Man crushed to death by tractor in Bandipora
Srinagar: A 35-year-old driver was crushed to death and another critically injured by a tractor in Markundal village of Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Thursday morning. Reports said that Zahoor Ahmad Ganaie was killed when all of a sudden his tractor ran over him and another person identified as Rameez Ahmad Baba was critically […]
Hundreds participate in last rites of slain Delina man
Baramulla: Scores of people on Thursday morning participated in the funeral possession of an elderly man who was killed after hit by a police vehicle in Delina area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to the reports, Abdul Aziz Ahangar, 65, died after he was hit by a police vehicle on Wednesday evening. He was buried […]
Another army man commits suicide in Kupwara
KUPWARA: A day after an army man committed suicide in Handwara, another army man posted at the Warnow area in Kupwara today shot himself to death with his service rifle, police said. 31-year-old Sepoy Shankar sing (31), a resident of prithvpura Rajisthan , was serving in 18RR e coy at Warnow area of Kupwara. “Hearing […]
Policemen arrested for destroying evidence in Kathua rape-murder case
New Delhi: A police sub-inspector has been detained for questioning and a head constable arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir crime branch for their alleged involvement in destruction of crucial evidence in the rape and murder case of Asifa, an 8-year-old nomad girl in Kathua district. The arrest was made a day after NDTV exposed […]
CBI arrests Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Farooq Takla
New Delhi: Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Farooq Takla, wanted in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, was arrested here today by the CBI after he arrived from Dubai, the agency’s spokesperson said. Mustak Mohammad Miya alias Farooq Takla, was at the immigration office of the Indira Gandhi International Airport when a CBI […]
China urges US, N.Korea to hold talks ‘sooner than later’
Beijing: China’s foreign minister urged the United States and North Korea today to start talks as soon as possible, stressing that “the sincerity” of all parties to solve the nuclear crisis would be tested. Foreign Minister Wang Yi cautiously welcomed Seoul’s announcement that Pyongyang had offered to hold denuclearisation talks with the United States in […]
Elderly man’s death sparks protest in Delina Baramulla
BARAMULLA: The death of an elderly man has sparked protests in Delina area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. As soon as news about the death of the elderly killed by a police vehicle Wednesday night, spread in the area people hit the roads shouting pro-freedom, pro-Pakistani and anti-government forces slogans. The protesters […]
Authorities foil JRL’s Shopian march as Valley observes shutdown
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday imposed restrictions in Srinagar parts and in several southern areas to foil the Joint Resistance Leader’s (JRL) proposed Shopian march, while a complete shutdown was observed across the Valley against the civilian killings in Shopian and shifting of inmates from the Valley. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq […]
Educational institutions closed for two more days
Srinagar: The government has decided to suspend the class work in all the schools and degree colleges for two days. The decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to avoid law and order situation in Valley, officials said. “The class work will remain suspended on Thursday and Friday in all schools and colleges across […]
