Srinagar, Aug 17: National Conference, PDP, JKPC, CPI (M) and Congress on Wednesday reacted sharply to the election commission statement that “non-local residing in Jammu and Kashmir can vote’ in assembly elections. Former Chief Minister in PDP-BJP combine Mehbooba Mufti said that decision to allow non-locals to vote was aimed “obviously to influence election results.” […]
Srinagar, Aug 17: Police on Wednesday arrested three brothers of a militant and “started process” to attach their ancestral house in Shopian district of south Kashmir. The police action comes a day after the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit and injuries to his cousin while they were working in their apple orchard. “On 16 August, […]
Srinagar, Aug 17: National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said that the revival of Village Defence Committees brings back the “haunting memories” of early 1990’s and simultaneously deflates the tall claims of the government of India about the region witnessing peace. Flaying the reconstitution of VDCs, the Party State Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said that the […]
Jammu, Aug 17: A Pakistani militant prisoner was killed and a policeman injured in a firing incident at Toph village near International Border in Arnia area in Jammu, police said on Wednesday. “A Police constable and a Pakistani (militant) Mohammad Ali Hussain alias Qasim/Jehangir R/O Pakistan, Commander of LeT, operating from jail, were injured during […]
Srinagar, Aug 17: Bodies of six persons including a woman and her two daughters and a son were recovered from two houses in Sidhra locality in Jammu. Five of the deceased are from Marmat Doda and one from Barzulla area of Srinagar, officials said. How they died and how long these bodies were lying there […]
Srinagar, Aug 16: A farmer belonging to Kashmiri Pandit community was shot dead, while his brother was injured in Chotigam area of Shopian district on Tuesday, officials said here. An official said that militants fired upon two brothers identified as Sunil Kumar and Pintu Kumar sons of Arjun Nath Kumar in Chotigam area when they […]
Srinagar, Aug 15: The Jammu & Kashmir Government has revised the Village Defence Committee scheme unveiled by it in 1995 for self-protection of the identified vulnerable villages in Jammu province. In an order, the Jammu & Kashmir Home department said that a need was felt to revise the existing scheme with a view to prevent […]
Srinagar, Aug 15: A policeman was injured in a grenade blast outside police control room, a high security area, on Monday evening. Police in a tweet said that the militants hurled grenade at Police Control Room Kashmir, resulting in “minor” injuries to one police personnel. “Area cordoned off. Further details shall follow,” police said in […]
Srinagar, August 15: A member of ‘Minority community was injured in a grenade blast at Gopalpora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday evening. A senior police officer said that suspected Militants hurled grenade at Gopalpora, leaving one member of Minority community injured. Identified as Karan Singh (20) son of Anil Kumar resident of […]
Jammu August 15: Save Sharda Committee Kashmir Regd. called on Dr. Jitendra Singh MoS PMO in New Delhi and briefed him about the ongoing Construction of Sharda Temple at LoC Teetwal Kashmir and the upcoming Sharda Divas to be held on 4 September at White line bridge at LoC Teetwal Kashmir. The delegation was led […]
