Srinagar: The top three resistance leaders including octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani, Hurriyat (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF chief Yasin Malik on Friday paid tributes to slain hizb-ul-mujahideen commander and scholar turned militant Mannan Wani. In a statement, Hurriyat patriarch and Hurriyat Conference (G) chairperson Syed Ali Geelani said that the people […]
Srinagar: Amid shutdown in the poll bound areas, polling began Saturday for third phase of municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir to seal the fate of 365 candidates in the fray across the state. Polling began at 6 am amid stringent security arrangements, officials said. They said the voting will take place at 300 polling stations […]
Srinagar The northern Kashmir’s Uri township is witnessing brisk polling in the third phase of local bodies’ polls on Saturday. Reports quoting officials said that 35.11% polling was witnessed till 10 am. A total of 1247 voters have been polled their votes so far out of 3552 registered voters. These include 685 males and 562 […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants shot dead a policeman in Sopore area of northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district late Friday night, police said. Police said that militants barged into the house of Javid Ahmad Lone, son of Abdul Khaliq Lone in Warpora at around 10:45 pm and fired upon him. Lone suffered serious bullet wounds and was shifted […]
Srinagar: A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was killed on Saturday in a gunfight with government forces in Babgund area of southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that in the wee hours, militants attacked an army Cassiper vehicle in Babgund area of the district. The army returned the fire leading to a brief encounter. The militants managed […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Friday imposed restrictions in Nowhatta area of Srinagar to prevent people from offering congregational Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid. Restrictions were imposed in parts of Downtown Srinagar even as Kashmir is observing a complete shutdown against the killing of scholar-turned-militant Mannan Wani and his associate in Kupwara gunfight yesterday. Taking to Twitter, […]
Jammu: The stage is set for the nine-phased rural bodies polls in Jammu and Kashmir from November 17, in which over 58.12 lakh voters will choose 35,096 panchayat members in 316 blocks of the state. According to the state election department, Jammu district has the highest 6,21,566 voters, who will choose 2,568 panchayat members in […]
Srinagar: Intense clashes erupted in Soura locality of Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar Friday afternoon. The clashes, witnesses said, erupted after hundreds of people participated in the funeral prayers in absentia of slain Hizb militants killed in a gunfight with government forces on Thursday in Kupwara district. They said that hundreds of people assembled after offering […]
Shopian: Clashes between civilian protesters and government forces erupted in souther Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday after the later laid a cordon and search operation (CASO) in a village. Reports said that a joint team of army, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir police cordoned off Naidgam village and started door to door searches. Angry youths, […]
Srinagar: Hundreds of people in Beerwah town of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday held funeral prayers in absentia for slain scholar turned militant Mannan Wani. The prayers were held immediately after the congregational Friday prayers culminated in the town. Witnesses said that hundreds of people after Friday prayers at grand mosque assembled in the […]
