KASHMIR

Shutdown in Srinagar parts against Sumbal rape incident

Shutdown in Srinagar parts against Sumbal rape incident

Srinagar: Spontaneous shutdown is being observed in parts of Srinagar on Monday in wake of the shutdown call by Moulana Abbas Ansari led Itehadul Muslimeen against the rape of a 3-year-old girl in Sumbal. Reports said that the shops and business establishments are closed in parts of the capital city while the skeptical movement of traffic […]

Shopian gunfight: Clashes ensue, seven persons injured

Shopian gunfight: Clashes ensue, seven persons injured

Srinagar: Severe clashes followed in South Kashmir’s Shopian and adjoining places soon after the encounter was over in the area which claimed lives of two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants. According to the reports, youth took to streets and pelted stones on forces near the encounter site and its adjoining parts. The forces deployed in the area used […]

Kashmir is a pure political issue, has to be settled according to wishes of people: Geelani

Kashmir is a pure political issue, has to be settled according to wishes of people: Geelani

Srinagar: Expressing his grave concern over the plight of political prisoners in and outside Jammu and Kashmir, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani said that while the universal declaration of human rights provides a clear guideline for the erstwhile governments of its state members, India brazenly deny the same rights to the political prisoners […]

BG 2nd Sem paper leaked a day ahead of exam

BG 2nd Sem paper leaked a day ahead of exam

Srinagar: The question paper of English, BG second semester was leaked a day ahead of scheduled examination in Government Degree College, Kulgam. Reports said that the paper was shared WhatsApp on the evening of May 08 while as the exam for the subject was scheduled on May 09 at 3pm. The revelation came to fore […]

Govt forces launch searches in Pulwama village

Pulwama: Government forces Saturday morning launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Astan Mohalla area of Panzgam village of Pulwama district. Official sources said that the search operation was launched on the basis of inputs about the presence of militants in the area. “A  joint team of forces including 55 RR and Jammu and Kashmir Police […]

Unidentified body recovered from river Jehlum at Parimpora

Unidentified body recovered from river Jehlum at Parimpora

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday recovered a body from Jhelum in Parimpora. Reports said that locals of the area saw a body floating in Jehlum following which they informed the police. A olicep team rushed to the spot and recovered the body. The identification of the deceased is yet to be done, a […]

Kashmir highway reopens after two days

Kashmir highway reopens after two days

Jammu: Kashmir Highway was reopened for traffic on Friday night after two days of closure due to landslides in Ramban district, leaving over 3000 vehicles stranded, officials said.  The only all-weather surface link between Kashmir and the rest of India, the national highway was reopened for vehicular traffic tonight (Friday) after clearance of debris at Digdol […]

Militant killing: Degree College, Hr Sec Schools of Sopore shut as precautionary measure

Militant killing: Degree College, Hr Sec Schools of Sopore shut as precautionary measure

Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday ordered the closure of educational institutes in Sopore in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Officials said that the decision has been made as a precautionary measure following the killing of a local militant in a brief shootout with government forces in Shopian on Friday. They said that the classwork in Govt Degree College, Sopore; […]