shifted him […]

IGP Kashmir Reviews Security Of Srinagar Airport, Measures To Counter Possibility Of Drone Attacks

IGP Kashmir Reviews Security Of Srinagar Airport, Measures To Counter Possibility Of Drone Attacks

Srinagar, June 27; Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar (IPS), on Sunday took an urgent security review meeting of Srinagar Airport, its funnel area and measures to counter possibility of any drone attacks. The meeting comes in the backdrop of explosions in technical area of high-security Air Force Station Jammu where police is […]

Infiltration bid foiled along LoC In Kupwara; Heroin worth Rs 30 Cr, weapons recovered: Police

Infiltration bid foiled along LoC In Kupwara; Heroin worth Rs 30 Cr, weapons recovered: Police

Srinagar, June 25: Police and army claimed to have foiled an “infiltration bid” at Tangdhar along Line of Control in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. “Police alongwith army’s 7 Rashtriya Rifles and 87 batallion BSF foiled an infiltration bid at Tangdhar area,” police said in a tweet. “Recovered arms, ammunitions & drugs left behind by […]

Massive protest in Bandipora against ban on quarrying

Massive protest in Bandipora against ban on quarrying

Bandipora, June 24: Quarry holders and families associated with the quarry operations Thursday staged a massive protest demanding the government to lift the ban on mining activities. Hundreds of members mostly women from dozens of families blocked the vital Bandipora-Srinagar highway early morning, thereby disrupting traffic movement for several hours. . The protesters urged the […]