Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that innocent men are being hauled up from their homes for interrogation and they return home only in coffins. She lashed out at the government of India for its “repressive approach” that she said, leaves young educated men vulnerable who are forced to take up arms. […]
Srinagar: Clashes broke out between government forces and civilian protesters in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district following death of a Jama’at e Islami activists in police custody. According to eye witnesses people from nearby villages and localities marched towards the house of Rizwan Ahmad Pandith. Youth clashed with government forces deployed in the area […]
Srinagar: Following the killing of a Jama’at activist and school principal in Police custody, spontaneous shutdown is being observed in parts of Downtown Srinagar, Maisuma and parts of Awantipora in south Kashmir. Reports said that as the news about the killing of slain, identified as Rizwan, spread, shopkeepers downed their shutters in protest in Maisuma and […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National conference has decided to field Hasnain Masoodi from Anantnag parliamentary constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. NC insiders said that the name of Masoodi was finalised in a meeting at the party headquarters Nawa- e -Subha, Srinagar. Yesterday, the party said in a statement that the parliamentary board decided to […]
Srinagar: The police said that Rizwan Pandit was being investigated in a “terror” related case and died under custody “In pursuance of terror case investigation, one suspect Rizwan Pandit R/o Awantipore was in police custody. The said person died in police custody,” police said “In this matter while following the procedure laid down in section […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday termed the killing of a south kashmir resident in Police custody as “unacceptable development” and said that the incident must be investigated in a transparent, time bound manner. Omar tweeted: “I had hoped custodial deaths were a thing of our dark past. This is an […]
Srinagar: A youth, resident of Awantipora in south Kashmir, has been killed in police custody on Tuesday after he was held in connection with some militancy related case. Official sources said that Rizwan Asad Pandit son of Mohammad Asad was killed in police custody at Srinagar during intervening night of March 18 and 19. A police […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir meteorological department on Tuesday predicted light rains and snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A spokesperson of the department said that there are chances of light rain/snow at isolated places over the state during next 24 hours.
Srinagar: Dutch police on Monday arrested a Turkish-born suspect over tram attack in the city of Utrecht that left three people dead and five wounded. Police had earlier launched a huge manhunt for Gokmen Tanis, 37, issuing a picture of him on the tram and warning the public not to approach him. Heavily armed officers […]
Srinagar: A prominent religious cleric has been arrested by government forces in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources told that Moulana Muhammad Amin, Pulwama’s Prominent Cleric and Khateeb Khankah-e-Mir Sahab (Alaihi Rahma) Washbugh Pulwama has been arrested last night from his residence on circular road in Dangarpora area of Pulwama town. The residents have condemned the act […]
