KASHMIR

Mehbooba calls Mirwaiz, condemns desecration of Jamia Masjid that she shut for 18 weeks in 2016

Mehbooba calls Mirwaiz, condemns desecration of Jamia Masjid that she shut for 18 weeks in 2016

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and condemned the desecration of Jamia Masjid Srinagar. Mehbooba, the former ally of Bharatiya Janata Party, tweeted: Appearance of a few youth with IS flag in Jama Masjid Srinagar is desecration of […]

Woman killed, 4 injured in alleged Indian shelling along LoC in Neelum valley

Woman killed, 4 injured in alleged Indian shelling along LoC in Neelum valley

Srinagar: One woman has been killed after Indian army allegedly targeted civilian population along the Line of Control in Pakistan Administered Kashmir’s Neelum valley, reports said. They said that four other civilians have suffered injuries in the shelling. One woman killed n four injured in #Neelum_valley in indiscriminate #Indian #shelling, according to initial reports. Casualties […]

Pulwama parts shut for 3rd consecutive day against militant killings

Pulwama parts shut for 3rd consecutive day against militant killings

Srinagar:A complete shutdown is being observed in parts of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district for the third consecutive day today, against the killing of Jaish-e-Mohammad militants. Witnesses said that all shops and business establishments are closed while public transport is off the roads in Pulwama town, Kakapora and other areas of the district. On Saturday three […]

Cold wave holds grip again, Srinagar shivers at minus 6.6 Degrees Celsius

Cold wave holds grip again, Srinagar shivers at minus 6.6 Degrees Celsius

Srinagar: Cold wave gripped Kashmir Valley including Ladakh region again on Monday after a days respite. The minimum temperature plummeted several notches below the freezing point in Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar to minus 6.6 while it was minus 2.2 on Sunday. An official of the Met department said the minimum temperature was minus 5.5 degree Celsius in Pahalgam, […]

17-year-old youth electrocuted to death in Budgam village  

17-year-old youth electrocuted to death in Budgam village   

Srinagar: A 17-year-old youth was electrocuted to death in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday evening. A police officer said that the youth Danish Yousuf son of Mohammad Yousuf Bhat of Gurand Khurad village, was electrocuted after he was repairing wires of an electric transformer at his house. Danish was immediately rushed to the nearby hospital […]

Repressive measures are being used to punish innocent people: Sehrai

Repressive measures are being used to punish innocent people: Sehrai

Srinagar: Expressing strong resentment and anger over the mid night raid and arresting Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activist Master Ali Mohd and his son of Hajin, Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai said that these “repressive” measures are being used as tools to punish the innocent people so as to force them into a submission. He said that the […]

Pulwama Blast: Minor boy succumbs at SMHS hospital

Pulwama Blast: Minor boy succumbs at SMHS hospital

Srinagar:  A 10-year-old-boy who was injured critically in a mysterious blast at Gadoora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday late afternoon succumbed to injuries in SMHS hospital here. Arif Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Ghani Dar, a resident of Larrow succumbed due to grave injuries at SMHS hospital here this evening, a doctor who […]

Ten people injured in Pulwama clashes

Ten people injured in Pulwama clashes

Srinagar: At least 10 people were injured when forces burst teargas shells and fired pellets to disperse demonstrators who hit the streets in Pulwama, where four militants were killed an encounter ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on Saturday. People, mostly youths, hit the streets at Hanjan, Rajpora and other areas in Pulwama […]