Srinagar: A 23-year-old youth was injured critically as clashes and protests against rape of minor girl from Sumbal rocked several parts of Kashmir Valley. Reports said that a peaceful protest march led by social activist and senior Advocate Syed Mujeeb u Rehman was held in Anantnag district of south Kashmir demanding justice for 3 year […]
Srinagar: Massive protests were held in Bandipora of north Kashmir and this summer capital on Sunday, in protest against the rape of a three-year-old girl in the valley. Police arrested the accused and initiated investigation after the family members of the minor filed a complaint in Police Station Sumbal at Bandipora on May 9. Scores […]
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter with government forces at Satipora area of Shopian district in south Kashmir on Sunday wee hours. A senior Police officer told GNS that the encounter broke out at Hend Satipora village today wee hours after joint team of army’s 34 RR, SOG and CRPF cordoned off the […]
Srinagar: On Thursday morning, a rescue team of Wildlife SOS (Save or Skin) had to rush to former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah’s Gupkar residence where a highly venomous snake was spotted by his security guards. The snake was rescued later and released in Dachigam. The incident was, however, not reported in local media and people […]
Srinagar: Around 8000 vehicles are stranded at various places on the Srinagar-Jammu highway which remains closed for the vehicular traffic for the third consecutive day on Saturday due to landslides and shooting stones. Official sources said that the men and machinery are working to clear the road of debris so that the stranded vehicles reach […]
Srinagar: The governor led dispensation has constituted fact finding committees to look into major ‘scams’ in Kashmir. The government spokesman said the decision was taken after a large number of complaints had come to Governor and to Government from various quarters regarding irregularities in the functioning of different Departments. The Government has decided to constitute […]
Srinagar: In a bizarre ruling, the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has taken a suo-moto cognizance of old age practice in Kashmir carrying cow-dung to the fields by ladies flok in baskets on their heads. The commission has observed that the practice is degrading the self respect of woman in particular and […]
Srinagar: Government forces arrested three brothers in the wee hours of Friday from a village in central Kashmir’s district of Badgam. Sources said government forces raided two houses at Cherawani near Charar-e-Sharief in Badgam in the wee hours Friday. The forces later arrested three brothers Muzaffar Ahmad Dar, Irfan Ahmad Dar and Touseef Ahmad Dar, […]
Srinagar: At least six youths have suffered injured, many of them with pellets, during clashes with government forces outside the historic Jamia Masjid in the old city area of Nowhatta. Reports said that soon after the congregational Friday prayers concluded in the historic masjid, the youths assembled outside the mosque and pelted stones on the […]
Srinagar: A militant was killed in a brief pre-dawn shootout with government forces in Amishpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Reports said that Army’s 23 Para and Jammu and Kashmir Police’s SOG launched a cordon around an orchard in the village following inputs about the presence of militants in the orchard. Police sources said […]
