KASHMIR

Forces cordon Shopian village, search operation on

Forces cordon Shopian village, search operation on

Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday launched a cordon and search operation in Dreed-Kalipora village of Shopian district in southern Kashmir. Reports said that a joint team of govt forces including 34 Rashtriya Rifles and Jammu and Kashmir police are conducting searches in the village. They said that the CASO was launched after inputs about presence […]

For 3rd successive Friday, 16th this year Govt disallows congregational prayers in Jamia Masjid Srinagar

For 3rd successive Friday, 16th this year Govt disallows congregational prayers in Jamia Masjid Srinagar

Srinagar: Government for the third consecutive Friday today disallowed congregational prayers in Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. The historic Mughal era Masjid, therefore, was shut for worshippers for 16th time this year. Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who delivers the congregation sermon at the grand mosque castigated the government for curbing the peoples movement […]

South Kashmir: Army personnel injured in Tral attack succumbs

South Kashmir: Army personnel injured in Tral attack succumbs

Srinagar: An army personnel who was injured in a militant attack in Tral township of Pulwama district last night has succumbed to injuries. The slain was injured in an attack carried out by Jaish-e-Muhammad militant outfit at Lurgam Tral last evening. Earlier one army man was killed in the attack last night. “#ChinarCorpsCdr & All […]

Government of India treating Human Rights organisations like criminal enterprises: Amnesty

Government of India treating Human Rights organisations like criminal enterprises: Amnesty

Srinagar: Amnesty India’s bank accounts have been frozen by the Enforcement Directorate, “effectively stopping our work”. Amnesty India is thus the latest target of the government’s assault on civil society in the country. The accounts of Greenpeace India were frozen earlier this month, the organization said in a statement on Friday. “Government authorities are increasingly […]

Clashes erupt in Kulgam amid pro-freedom protests against Arwani militant killings

Srinagar: Intense clashes erupted in Kulgam district of southern Kashmir on Friday amid pro-freedom protests against the killing of militants in Arwani gunfight on Thursday. Reports said that one teenager has suffered bullet injury during the clashes. Scores of the youth from Khudwani, Redwani, and adjoining areas clashed with government forces and hurled rocks at […]

Thousands attend funeral prayers of slain Arwani militants at their native villages in southern Kashmir

Thousands attend funeral prayers of slain Arwani militants at their native villages in southern Kashmir

Srinagar: Thousands of people Friday thronged the funeral prayers of slain four militants who were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Arwini area of southern Kashmir’s Anantnag district last night. Witnesses said that thousands of people, men, women and children marched to Arwini, Watoo Aharbal and Damhal Hanjipora where the slain militants belonged. […]

Jaish-e-Muhammad claims Tral attack; says, killed 3 army men

Jaish-e-Muhammad claims Tral attack; says, killed 3 army men

Srinagar: Militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) on Friday claimed the responsibility for the attack on army camp at Panzoo area of Nader, Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district late Thursday evening. A JeM spokesperson Mohammad Hassan in a statement to a local news gathering agency claimed that three army men were killed in the attack while […]

Govt forces detain 2 youth during nocturnal raids in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district

Govt forces detain 2 youth during nocturnal raids in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district

Srinagar: Government forces arrested two youth during a nocturnal raid in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources said that government forces cordoned a cluster of houses in Karimabad locality of Pulwama town and detained two local youth in the dead of the night. Police sources said that the youth have been detained for questioning for their […]