KASHMIR

South Kashmir: Tral shuts against Jaish militant’s killing

South Kashmir: Tral shuts against Jaish militant’s killing

Srinagar: Tral township of Pulwama district in southern Kashmir is observing a complete shutdown on Monday against the killing of a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander in a gunfight on Sunday. Reports said that all the shops, business establishments, government and private offices are shut while public transport was mostly off the roads. Jaish-e-Muhammad commander, identified as […]

5 militants, army man killed in gunfight in Tangdar sector

5 militants, army man killed in gunfight in Tangdar sector

Srinagar: Army on Monday said that it killed three militants in Tangdar sector of Jammu and Kashmir Kupwara district while foiling an infiltration bid. One army personnel was also killed in the encounter with the militants. An army spokesperson told The Kashmir Press that the killing of the three militants has taken the total toll […]

India punishing Kashmiris for demanding birthright: PaK president; Condemns ‘provocative statement’

India punishing Kashmiris for demanding birthright: PaK president; Condemns ‘provocative statement’

Srinagar: Pakistan administered Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan and Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider on Sunday condemned the “provocative statements” given by the government and army chief of India who, they said, were working in collusion to “brutalize and suppress” the Kashmiri people. The president said Indian forces had turned the disputed region into a […]

J&K police seek general public help to trace missing minor boy

J&K police seek general public help to trace missing minor boy

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday sought help of the general public to trace a missing minor boy Momin Ashraf Sheikh, 13. A police statement said that the boy’s father Muhammad Ashraf Sheikh, a resident of Chandpora Habbakadal reported to police station Kralkhud that his son Momin Ashraf Sheikh, left home on Sunday, […]

Two revenue officials dead, one injured in Kupwara road accident

Two revenue officials dead, one injured in Kupwara road accident

Srinagar: Two revenue officials were killed and another was injured after a vehicle they were traveling in met an accident at Z-Gali in Machhil area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late Sunday evening. The accident took place after the car heading towards Kupwara turned turtle and rolled down into a deep gorge. The deceased have […]

Abducted Sopore tailor killed, body recovered

Abducted Sopore tailor killed, body recovered

Srinagar: The dead body of 45-year-old tailor who was abducted from his home by unknown gunmen in north Kashmir’s Sopore village on Saturday night has been recovered from Latishart village.  Reports said that the masked gunmen barged inside the house of Mushtaq Ahmad Mir son of Gulam Rasool Mir at Harwan, Sopore late last night […]

Government tells south Kashmir cops not to go home: Report

Government tells south Kashmir cops not to go home: Report

Srinagar:The Jammu & Kashmir administration is telling policemen and Special Police Officers in South Kashmir, which is seeing a wave of attacks against both, to not visit their families or homes. A report published by Hindustan Times said that the advisory comes in the wake of the killings of three SPOs on Friday, and unconfirmed resignations of […]

Clashes erupt near encounter site at Tral in Pulwama

Srinagar: Government forces burst teargas shells and resorted to lathicharge to disperse demonstrators trying to disrupt Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Pulwama on Sunday, official sources said. They said immediately after security forces launched CASO at Dar Ganai Gund, Tral, in Pulwama, hundreds of people, mostly youths, hit the streets in […]

Crime Branch registers case against officials of JK BOSE

Crime Branch registers case against officials of JK BOSE

Srinagar: Crime Branch Kashmir on Saturday claimed to have registered case against the officials of Jammu and Kashmir J&K Board of School Education, Sub office Budgam for their alleged involvement in manipulation of answer scripts pertaining to 12th Class Examination of Bi-annual-2016. According to the Crime Branch Kashmir, a case under FIR number 42/2018 under […]

170 illegal clinics sealed across Kashmir: Govt

170 illegal clinics sealed across Kashmir: Govt

SRINAGAR: On the directions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) has sealed 170 illegal and un-authorized clinics across the valley. Consequent upon the daily reports received by the Divisional Commissioner office, regarding the operating of un-authorized clinical establishments in different areas across Kashmir Division, Div Com had already directed all Chief […]