The Taliban’s chief negotiator has claimed that the United States is on the verge of defeat and will quit Afghanistan soon, the Voice of America (VOA) broadcasting service reported on Tuesday. The semi-official US news outlet reported that Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai made the assertions in an April 28 speech to an “internal gathering” in […]
Srinagar: Secretary, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Hilal Dewani, who was attached by the government pending an inquiry, is freely operating from his office. “He is working as usual,” sources told The Kashmir Press. “Despite orders he has not been removed from his post. He continues to function from the office as secretary SMC”. Sources said […]
Srinagar: Protests continued in Kashmir valley on Tuesday over the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in Bandipora district of the state, officials said. The state police has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the rape case and one person has been arrested. Even as authorities closed several educational institutions in the valley, students […]
Ganderbal: Another horrific report of rape case has come to fore in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday. Reports said that on Tuesday the Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a youth for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Ganderbal. The incident, according to reports, came to fore on Tuesday after Ganderbal police arrested Asif Ahmad Wani […]
Srinagar: Violent clashes erupted between students and government forces outside Amar Singh College in Srinagar. Reports said that the students staged a protest demonstration against the rape of minor in Sumbal Bandipora and tried to march out of the college premises. However, police deployed in the area foiled their attempt triggering clashes. They said that […]
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested an alleged militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh from Srinagar, officials said Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Abdul Majeed Baba, a resident of Magrepora district of Sopore, they said. The arrest was made on Saturday evening from Soura in Srinagar, Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy […]
Srinagar: Kashmir highway was closed for traffic on Tuesday following landslides and shooting stones at Digdol in Ramban. A traffic police officials said that the road was closed due to fresh landslides slide stranding thousands of people on the highway. The official said that no traffic movement would be allowed on the Highway. “We are trying to clear the stranded vehicles first.” He said […]
Srinagar: A National Conference (NC) activist was injured after shot at by unidentified gunmen at Chitragam village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday late evening. Reports said that gunmen entered into two houses and took away Sajad Ahmad Ganai (38) and Mushtaq Ahmad Ganai at Chitragam Kalan. While Sajad was fired upon in his right […]
Srinagar: Two suspected militants were arrested Monday in Ramban district of Jammu region, a senior police officer said. Shoukat Ahmad of Awantipora and Taufeeq Ahmad of Kulgam were arrested in Gool area around 3.30 am, the officer said. He said both of them are being interrogated, Further details are awaited.
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today appealed people to maintain peace, brotherhood and Law & Order. He has assured that the Enquiry of Sumbal incident is being conducted on fast track basis and personally monitored by Divisional Commissioner himself to be concluded very soon. He reiterated that justice will be done and […]
