Srinagar, Aug 30: Father of popular militant commander Riyaz Naiko among eight persons were held in separate raids of south Kashmir’s Awantipora and Muran areas, sources said on Thursday. Riyaz, alias Mohammad Bin Qasim is the chief operations of Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit. Sources said that police raided the house of Assadullah Naiko at Beighpora […]
Srinagar: Curfew-like restrictions have been imposed in downtown and parts of civil lines in the summer capital, Srinagar as a precautionary measure to prevent any untoward incident following a two-day strike called by separatists against any move to weaken the Article 35 A of the Constitution. About six petitions have been filed in the […]
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Hajin area of north Kashmir district of Bandipora on Thursday, a police spokesperson said. Government forces burst teargas shells and resorted to lathicharge to disperse the demonstrators, who tried to disrupt the CASO against militants. Police spokesman […]
Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir Bank touted through media that it has donated 11 crore rupees for the Kerala flood relief fund. But, no one knew where from the bank collected the money and donated it to the flood relief fund- neither the employees nor officers of the Jammu and Kashmir bank. It is now being […]
Srinagar: The ex- HDFC bank manager, Noorudin wani, who resigned from the bank after being coerced to do so by the HDFC Jammu Kashmir circle head, Zubair Iqbal and cluster head Showket Nehvi, said that the bank was running like a Sicilian mafia. He also said the senior bank officials were crushing meritocracy and promoting […]
Srinagar: Four policemen were killed in a militant attack at Arhama in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. Reports said that suspected militants opened fire upon the escort party of the DSP headquarters Shopian at Arhama village today in the afternoon. In the attack, four cops suffered bullet wounds and where rushed to nearby hospital […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday moved again an application in the Supreme Court seeking adjournment on hearing the petitions challenging the vires of Article 35A, which defines permanent residents of the state. “The state has sought an adjournment in the matter slated to be heard on Aug 31 on account of the […]
August 29: Police on Wednesday said that the two militants killed at Muniward area of Khanabal in District Anantnag in the early morning hours were involved in various cases. While Altaf Kachroo was an active militant since 2007 and one of the most important militant commanders for Hizbul Mujahideen, Umar Wani, was a year old militant […]
Srinagar: Two militant bodies including that of senior Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander, Altaf Kachroo were recovered along with weapons from the encounter site in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Wednesday early morning, police sources revealed ‘We have recovered two bodies from the site and identification will be done now,” a police official said. According to police sources […]
Srinagar: A girl was stabbed to death by a youth who later attempted suicide in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Tuesday. SSP Bandipora Sheikh Zulfikar Azad said that the girl and the youth had gone to Boothu area, a picnic spot. “The youth first stabbed the girl to death and later tried to kill […]
