Baramulla: A militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit was killed in an encounter with government forces at Gund Brath area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. Reports said that a joint team of army, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation today morning. A police spokesman in a statement issued here said that the […]
Srinagar: Former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker and senior leader Mohammad Khalil Bandh has resigned from the basic membership of the party. In a letter, Khalil Bandh outlined how the party compromised on its basic principles after demise of late Mufti Mohammad Syed and how veteran faces were sidelined in decision making process and the manner […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference has opposed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Amendment bill 2019 in the Parliament, saying the Proposed Amendment bill infringes upon the people’s right to liberty and life. Participating in the debate Member of Parliament from Anantnag Hasnain Masoodi said the Parent Act of 2008 was not in tune with […]
Srinagar: Torrential rains coupled with windstorm wreaked havoc to many houses including agricultural land across Sopore villages on Monday evening. Life in Zaingeer belt of Sopore came to a standstill after hit by strong winds followed by heavy rains and hailstorm. Many houses have been damaged at several places including Dooru, Botengoo, Watlab and other […]
Srinagar: Nearly 400 militants infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir in the last three years and 126 of them have been killed by security forces, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Reddy said 27 security personnel were killed during the engagements with the infiltrators. Four militants […]
Anantnag: Doctors on Tuesday removed 25 kg cyst from the ovary of a 72 year old woman in southern Anantnag district. The giant cyst was removed by Dr Azad Malik and his team at his private nursing home Al Hayat. Hailing from Kund area of Kulgam, Phoola Begum had visited the doctor for consultation at […]
Srinagar: The Personal Security Officer (PSO) of National Conference (NC) Leader Syed Tawqeer Shah who was injured critically in a militant attack at Hillar area of Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district succumbed to injuries. A police officer said that the policeman Selection Grade Reyaz Ahmad succumbed to injuries on the way to Anantnag Hospital. […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik skipped the official function at martyrs’ graveyard on Saturday and instead his local advisor Khursheed Ahmad Ganai and Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan paid floral tributes to 22 Kashmiris who were killed on this day in 1931 in firing by forces of Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari […]
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan have revived Track II diplomacy with a meet in Islamabad, Economic Times (ET) reported. This was the first major meet after the Pulwama attack on February 14 which claimed lives of over 50 CRPF men killed who were killed after a local militant rammed explosive laden car into the busy […]
Srinagar: Normal life was crippled in the Kashmir valley due to general strike called by pro-freedom groups here as on this day in 1931, twenty-two Kashmiris were killed in firing by police during Dogra rule outside the Central Jail, Srinagar. The firing incident took place when people had assembled outside the jail, where court proceedings […]
