Minor killed in leopard attack in Pulwama
The dead body of nine-year-old child who had been taken away by a leopard in Banderpora Koil village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district was found in a bush and has been taken to District Hospital Pulwama for postmortem. He was attacked by a leopard at his native village Banderpora in Pulwama district last evening. […]
Army soldiers assault cops in Ganderbal, injure many
Six policemen were injured including an ASI with a head injury after soldiers beat them in Police station Gund Ganderbal, reports said on Saturday. The incident took place late last evening after policemen tried to stop soldiers in civvies who were returning from Amarnath yatra. “The incident occurred after army soldiers in civvies were not […]
Editorial: Failed disaster management
Jammu and Kashmir is primarily a difficult terrain area. Most parts of the state, be it in the Kashmir, Jammu or the Ladakh region, are predominantly inaccessible through a network of manageable and well maintained roads. The rural areas in the state are far more worse in terms of connectivity. Even in case of any […]
Beerwah erupts as Army firing leaves one dead, another injured
Fierce protested erupted in Beerwah where a youth was killed and another injured in a targeted killing by the Indian army. According to local sources, a youth who was identified as Tanveer Ahmad Pala, was critically injured after he was hit by a bullet in his head. A tailor by profession, he was rushed to […]
JRL wants UN to take notice of HR violation in Kashmir
Urging United Nations (UN) to take notice of the human rights violations in Kashmir, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Friday submitted a memorandum to the world body asking it to take immediate steps to restore people’s rights in this part of the world. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik in […]
Govt foils JRL march, detains leaders
Police on Friday foiled a protest march called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) to the office UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) here in Sonwar by imposing curbs on movement of people and detaining the separatist leaders. The JRL had called for the march from all parts of Srinagar to the […]
Pakistan claims LoC firing left one dead, three injured
A young boy was killed, while three other members of his family were injured due to heavy Indian shelling in Leepa Valley of Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK). “The shelling started by midday and it had been intense,” said Deputy Commissioner of Jhelum Valley Abdul Hameed Kiani. He said that a shell landed on a house […]
Govt says no to arbitrary fare hike by transporters
The government Friday said that it will take legal action against the drivers and transporters who are violating the order issued regarding the passenger fare hike. Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Khan, said action as per law will be taken against the transporters violating the government order on passenger fare hike. “I have directed the RTO […]
Kashmir shuts over civilian killings
A complete shutdown was observed across Kashmir in response to the strike call that was given by the separatist leaders against the civilian killings here. Most of the shops, petrol pumps and business establishments were shut while public transport was off the roads and the private educational institutions remained closed. The separatists had called […]
Kashmiri women footballers create history, selected for PIFA
Two Kashmiri women footballers achieved a historic feat by getting selected for Premier Indian Football Academy (PIFA) this week. 20 years old Nadia Nighat hailing from Rambagh area of the city and 22 years Afshan Ashiq from Bemina outskirts of the city have been selected after the trails conducted by PIFA here, in which more […]
