Sopore: The family of the Lashkar militant who was killed today in Handwara along with his accomplice, on Tuesday said that the slain’s sister was scheduled to get married today. Liyaqat Ahmad Lone, Lashkar recruit, was killed with his associate at Handwara in northern Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Lone’s brother was married yesterday. Father […]
Srinagar: Two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit were killed in a gunfight at Galoora area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Reports reaching here said that that army’s 30 RR, 92 bn CRPF and SOG cordoned Galoora area of Langate during pre dawn hours. Soon after the joint team of forces fired several […]
In her first address to the United Nations Human Rights Council, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said that Kashmir had the same rights to justice and dignity as people all over the world. The former Chilean president succeeded Zeid Raad al Hussain as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights this month. […]
Srinagar: The students of Islamic University of Science and Technology were on Monday allegedly harassed by the army men in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir when they were busy in a surveying exercise. B-Tech students of 5th semester, part of a group of almost 50 students including females told The Kashmir Press that at […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary on Monday said that municipal and Panchayat polls will be held as per schedule.His remarks came even as the National Conference(NC) and Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) announced to boycott the polls in view of concerns over Article 35-A. “ A decision was taken in July. Voter list drafts have been printed and […]
Srinagar: After the National Conference announced to boycott the upcoming local body and panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Peoples Democratic Party has followed the suite and announced a boycott of the elections. At a meeting chaired by the party president Mehbooba Mufti, sources said that the party was unanimous on the boycott citing […]
Srinagar: Three militants from Bandipora were apprehended by army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tanghdar area of north Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district, officials and reports said on Sunday. Reports stated that army troops of 17 Bihar regiment manning the fence in Tanghdar sector yesterday intercepted the three youths near the LoC. A police […]
Srinagar: Body of a missing murdered youth was recovered in north Kashmir district of Baramulla and two accused were arrested, a police spokesperson said on Sunday. He said on August 26, 2018 one Abdul Majeed Teeli approached Police Station Tangmarg with a written complaint stating that his son Mehraj-ud-din Teeli has gone missing since August […]
Srinagar: The slain youth who was killed by unidentified gunmen at Naseem Bagh in Hazratbal area of Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar has been identified as Asif Nazir Dar son of Nazir Ahmad Dar, a resident of Panzgam Awantipora. A senior police officer said that Asif was an active militant and was affiliated with Zakir Musa […]
Srinagar: Srinagar district court on Saturday sent journalist Asif Sultan to central jail Srinagar on judicial remand till 22 September. Sultan, an assistant editor with the monthly newsmagazine, Kashmir Narrator, was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir police last month from his home in Batamaloo. He was detained by local police for six days and was […]
