Srinagar: Government forces on Sunday burst teargas shells and opened fire to disperse the demonstrators, who tried to disrupt operation against militants trapped inside a house in Srinagar outskirts. Official sources said that hundreds of protesters, mostly youth, hit the streets at Mujgund in city outskirts after fresh firing erupted in the wee hours on […]
Srinagar: Three militants were killed and government forces personnel were injured in an 18-hour-long encounter, which ensued on Saturday afternoon after forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Srinagar outskirts. Meanwhile, authorities have suspended internet services in the summer capital, Srinagar, as a precautionary measure to prevent spreading of rumours. Official sources said […]
Srinagar: Despite severe allegations of financial irregularities by an employee in the office of Executive Engineer Roads and Buildings department (RRCR Divn), the department has failed to initiate action against the official. Sources told The Kashmir Press that an employee Mehraj-ud-Din who is engaged as Works Supervisor in R&B department has been retained by the […]
Srinagar: Security forces have eliminated over 230 militants in Jammu and Kashmir this year so far, while there has been a dip in injuries caused due to stone pelting, officials said Saturday. As many as 51 militants were killed in the 80-day period from June 25 to September 14, while 85 militants were killed between September […]
Srinagar: The Army soldier who is suspected of killing a policeman during Bulandshahr violence in Uttar Pradesh has been detained by his unit in Jammu and Kashmir and will be handed over to Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday, India Today reported. Jitendra Malik, alias Jeetu Fauji, was detained from 22 Rashtriya Rifles Army camp in […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Economic Alliance Saturday accused the Jammu and Kashmir government of victimising traders in the grab of Lakhanpur entry post. In a statement, Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) Chairman Yasin Khan said the DC Sales Tax has been deliberately seizing good laden trucks headed to Kashmir to “further crumble the economy of Kashmir”. “The trucks […]
Srinagar: More than 12 people were killed and 18 others suffered injuries after a bus they were traveling in fell into a gorge in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Officials said that the bus was on way to Poonch from Loran when it skidded off the road and fell into a deep […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday threatened a peaceful agitation if Governor grants divisional status to Ladakh and not to Chenab Valley and Pir Panchal. She said both Chenab Valley and Pir Panchaal regions were more inaccessible and hilly areas. Mehbooba also blamed Governor […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday urged the United Nations to take note of ground situation in Kashmir by sending a high level team to the Valley. Addressing a Friday congregation at historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz said that the human rights situation in Kashmir is “grim”. Mirwaiz condemned the detention […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik is likely to bring in a new juvenile justice law after repealing the existing Act which was introduced in 2013 and implemented last year. The new law, for the first time, has a provision on adoption, which is seen as a “breach in J&K’s Permanent Resident Act”, […]
