Three militants killed in Anantnag gunfight
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have killed three militants in an overnight gunfight at Hakoora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources said that a joint team of SOG, army, and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation at Hakoora village last night at around 12:30 am. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anantnag Altaf Khan said that the operation […]
Mysterious death turned out to be a murder in Reasi
Jammu: A man who died under mysterious circumstances nine months ago in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir was actually murdered by his own relatives to gain property, a police official said today. Puran Chand was found dead in a village in the Pouni area on June 18, last year, and subsequently inquest proceedings were […]
Man commits suicide by jumping into Chenab in Doda
Jammu: A 27-year-old man committed suicide by jumping into the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said today. Mohammad Iqbal, resident of Muthi village of Marmat, jumped into the Chenab in Pul Doda town last evening, they added. The incident was recorded by some locals on their mobile phones and the clip […]
Liquor shop, load carrier set ablaze
Jammu: A liquor shop and a load carrier were allegedly set ablaze by protesters in separate incidents in R S Pura and Samba areas of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said today. However, no one was injured, he said. A wine shop was torched in Badyal village of R S Pura, on the outskirts of […]
Political nature of Kashmir issue cannot be undermined: Tarigami
Jammu: Senior CPI(M) leader and MLA M Y Tarigami today said the problem of Jammu and Kashmir has been there since accession of the state to the Indian union and its political nature cannot be overlooked. Tarigami was reacting to the statement of state Finance minister Haseeb Drabu who yesterday had said Jammu and Kashmir […]
JK a political problem, its resolution forms PDP’s core agenda: Sartaj Madni
Srinagar: Taking serious note of the statement made reportedly by Dr Haseeb A Drabu Finance Minister in a function at New Delhi regarding nature of problems in J&K, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice President Mohammad Sartaj Madni has asked the minister to retract the statement immediately if it has been reported correctly in the […]
Drabu trying to act like a lawyer in politics who has no ideology, faith and ethics: JKLF
Srinagar: Reacting sharply to the statement made by senior Finance Minister Dr Haseeb Drabu that Kashmir was not a political issue, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Sunday levelled serious allegations against him. “Haseeb Drabu’s statement is a classic example of a person trying to act like a lawyer in politics who has no […]
Militants hurl grenade on MLA’s house in Kulgam
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Sunday evening hurled a grenade on MLA Noorabad, Kulgam Abdul Majeed Padder’s House, reports said. Reports said that the grenade exploded outside the house and no injuries reported. Pertinently this is the second such incident in the last twenty-four hours. Yesterday militants had lobbed a grenade at Kralkhud police station in […]
Pollution hits dangerous levels in Srinagar during winters: Study
Srinagar: In a surprising find, a study has revealed that pollution in Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir hits dangerous levels during winter months as the air carries five times more tiny particulate matter than the permissible limit, with the experts terming it a worrying development. The study, jointly conducted by a team of […]
Kathua rape-and-murder was a plan to drive nomads out: Official
Jammu: The rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district was a plan aimed at driving out the Bakharwal nomads from here, an official said today. Moreover, an accused in the rape-and-murder case, who was earlier said to be a juvenile, is over 19 years old, the official said, quoting […]
