Sopore observes complete shutdown against Shopian killings
SOPORE: The Sopore town in north Kashmir observed a complete shutdown on Wednesday following the call of Joint Resistance Leadership against shifting of prisoners from Kashmir to outside jails and the recent killings of six persons by government forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian shootout. All business establishments and educational institutions remain shut in town, while […]
Mirwaiz detained while trying to march to Shopian
Srinagar: Police today detained chairman of moderate Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq as he tried to march towards Shopian town in south Kashmir to protest against the killings in the firing incident on Sunday night. Mirwaiz and his supporters came out of the Hurriyat leader’s Nigeen residence carrying placards and a banner, demanding an end […]
Body of 9-year-old found under mysterious condition in Samba
Jammu: Police on Wednesday recovered a body of 9-year-old boy under mysterious conditions in border district of Samba in Jammu region. The victim has been identified as Sonu son of Kuldeep of village Meen Sarkar who was missing from house during intervening night of 5-6 March, 2018 found dead in an isolated place of the […]
Pakistani army says it 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 […]
Army man commits suicide in Handwara
Handwara: An Army man Wednesday shot himself dead with his service rifle while on duty in Langate area of Handwara in border district of Kupwara, a senior police official said. “Birender Sinha (24) of 30RR shot himself dead with his service rifle at around 06.45 hours on Wednesday. He was on duty at HQ Langate. One bullet had […]
Teenager dies of electrocution in Hajin
Bandipora: A teen-aged boy today died of electrocution at his residence at Malikpora village of Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The deceased was identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Malik, 15, son of Ghulam Nabi Malik, resident of Malikpora in Hajin. The boy was repairing some electric wire at home when he received a severe electric […]
Russian plane crash in Syria kills 39 servicemen
Beirut: A Russian military cargo has plane crashed near an air base in Syria, killing all 39 Russian servicemen on board in a blow to Russian operations in Syria. The Russian military quickly insisted the plane was not shot down and blamed the crash on a technical error. Meanwhile, shelling near the rebel-held eastern suburbs […]
Restrictions in parts of Srinagar, Shopian
Srinagar: Authorities today imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar and Shopian district to maintain law and order in view of a strike and a protest march called by separatists against shifting of Kashmiri prisoners out of the Valley and killings in a firing incident on Sunday. Restrictions have been imposed in seven police station areas […]
Clashes erupt in downtown areas, police refutes
Srinagar: A day after complete shutdown was observed across the Valley against the civilian killings in Shopian on Sunday evening; clashes erupted in Nowhatta area of old City on Tuesday. Witnesses said that amid spontaneous shutdown observed in Old City here, clashes erupted between forces and youth in Nowhatta, Gojwara, Malaratta and Hawal areas. The […]
Private Bank Employees protest ‘backdoor appointments’
Sopore: Scores of Private Bank employees on Tuesday staged a protest against the alleged massive backdoor appointments in Urban Kashmir Mercantile Co-operative Bank in Sopore and the suspension of two employees. While demanding cancellation of ‘backdoor appointments’ in Mercantile Cooperative Bank in Sopore allegedly made by managing department of the bank without notification, the protesting […]
