The government Tuesday imposed unannounced restritrictions in parts of the summer capital Srinagar while as life came to a halt across Kashmir to protest the killing of a civilian in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The restrictions were imposed in old city areas of Rainawari, Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R.Gunj and Safa Kadal. Partial restrictions also remained in […]
At least three children got drowned in river Jehlum while two other had a miraculous escape when their boat capsized in river Jehlum in north Kashmir’s Baramulla area. According to the reports, the incident happened near Khanpora town of Baramula. Police, administration, and members of State Disaster Response Force have been rushed to the area […]
Four Jaish militants, one policeman and an Army trooper were Tuesday killed during a gun battle that broke out between the militants and the government forces in Laam Aripal village of Tral area in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the police said. The police said four Jaish militants include top Jaish commander, Omar Khalid and his accomplices Ashfaq Ahmad […]
In a major decision, the state cabinet approved the implementation of 7th pay commission recommendations for state government employees and pensioners with effect from January 2016. The decision was taken during a cabinet meet convened by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. The decision would benefit around five lakh employees and pensioners in the state. The […]
With the voices getting louder for the revocation of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday said that though the act must go but maintained that situation was not conducive to withdraw the act. The AFSPA is in vogue in Jammu and Kashmir since […]
Press Correspondent Srinagar: The police have filed charge sheet against seven accused in connection with the rape and murder of eight year Kathua girl Asifa Bano in the court of law. “We have filed chargesheet against seven persons in the court of law,” Inspector General crime, Syed Ahfadul Mujtaba told Kashmir Reader. “The eighth accused […]
What is it like to be a policeman in Kashmir today? Wasim Khalid Srinagar He is at the forefront of confrontations in the volatile state of Kashmir. Be it a public protest demanding civic amenities, stone-hurling youth raising their voice for ‘freedom’, or militants engaging them in a gunfight, the policeman has to bear […]
Srinagar is mourning. It is not the first time. It won’t be the last. I have grown up seeing its grief. The city always appears sad to me. I have heard it was a magical city which attracted travelers from the East and the West. It was a confluence of cultures. The Jehlum River and […]
