Srinagar: Bijbehara township in southern Kashmir’s Anantnag district Tuesday shut down spontaneously against the militant killings in Kulgam and Pulwama districts. Locals said that as the news about the killings of militants in two separate gunfights in Redwani Bala and Tral towns reached the township, the shopkeepers downed their shutters and the public transport went […]
Ajmer: A priest at the Pushkar lake in Rajasthan, who presided over the puja offered by Rahul Gandhi on Monday, claimed that the Congress president’s gotra was ‘Duttatreya‘ and he is a Kashmiri Brahmin. “His gotra is ‘Dattatreya’ and he is a Kashmiri Brahmin. Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, Maneka Gandhi and Sonia […]
Srinagar: Intense clashes erupted between government forces and civilians in southern Kashmir’s Kulgam on Tuesday morning. The clashes erupted following the killing of two militants in a fierce gunfight with government forces in Redwani Bala area of the district. Reports said that as the news about the militant killings spread, the civilians took to streets […]
Voting started normally on Tuesday for the fourth phase of Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir under tight security arrangements. Voting is taking place at 2,618 polling stations across the state, with 639 in Kashmir division and 1,979 in Jammu division. The process started at 8 a.m. and will end at 2 p.m. Poll officials said 777 polling stations have been categorised as […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Tuesday suspended the train services on Srinagar-Banihal track for security reasons. A spokesperson of the railways told Kashmir Reader that they received a communication from the police to suspend the train fearing law and order situation in the area. He, however, said that the train will chug normally on the Srinagar-Baramulla track. Pertinently, […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday busted a militant hideout in Ganderbal area of central Kashmir. A police spokesperson said that on a credible input, Police and other forces busted a militant hideout in forest area of Ganderbal. He said that incriminating material including huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered. Police has registered […]
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik have asked people to observe a complete protest shutdown in the areas going for polls on November 27 in the fourth phase of Panchayat elections. The areas include Mawer, Qalamabad, Bandipora, Bijhama, Wailoo, Singhpora, Beerwah, Waterhail Pulwama, Aripal, Shopian, […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission on Monday issued a notice to superintendent of police and Deputy commissioner Kulgam asking them to file detailed compliance report in the mysterious disappearance of Sheeraz Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Muhammad Bhat who was abducted by unknown persons on October 27, 2018. Sheeraz was abducted […]
Srinagar: Army Monday paid tributes to Lance Naik Nazir Ahmed Wani, Sena Medal Bar (SM) who was killed in an encounter with militants on Sunday in southern Kashmir’s Shopian district. In a solemn ceremony at BB Cantt, Lt Gen AK Bhatt, Chinar Corps Commander and all ranks, paid homage to Wani. “In a show of solidarity, representatives […]
Srinagar: Former independent lawmaker Engineer Rasheed along with his party workers Monday held a sit-in protest in Srinagar against the State Administrative Council’s decision to turn Jammu and Kashmir Bank into a Public Sector Undertaking. The protest was held outside the corporate headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir bank on Moulana Azad road here. Addressing the protesters, […]
