‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Myanmar’s Rohingya continues: UN
Yangon: Myanmar is continuing its “ethnic cleansing” of the Rohingya with a “campaign of terror and forced starvation” in Rakhine state, a UN human rights envoy said today, six months after an army crackdown sparked a mass exodus of the Muslim minority. “The ethnic cleansing of Rohingya from Myanmar continues. I don’t think we can […]
Shutdown in Shopian against killings
Srinagar: Shopian town and adjoining areas observed a shutdown for the second consecutive day today while incidents of stone pelting took place in parts of the city in protest against the killings in the firing incident in the south Kashmir district in Sunday. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Shopian while transport remained off […]
Cordon and Search Operation in Satoora Tral
Pulwama: Government forces on Tuesday started a massive Cordon and Search operation in Satoora Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The search operation was started after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, official sources said. Heavy deployment of forces has been made in the area and house to house […]
Driver killed, conductor injured in Uri bus accident
BARAMULLA: A 45-year old bus driver died in a road accident at Jullha area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday evening. According to reports a bus bearing registration number JK05A- 6137 was on way to Jullha area of Uri when the driver suddenly lost control on speed and fell into a deep […]
Shopian bleeds as death toll reaches six
Srinagar/Shopian: The situation in the restive south Kashmir’s Shopian district remained tense on Monday after police recovered two more bodies, raising the death toll in last night’s firing incident to six. “Two more bodies were recovered in Shopian district this morning,” a police spokesperson said. Police recovered the body of another militant, identified as Ashiq […]
Even distress calls from family didn’t help…
Srinagar: Ashiq Hussain Bhat was among the two militants killed in Pahnoo village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday evening. Police recovered his body seven kilometers from Pahnoo where the Army had fired upon two vehicles when they allegedly tried to flee from a Mobile Vehicle Check Post. Bhat was a resident of Rakh […]
‘OGW’ claim fails to hold ground
Shopian: On the fateful Sunday evening when Shahnawaz Ahmad Wagay got late at work, he asked his boss Suhail Ahmad Wagay to drop him home. Suhail, who in absence of his father was looking after the family business, immediately agreed as his mother too was waiting for him on way in another village. At 7:24 […]
All those killed linked to militancy, says Army
Srinagar: All those killed in the shootout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district were linked to militancy and the soldiers acted in self-defence, the Army said today. Recounting the events of the shootout, in which six people, including two militants, were killed last night, a defence spokesperson said soldiers deployed at the mobile vehicle check […]
All those killed linked to militancy, says Army
Srinagar: All those killed in the shootout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district were linked to militancy and the soldiers acted in self-defence, the Army said today. Recounting the events of the shootout, in which six people, including two militants, were killed last night, a defence spokesperson said soldiers deployed at the mobile vehicle check […]
Valley shuts against Shopian killings, amid restrictions
Srinagar: A day after the six persons including two militants were killed in Shopian shootout, a complete shutdown was observed across the Valley on Monday while the authorities imposed strict restrictions to foil any protest against the civilian killings. Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik had […]
