Srinagar: Suspected militants on Friday afternoon attacked a forces camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar. Reports said that the militants hurled a grenade on Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) forces camp at Mehjoor Nagar area of Srinagar city. However, they said that no loss of life or damage to property was reported in the […]
Srinagar: Reacting to the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s recent statement that the Separate Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir was an aberration, Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that the statement is a complete disregard to the historical facts and ground realities about Jammu and Kashmir. He said that Doval’s statement exhibits […]
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday recalled the contributions of Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, former Chief Minister of J&K, on his death anniversary. In a message, Governor referred to the crucial Land Reforms pioneered by Sheikh Abdullah, which had laid the foundations of equitable development of the State, and the high priority which he had […]
Srinagar: Government forces late Thursday night arrested a student after raiding his house at Trenz village of southern Kashmir’s Shopian district. The arrested youth was identified as Amir Bhat, a student of BA final year. The family of Amir told The Kashmir Press that government forces barged into their house at 12 midnight and arrested Amir. […]
Srinagar: Government forces late Thursday night conducted nocturnal raids in Qaimoh area of southern Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Local sources said that the government forces barged into Rehpora and Redwani villages of Qaimoh belt and arrested two youths. One of the two arrested youth has been identified as Fayaz Ahmad Donoo, a resident of Ghat area in […]
Srinagar: Government forces on Friday morning detected a live hand grenade inside a nallah near Dachigam Park in outskirts of Srinagar city. Sources said that the grenade was detected by paramilitary CRPF inside the nallah and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was immediately summoned to the spot. The patrolling party of 144 battalion CRPF detected the grenade […]
Srinagar: Delhi police on Thursday arrested a Kashmiri man for allegedly stealing laptops in Delhi metro. Delhi police in a statement said that “a notorious laptop thief who targeted people travelling in the Delhi Metro was arrested.” The accused was identified as 32-year-old Raqib Ahmad, a resident of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, reports quoting […]
Srinagar: Overnight fire has gutted block office and panchayat building in Aloosa village of northern Kashmir’s Bandipora District. According to eyewitnesses, the fire emanated from the building at 2 in the morning on Friday. The block office, according to reports, has lost all the records in the fire incident. “Block office which operated in the […]
Srinagar: Authorities will exhume the body of nine year old minor girl who was raped and later murdered in Boniyar area of Uri in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The exhumation will be done to collect samples from the body, a police official said. “Forensic experts and doctors from Government Medical College Srinagar will collect the […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday questioned the appointment of a temporary Director General Police and said that “there was no hurry to replace Vaid as DGP”. In a tweet, tech-savy Omar said, “Changing the DG is the prerogative of the administration but why a […]
