Srinagar: A spontaneous shutdown is being observed in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district Saturday to mourn the killings of two militants in a gunfight with government forces in Tikken village earlier today. The slain militants have been identified as Liyaqat Wani and Wajid ul Islam — both residents of Pulwama — who were associated with Hizb […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday issued a statement after two militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. In the interest of the readers, the statement is reproduced verbatim: “Police and security forces in the wee hours today launched a cordon and search operation in Tikken area […]
Srinagar: The Governor Satya Pal Malik today reallocated the Departments to Advisors B B Vyas, K Vijay Kumar, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai and Kewal KrishanSharma. As per a notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) here this evening, the Planning, Development & Monitoring, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Ladakh Affairs, Election, Disaster Management, Relief Rehabilitation & Reconstruction, Revenue,Food […]
Srinagar: A 21-year-old youth was crushed to death by train in Furrah area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday afternoon. Reports said that incident took place today afternoon at Furrah area of Qazigund when a fast-moving train was run over by train No 74628 in between Budgam-Banihal hit a 21-year-old youth resulting in […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani on Friday condemned the murder of Jamiat-e-Ulma-e-Islam president Maulana Sami-ul-Haq in Pakistan. In a statement, Moulana was a tall politico-religious scholar who had a sound contribution in the educational and political spheres of Pakistan and his death in such a manner is very painful and sad. Geelani said that the […]
Srinagar: One-way traffic was on Friday restored on Mughal road that connects Kashmir valley to Rajouri and Poonch districts. The road was closed for vehicular traffic on November 3 following heavy snowfall at many places in the road including Pir ki Gali. Officials said that the vehicular service has been allowed today from Ponch to Shopian. […]
Jammu: Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Friday, injuring a BSF jawan, officials said. Pakistani personnel targeted forward posts along the LoC in the Manajakote sector around 0930 hours. A jawan of the Border Security Force (BSF) was injured in the firing, they […]
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Friday held a protest demonstration in Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar against the human rights violations across Kashmir Valley. Witnesses said that scores of resistance activists assembled at Maisuma chowk amid pro-freedom slogans. They said that the activists denounced the alleged human rights violations in Kashmir. The JRL comprising of […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Administered Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Thursday inaugurated an exhibition of photographs by Belgian photographer and journalist Cedric Gerbehaye on the “human rights violations” in Jammu and Kashmir. The exhibition is part of the 11th Kashmir – EU Week taking place in Brussels from 5th to 8th of November and will continue […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has questioned the Centre’s participation in a dialogue on Afghanistan in the presence of Taliban representatives while holding no talks with stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir. “If ‘non-official’ participation in a dialogue that includes the taliban is acceptable to the Modi government why not a “non-official” […]
