Srinagar: Police on Friday arrested a Al-Badr militant in Handwara area of Kupwara district in Northern Kashmir. A Police spokesperson said that on specific information, a joint Nakka of Police, Army and 92 CRPF was laid at Chutipora crossing at 1430 hrs. “During checking a suspicious person was intercepted. On his search a pistol and 2 grenades […]
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir Thursday felicitated Mehvish Mehraj, owner of the ME’n’U café and former student of the varsity. Mehvish was felicitated during the two-day Entrepreneurship Summit, organised by the Department of Tourism Studies, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), at the Varsity’s Nowgam Campus-I, here. Prof. Mehraj […]
Pulwama: Police Friday diffused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants along the Shopian-Pulwama road. Police said that during routine patrolling forces detected an IED planed by militants on Shopian-Pulwama road near Nikas this afternoon. He said the IED weighing 5-7 kg was planted in a gas cylinder and would have caused huge damage […]
Srinagar: The world famous tourist destinations of Gulmarg, Pahalgam and other higher reaches in the Kashmir valley experienced fresh snow since Thursday evening while plains, including summer capital, Srinagar, were lashed by rain resulting in drop in the day mercury while minimum temperature was above normal. A Met department spokesman said here there could be […]
Srinagar: Communist lawmaker MY Tarigami Friday condemned the killing of senior BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. Tarigami said the incident was heinous and barbaric. “We demand that perpetrators should be identified and brought to book,” Tarigami said in a statement here. He said the killings have sent […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar Leh highway and historic Mughal road has been closed for vehicular traffic on Friday after heavy snowfall in the upper reaches of the valley. A senior traffic police official informed the Kashmir Press that the two highways have been closed as a precautionary measure as the roads have turned slippery due to […]
Srinagar: A complete shutown is being observed in several parts of Budgam district on Friday where on Thursday two militants were killed in a gunfight. Witnesses said that all shops and business establishments in major towns of the district are shut. Rwpkrts of shutdown were received from Khansahab, Khag, Aripanthan, Beerwah, Poshker and Arizal areas. Pertinently […]
Srinagar: Despite stringent restrictions thousands of people on Friday turned up at the funeral prayers of slain militant in Sopore town of a northern Kashmir’s Baramulla District. Naseer Ahmad Teli of Arampora village in Sopore was killed in a brief shootout with government forces at Sagipora village of Handwara late last night. Reports said that […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairperson, Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday while hailing Pakastan’s stand at the UN General Assembly, said that it reflects the historical facts and ground realities. Reacting to the UNGA remarks made by Indian ambassador, Geelnai said that it was full of lies, deceit, arrogance and persistent denial of basic and ground […]
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Thursday welcomed the report on human rights abuses in Kashmir prepared and presented by a group of British MPs to the UK Parliament. Welcoming the report prepared by All-Party Parliamentary Kashmir Group (APPKG), Sehrai in a statement issued today said that the report is the second jolt to […]
