Srinagar: Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister Abdul Haq Khan has expressed his dismay over the withdrawal of house guards at his Church Lane residence and wanted to know from the government the reasons for withdrawal of house guards keeping in view the vulnerable security scenario in Kashmir valley. Khan said, “I […]
Srinagar: The apple township of north Kashmir’s Sopore observed a complete shutdown to remember the 57 civilians who were shot by the government forces on January 6, 1993. The locals said that scores of residents offered congregational prayers for the slain at various masjids and grave yards in the town. Besides, members of the […]
Srinagar: Following the death of five members of a family today in Bemina area of Srinagar city due to gas heater, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday advised people against the use of gas heaters in closed spaces. “Use of unflued (unvented) gas heaters in closed spaces can prove fatal,” said DAK President Dr Nisar […]
Srinagar: The report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) before the State Human Rights commission (SHRC) with regard to the 1993 Sopore massacre in which more than 53 civilians were killed has disclosed that all the accused personnel who were found guilty during the court of inquiry (CoI) were tried by the general […]
Srinagar: Around 100 people are stranded at Sadhna Top on Kupwara-Tanghdar road while the dead body of the woman who died due to bone chilling cold Friday evening is still lying in the snow covered area. Reports said that snow is disrupting the rescue operation in the area as snow is continuing since Friday afternoon. The […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar district administration has said that the bodies of five members of a family who were found dead in a rented accommodation at Srinagar will be airlifted to their native village in Tangdhar Kupwara tomorrow morning. Officials told The Kashmir Press that they have arranged air sorties for the deceased to be airlifted. Five […]
Srinagar: Thousands of people Saturday marched towards the gunfight site in Arizal village of Tral township in southern Kahsmir’s Pulwama district. Eyewitnesses said that thousands of people from several adjoining villages started marching towards the gunfight siye as the news about the killing of top Hizb commander Hammad Khan spread. Meanwhile sources said that the intense […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday urged the world community to hold the promised referendum in Jammu and Kashmir. “Today on 5 Jan 1949, it is 70 years since UN Security Council passed the resolution to give the people of J&K the universally accepted right to decide their future through UN sponsored […]
Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force personnel was injured in a gunfight with the militants in Aripal village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama Saturday. Sources said that a CRPF man was hit by a bullet during the gunfight and was shifted to Army’s 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar for treatment. The gunfight broke out Saturday morning […]
Srinagar: A 56-year-old man died after he fell from the rooftop of his house in north Kashmir’s Bandipora. Sources said that Mumtaz Ahmad Tamboco son of Ghulam Rasool Tambaco, a resident of Ward no 3 at Plan in Bandipora fell down from the rooftop of his two-storey house while clearing snow. He was rushed to Bandipora […]
