Charar-e-Sharief killing: Police says have arrested ‘conspirers’
Srinagar: J&K Police on Saturday in statement said that it has arrested four persons involved in hatching the ‘conspiracy’ of attacking on guard at Charar-e-Sharief Shrine on January 25, who later succumbed to his injuries. The Police statement, in this regard, is reproduced verbatim below: On 25th of January 2018, a group of militants fired […]
Awantipora, Tral shuts for 2nd consecutive day to mourn militant killings
Srinagar: A complete shutdown was observed on Saturday in Tral and Awantipora areas for second consecutive day on Saturday, against the killing of three militants, during a gunfight with government forces at Balhama area of Khanmoh in the outskirts of Srinagar City, on Thursday evening. All shops, business establishments and other institutions remained closed, while […]
Leopard found dead in Reasi
Jammu: A four-year-old leopard was found dead in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, the second such incident this week, a wildlife official said today. The leopard’s carcass was recovered from a roadside at Simbal-Choa and the animal apparently died after being hit by a speedy vehicle while crossing the road yesterday, Wildlife warden, Jammu, Amit […]
Youth hit by teargas shell in Balhama, critical
Srinagar: Several protesters were injured, one of them critically, during clashes with government forces at Balhama Panthahowk area of Srinagar city on Saturday, reports said. Reports said that a youth was hit by teargas shell in his abdomen after forces resorted to heavy teargas shelling and aerial firing to disperse the protesters. The injured identified […]
Air strikes on Syria’s Ghouta kill 30 civilians: monitor
Beirut: Air strikes on Eastern Ghouta killed at least 30 civilians today, a monitor said, almost a month into a blistering Russia-backed regime assault on the Syrian rebel enclave outside Damascus. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights could not say who carried out the strikes on the town of Zamalka in a southern pocket […]
Forces can cross border if needed to protect country: Rajnath
New Delhi: Blasting Pakistan for giving political legitimacy to Jammat-U-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said security forces can cross over the Line of Control, if needed, to protect country’s territorial integrity. Making it clear that Jammu and Kashmir will remain an integral part of India, Singh said the Narendra Modi government wants […]
Include nomadics, beggars in OBC’s A-group: Backward classes organisation to NCBC
New Delhi: An organisation for backward classes has urged the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) to include nomadics, beggars, wandering caste, depending castes,services castes, nomadic tribes, semi-nomadic tribes, denotified tribes in the ‘A group’ of the sub-classification of OBCs. In October last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had set up a commission to divide […]
Pak to skip WTO meet in New Delhi
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to stay away from the World Trade Organisation meet in New Delhi next week in protest against alleged harassment of its diplomats in India. India last month invited Pakistan Commerce Minister Pervez Malik to participate in the informal WTO ministerial meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi on March 19-20 […]
Khanmoh encounter: Body of third militant recovered
Srinagar: Body of a third militant was Saturday recovered from the debris at encounter site at Balhama area of Khanmoh in outskirts of Srinagar city, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar district Imtiaz Ismail Parray said that the body of the third militant was recovered today by the search party. The officer identified […]
Students protest against non-availability of teachers in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: The students Government Middle School Rezan Sonamarg, Saturday blocked the Srinagar- Leh Highway to protest against non availability of teaching staff in their school. Protesting students boycotted their classes and staged a sit-in on Srinagar -Leh highway demanding staff for their school. The protesting students alleged that they are suffering due to the non […]
