Srinagar: Government forces on early Thursday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in a village in north Kashmir’s Sopore. Official sources said that following specific information about the presence of militants, a joint search operation was launched by Special Operation Group (SOG) of Sopore police, Army’s 22 RR and CRPF in village Saidpora in […]
Srinagar: Government forces late Wednesday night killed a newly-recruited militant in a brief gunfight at Kakapora area of Pulwama district in southern Kashmir. Police said that the slain militant was involved in an attack at Pattan in northern Kashmir earlier in the day. “A militant was intercepted around 11:45 pm during a naka in Dobgam […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Journalist Association (KJA) has strongly condemned the manhandling of journalists by government forces near the gunfight site in Fateh Kadal area of Srinagar. KJA today expressed shock over the incident as it has injured many journalists including reporters and photographers. “Police and other government forces have been harassing and assaulting journalists repeatedly. It […]
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir is all set to achieve the target of providing ‘Power for All’ with electrification of each and every household across the state soon. This was stated by the Commissioner Secretary Power Development Department (PDD), while speaking during the ‘Review Planning and Monitoring (RPM)’ meeting chaired by Union Minister of Power, R […]
New Delhi: Union Minister MJ Akbar, accused by multiple women of sex harassment in a tidal wave of #MeToo stories shared on social media, has resigned. Just two days ago, Mr Akbar had sued one of his 20 accusers for defamation, accusing her of “intentionally making fabricated allegations” to harm his reputation. Announcing his resignation, […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has said militants don’t have “much of a shelf life” with more than 40 being killed since August and should not expect bouquets if they fire bullets. Stone pelting has come down as has the number of local recruits in militancy, Malik said while describing the situation […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police has said that the civilian killed in Fateh Kadal gunfight was an active accomplice of the militants slain in the gunfight. Two militants including a top Lashkar commander Mehrajudin Bangroo and Faid Mushtaq Waza were killed after government forces’ cordon and search operation turned into a gunfight. A civilian was […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday issued an advisory requesting general public not to go near the Fateh Kadal encounter site. A police spokesperson said that the advisory was issued as the encounter site is being sanitized and cleared by Bomb Disposal (BD) squad of J&K Police. “Entering in such area can prove dangerous […]
Srinagar: A Deputy Superintendent of Police (operations) Pattan has been injured in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district after suspected militants attacked a police party in the area. Reports said that militants hurled a grenade on a Police naka party at Pattan resulting in injuries to a Dysp. The police officer was identified as Zafar Ahmad. The […]
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership has called for a shutdown on Thursday October 18 against the “atrocities being inflicted on people including gruesome killings, arbitrary arrests and PSAs, destruction of homes, harassment of students, attack on journalists and all other measures of repression”. In a statement, the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar […]
