Mysterious blast in Shopian, two injured
Shopian, March 24 : Two persons were injured in a mysterious blast in Chowgam village of Shopian district on Sunday noon. Reports said that blast took place in a Masjid at Chowgam when locals were cleaning the hamam. They said that at least two locals got injured who have been hospitalised. SSP shopian Sandeep Choudary […]
Minor raped at gunpoint in UP’s Shamli
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Mar 24 (PTI) A 16-year-old girl, who had gone out to relieve herself, was allegedly raped at gunpoint in Bhabisa village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, police said Sunday. The incident took place Saturday, they said. The girl’s father in his complaint alleged that the accused, identified as Kapil, took her into his house […]
Injured in cross LOC firing Army jawan succumbs to injuries
Poonch, March 24: An army man succumbed to his injuries he had sustained in cross Line of Control firing in Poonch district. Sources said that the Army man was injured in Poonch sector of LoC on Saturday evening and was immediately shifted to Poonch army hospital for treatment where he succumbed in midnight hours. “India […]
Thousands attend funeral procession of Sopore slain militant
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore, March 23 : Thousands of people on Saturday late evening attended the funeral prayers of slain Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant in north Kashmir’s Sopore village. Two militants were killed at Warpora area of Sopore on Saturday in a three day long gunfight with Government forces, one among them was identified as Tahir Ahmad […]
115 reported dead after attack on central Malian village
Bamako, Mar 24 (AP) Militia fighters descended on a village in central Mali before dawn Saturday, killing at least 115 people in the latest deadly attack blamed on an ethnic militia, local authorities said. The massacre in the village of Ogossogou left the village chief and his grandchildren dead in the ethnic Peulh community, according to […]
Five young boys go missing in southern Kashmir
Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian: At least five youth from southern districts have been reported to have gone missing and are likely to have joined the militant ranks. The missing youth have been identified as RuheedMaqbool son of Mohammad Maqbool resident of Shamsipora village in Anantnag district, Sayar Ahmad Bhat son of SanaullahBhat resident of Manchowa in […]
Militant who could not survive for ten days?
Shopian: Even after giving deaf ear to the home calling appeals, the militant who was killed in ArhamaShopian gunfight has survived only for ten days. Yasir Ahmad Shah resident of ArhamaShopian had left home just 10 days before he was killed in an encounter along with his associate at GadaporaShopian on Friday. According to his […]
Shah Faesal led ‘Peoples Movement’ puts poll participation on hold
Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal on Saturday said his recently formed party, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM), will not contest the upcoming LokSabha polls, but asked the people to vote in large numbers for electing the “right candidates”. “We have had several meetings of the core group of our party over the past […]
Ban on JKLF ‘undemocratic’: JRL
Calls for shutdown on Sunday
Srinagar: Separatists Saturday said the Centre’s decision to ban Jammu and Kashmir Liberatation Front headed by Yasin Malik was “undemocratic” and “political vendetta”. Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), an amalgam of separatist groups, called for a general strike on Sunday to protest against the ban imposed by the government on the JKLF. “The Government of India’s […]
Mehbooba to contest from Anantnag
Srinagar:Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti will be the PDP candidate from AnantnagLokSabha constituency but the party has decided not to field any candidates for Jammu and Udhampur seats in a bid to prevent division of “secular votes”. Announcing the party candidates, PDP chief Mehbooba said Aga Mohsin will be the party candidate for Srinagar seat. […]
