Amid massive funeral for slain Pulwama militant, associates offer gun salute
Pulwama: Thousands of people on Thursday morning participated in the last rites of slain militant Showkat Ahmad Bhat at his native village Dangerpora in Padgampora area of South Kashmir’s Awantipora in Pulwama district. Showkat was killed in a brief gunfight with the government forces at Dougam Kakapora area of the Pulwama district during Wednesday night. […]
Militant killed in Pulwama, Pro-freedom protests erupt in Kashmir University
Srinagar: Intense pro-freedom and anti-India protests erupted in Kashmir University on Thursday against the killing of a militant in a shootout with the government forces in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources said that scores of hostel boarders of MA and MAK boys hostels assembled at the varsity campus in Hazratbal and staged a protest against the […]
US Congressman seeks immediate designation of Pak as state sponsor of terrorism
Washington: A top Republican lawmaker has urged the Trump administration to immediately designate Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism and terminate its non-NATO ally status, asserting that Islamabad consistently defends Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and condemns US’ counterterrorism efforts. Congressman Ted Poe said in the House of Representatives that Pakistan will not receive […]
US says it could remove India from currency monitoring list
Washington: The US could remove India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners, the Treasury Department has said, citing certain developments and steps being taken by New Delhi which address some of its major concerns. India for the first time was placed by the US in its currency monitoring list of countries with potentially […]
A 15 days militant killed in brief gunfight in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama
Srinagar: Government forces late Wednesday night killed a newly-recruited militant in a brief gunfight at Kakapora area of Pulwama district in southern Kashmir. Police said that the slain militant was involved in an attack at Pattan in northern Kashmir earlier in the day. “A militant was intercepted around 11:45 pm during a naka in Dobgam village […]
Kashmir observes shutdown against militant, civilian killings; Police impose restrictions in Srinagar parts
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police and CRPF on Thursday imposed severe restrictions in parts of Srinagar city as the Kashmir valley is observing a shutdown against the killing of two militants and a civilian in a gunfight on Wednesday. Government has also put in place increased deployment of forces and entry, exit points of the […]
LeT commander, accomplice killed in Srinagar gunfight
Civilian, cop also fall to bullets
Civilian, cop also fall to bullets
Militants attack forces with grenades in north Kashmir
Two cops, civilian injured, one militant appended: Police
Two cops, civilian injured, one militant appended: Police
Slain Fateh Kadal civilian was an accomplice, says police
Srinagar: Police has said that the civilian killed in Fateh Kadal gunfight was an ‘active accomplice’ of the militants killed during the gunfight. Two militants including a top Lashkar commander Mehrajudin Bangroo and Faid Mushtaq Waza were killed after forces’ cordon and search operation turned into a gunfight. A civilian was also killed in the […]
Militants don’t have much shelf-life: Guv Malik
Says militants should not expect bouquets if they fire bullets
Srinagar: Talking tough on militants, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said that militants don’t have “much of a shelf life” with more than 40 being killed since August and should not expect bouquets if they fire bullets. Stone pelting has come down as has the number of local recruits in militancy, Malik said […]
