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Principal, School teacher shot dead by suspected militants in Srinagar

Principal, School teacher shot dead by suspected militants in Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct 07: Unknown gunmen once again struck in Srinagar and killed two government teachers including a female head of the institution in a city school on Thursday. Police said that the gunmen fired at the principal of Government Higher Secondary School, Sangam, Eidgah, in Srinagar and her male colleague, leaving them dead on the […]

Will avenge civilian killings soon; won’t spare killers: LG Manoj Sinha

Will avenge civilian killings soon; won’t spare killers: LG Manoj Sinha

Srinagar, Oct 07: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that the administration led by him and the security forces will soon avenge the civilian killings taking place in Srinagar and that the “killers won’t be spared.” Talking to a selected group of reporters at Rajbhawan here, the LG said: “I express my […]

Civilian killings in Kashmir reflect utter failure of ‘double-engine Modi Govt’: Mehbooba Mufti

Civilian killings in Kashmir reflect utter failure of ‘double-engine Modi Govt’: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar, Oct 7: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said that the spate of civilian killings in Kashmir reflects the utter failure of what she termed “double-engine Modi government.” “I am tired of issuing condemnations to civilian killings now. Every day there is a killing of civilians. Today, two teachers were killed,” the […]

Woman among 2 civilians shot dead in Safa kadal Srinagar

Woman among 2 civilians shot dead in Safa kadal Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct 6: Unknown gunmen on Thursday shot dead principal of a school and a woman teacher in Safa Kadal area of Srinagar, official sources said. They said the gunmen, suspected to be militants, fired upon the duo—Satinder Kour and Deepak Kour , both residents of Alochibagh here— at Safa Kadal, leaving them critically injured. […]

23 political workers, civilians killed this year in Kashmir

23 political workers, civilians killed this year in Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 06: Around 23 political workers and civilians were killed so far in Kashmir division by the gunmen in target killing. Top official sources said that Srinagar district witnessed eight killings followed by five from Kulgam, four from Tral area of Awantipora police district, two each from Baramulla and Anantnag and one each from […]

J&K reports two deaths, 127 fresh covid cases overnight

J&K reports two deaths, 127 fresh covid cases overnight

Srinagar, Oct 06: Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday witnessed two deaths and 127 fresh positive cases taking the number of total active cases in the Union Territory to 1,065. With two more deaths, the death toll in the UT has reached 4,426 and 127 fresh positive cases reported on Wednesday have pushed the tally of positive […]

Persons with past record of human rights violations not eligible for appointment as chairperson or member of child rights panel: J&K Govt

Persons with past record of human rights violations not eligible for appointment as chairperson or member of child rights panel: J&K Govt

Srinagar, Oct 06: The administration of Jammu & Kashmir has unveiled the draft rules for establishing child rights panel in the Union Territory. The draft rules define the procedure for appointment of chairperson and members of the statutory body to be constituted under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act-2005. The Jammu & Kashmir […]

GoI’s ruthless policies have devalued human lives in Kashmir: Mehbooba on recent civilian killings 

GoI’s ruthless policies have devalued human lives in Kashmir: Mehbooba on recent civilian killings 

Srinagar, Oct, 06: Former Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the GoI’s ruthless policies have ‘devalued the human lives’ in Kashmir. Three civilians, including Kashmiri pandit Makhan Lal Bindroo, owner of Srinagar’s prominent pharmacy, were shot dead by suspected militants on Tuesday in separate incidents in Srinagar and Bandipora districts of […]