Srinagar: The second militant slain in Chattergam gunfight along with LeT commander Naveed Jatt on Wednesday has been identified. Reports said that the slain has been identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Khan alias Maroof and Kaleemullah, a resident of New colony Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Mehraj, according to reports, was an overground worker of the […]
Srinagar: The polling for the fifth phase of panchayat polls across Jammu and Kashmir began Thursday morning amid a shutdown call by joint resistance leadership. Voting will take place at 2,512 polling stations out of which 769 are in the Kashmir division and 1,743 in Jammu division. “The polling began at 8 AM and will […]
Jammu: The State Administrative Council (SAC) chaired by Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved repeal of the Jammu and Kashmir State Lands (Vesting of Ownership to the Occupants) Act, 2001, (commonly known as Roshni scheme). Advisors B B Vyas, K Vijay Kumar, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai & K K Sharma, Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam and Principal Secretary […]
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for a shutdown in areas going to polls in the fifth phase of Panchayat elections on Thursday. In a statement, JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik have asked people to observe a complete protest shutdown in Langate, Wavoora, Sogam, Aloosa, Zainyeer, Sherabad […]
Jammu: Police arrested two bovines smugglers Wednesday and rescued 14 animals in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. A police party during checking on highway at Tapyal in the district signalled to stop a truck, which was coming from the Kathua side, police said. On seeing them, the driver accelerated the vehicle and tried to escape from […]
Jammu: The Labour department in Jammu and Kashmir has gone online with a host of services, including benefits under various welfare schemes for the workers, an official spokesperson said Wednesday. Advisor to Governor Khursheed Ahmed Ganai launched the departmental portal here Tuesday before taking a review of the performance of its different wings, he said. The […]
Srinagar: Protests erupted in Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora on Wednesday afternoon following the killing of top Lashkar commander Naveed Jatt and his associate in a gunfight with government forces earlier today. Sources said that the students of the varsity assembled in the campus and marched towards the Srinagar-Jammu highway amid intense pro-Pakistan and […]
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday issued the following statement into the killing of Lashkar commander Naveed Jatt. “A cordon & search operation was launched in the predawn hours today based on a credible input about the presence of militants in Kuthpora Chattergam area of District Budgam jointly by Police and security forces. As the searches were going […]
Srinagar: Scores of Kashmir University students on Wednesday held a massive protest demonstration in the varsity campus against the killing of top Lashkar commander Naveed Jatt in a gunfight with government forces in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Sources said that the students marched through the varsity campus and raised pro freedom slogans. The students, they […]
Srinagar: More than a dozen civilians have suffered injuries during clashes with government forces in Chattergam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Two militants, including top Lashkar commander Naveed Jatt and his accomplice, were killed in a gunfight in the area earlier today. Reports said that the clashes erupted while the gunfight was going on in […]
