Scores attend funeral of slain militant, fellow militants offer gun salute
Srinagar: Thousands Saturday attended the funeral procession of slain militant Shabir Ahmad of Samboora Kakapora. Locals said that thousands of people from Pulwama and other south Kashmir districts participated in the funeral procession of Hizb militant who was killed in a gunfight at Babagund area of district Pulwama. Men, women and children in large numbers […]
Brisk polling going on in Samba, 60 per cent till 12 pm
Jammu: Like first two phases, the enthusiastic voters have thronged polling stations across Samba district of Jammu region in the third phase of the urban local bodies (ULB) elections to seal the fate of 242 candidates in 56 municipal wards. Besides Samba, the voting is in progress in the third phase of the four-phased ULB polls […]
MC Uri records 56.69 per cent voting till noon
Kashmir Vision News Srinagar: Municipal Committee (MC) Uri is so far ahead of all the districts in Kashmir Valley with respect to the voting turn out. 59.69 per cent electorates have exercised their franchise during the ongoing municipal polls on Saturday. As per official figures, out of 3552 votes, so far 2117 votes have been […]
3 suspended AMU students booked for sedition
Action was taken after a video surfaced showing them raising 'anti-India' slogans: SSP
Aligarh (UP): Three Kashmiri students of the Aligarh Muslim University have been booked for sedition for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans and trying to hold a prayer meeting for Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Bashir Wani, who was killed in an encounter in north Kashmir, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Aligarh, Ajai Sahni said police took the […]
Militant injured during Pulwama gunfight admitted in SMHS: Police
Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that one Hizb militant who was injured in Babagund village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, has been admitted in SMHS hospital where he is presently being treated. A police officer identified the militant as Showkat Ahmad Dar son of Nazir Ahmad Dar of Muran, Pulwama who was injured in the encounter […]
Tipper crushes SPO to death
Srinagar: A special police officer (SPO) was crushed to death by a speeding vehicle (tipper) in Kralpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday morning. Station House Officer (SHO), Kralpora Waseem Ahmad Budoo said that the SPO Danish Ahmed Payer was injured critically after hit by the tipper at main market Kralpora at about […]
Srinagar records 0.9 per cent voting till 10 in the morning
Srinagar: Srinagar has recorded the lowest voter turnout till 10 am with less than one per cent electorate exercising their franchise during the ongoing municipal polls today. In Kashmir valley, Baramulla district witnessed 35.1 per cent polls while Anantnag 2.1 recorded just 2.1 per cent and Srinagar witnessed 0.9 per cent till 10 am. In […]
Grenades lobbed on army patrol party
Srinagar: Suspected militants lobbed two hand grenades on an army patrol party in Yarigund area of Narbal, police sources said. They said that suspected militants lobbed two hand grenades on a patrol party of the 2RR at Yarigund Kawoosa in Narbal during the night. However, no damage was reported during the blasts, the official added.
Curfew imposed in Pulwama
Srinagar: Curfew has been imposed in entire Pulwama town “as a precautionary measure” to prevent protests after a local militant was killed in an encounter earlier in the district. Official sources said that a joint team of army, SOG and CRPF had laid an ambush following a tip off about the presence of Zahoor Ahmad […]
Militant killed, two others escape in Pulwama
Srinagar: The militant killed in an encounter with government forces at Babagund in Pulwama has been identified as Shabir Ahmad Dar alias Masoli of Samboora. Official sources said that a joint team of army, SOG and CRPF had laid an ambush following a tip off about the presence of Zahoor Ahmad Thoker and other militants. […]
