Srinagar: Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir on Friday expressed ‘grave concern and resentment’ over the ‘killing spree’ going on in the valley at the hands of the government forces and asked the international and local human rights organizations to take serious note of the “state-sponsored barbarity” In a statement, the Jama’at said that in Noorbagh Srinagar, […]
Srinagar: Punjab National Bank on Friday issued a public notice against former PDP lawmaker and cabinet minister Imran Raza Ansari, his brother Amjad Abbas Ansari, uncle Abid Hussain Ansari and Kumail Hussain Ansari declaring them ‘willful defaulters’. The bank in the public notice has said that it has initiated recovery proceedings against them and informed […]
Srinagar: Clashes erupted between government forces and civilian protesters in Bandipora villages of northern Kashmir after forces laid a cordon and conducted searches in the villages. Police sources said that the joint teams of 27 RR and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police cordoned off Gundpora village after inputs about the presence of militants. As […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday collected the DNA samples of the seven families who claimed that the five militants killed in a gunfight in Bandipora district last week were their kin. Reports said the samples will be sent to the forensic science laboratory today on Friday. The DNS samples of the militants […]
Srinagar: Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh on Friday said that the local body polls in Jammu and Kashmir will have historic significance and re-establish long overdue grassroots democracy. He said that Government of India (GOI) is providing all possible support including central forces for smooth conduct of these polls in Jammu & Kashmir, a […]
Srinagar: In the backdrop of a major anti-infiltration system being operationalised along the India-Pakistan border earlier this month, more high-tech equipment for border surveillance, perimeter security and counter-militancy operations have been developed for deployment in Kashmir and the borders with Pakistan and China. The equipment are also aimed to not only reduce infiltration and intrusions, […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday detained Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at his Nigeen residence. A spokesperson of Hurriyat (M) said that a contingent of forces reached the Nigeen residence of Mirwaiz and informed him that he was under house detention. Mirwaiz was scheduled to address the Friday congregation at […]
Srinagar: Massive throng was witnessed at the funeral prayers of slain militant Sheeraz Ahmad at Kralwari village of Chadoora in Budgam district on Friday. Reports said that thousands of people participated in the slain’s funeral prayers. Sheeraz was killed along with his associate Irfan Ahmad Dar, a resident of Nihama in Pulwama, in a gunfight […]
A complete shutdown is being observed across Kashmir today on Friday against the killing of a civilian by government forces during a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Noorbagh area of Srinagar city on Thursday. Reports said that all shops, commercial establishments and schools are shut in Srinagar while public transport is off the roads. The reports of shutdown […]
Srinagar: Measles- Rubella (RB) Vaccination Campaign is turning out to be a great success as over 3 Lakh Children were vaccinated for the disease in 3 days of school activity in the state. According to the authorities one lakh sixty six thousand children in Kashmir were vaccinated for RB disease while one lakh thirty seven thousand two hundred […]
