Pellet guns killed 17 people in 2016-17
New Delhi: Seventeen protesters died of pellet gun injuries in Kashmir during the past two years, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir also said that two security persons were killed by protesters in the Valley in 2016. As many as 13 protesters were killed […]
Ganovpora killings: Army opened fire in self defense, says govt
New Delhi: The Union government on Wednesday said that the Army opened fire in Ganovpora area in Shopian district in January in ‘self-defense’. Three civilians were killed on January 27 this year after army opened fire on civilians in Ganovpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Replying a question in the Rajya Sabha on First […]
4,799 incidents of stone pelting recorded in three years: Govt
New Delhi: There were 4,799 stone-pelting incidents and 872 militancy incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in past three years, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said 730 incidents of stone pelting were reported in 2015. In 2016, he said, 2,808 such incidents were reported, […]
Attacks on journalists down by half in 2017: Govt
New Delhi: The number of attacks on journalists plunged from 41 in 2016 to 15 last year, dropping by more than half, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. As many as 67 people were arrested for 62 incidents of attacks on journalists in different parts of the country in the last two years, Hansraj Gangaram […]
Indian, Pakistani armies trade fire on LoC, IB
Jammu: The armies of India and Pakistan on Wednesday traded fire in the Sunderbani sector on the Line of Control (LoC). Pakistani troops today shelled mortars in Sunderbani sector along the LoC in Rajouri drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, a defence spokesman said. Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics […]
Pakistani army ‘shot down’ Indian drone
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army has claimed that it shot down an Indian “spy drone” in Chirikot sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir after it entered its airspace. The Pakistan military in a statement overnight also said its troops retrieved the wreckage. “Pakistan Army troops shot down an Indian spy drone while it […]
94 militants killed in 777 incidents of infiltrations in 2 years: Govt
New Delhi: There were 777 incidents of infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir in which 94 militants were killed by security forces in past two years, the government said on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said in the Rajya Sabha that there were 16 incidents of infiltration into Punjab in which seven […]
Editor Uqaab Manzoor Anjum bereaved
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has expressed grief over the demise of Ali Mohammad Shah, elder brother of Manzoor Anjum, Chief Editor-Daily ‘Uqaab’. The editor’s body prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and extended heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved family. “We stand with the family in this hour of grief and pray for […]
‘Pak approves India’s offer of prisoner exchange’
Islamabad: Pakistan said Wednesday it has approved India’s humanitarian proposals about exchange of prisoners, issuance of medical visas and revival of a judicial commission, a move apparently aimed at de-escalating tensions between the two neighbours. Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif after consulting with all the stakeholders, has approved the humanitarian proposals, which had been received from […]
Reducing weight of school bags: Government initiative remains confined to papers
Srinagar: The much hyped initiative to reduce the weight of school bags carried by school children have failed to take off, courtesy- indifferent attitude of the state government. From past over six months the J&K government is processing the committee report submitted with recommendations to reduce the weight of school bags of children enrolled in […]
