SAC approves hike in honorarium for SPOs
Srinagar: The State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Shri Satya Pal Malik approved an increase in the honorarium of Special Police Officers (SPOs) of Jammu and Kashmir Police with effect from 26th September 2018. The SPOs have been engaged in the Police Department from mid-nineties to assist the […]
Suspected militants attack Rafiabad army camp
Bilal Ahmad Sopore: Suspected militants Wednesday evening lobbed a grenade towards army’s 32 RR camp at Rafiabad in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that suspected militants lobbed a grenade on 32 RR unit at Trakpora area of Rafiabad which exploded outside the camp. However, in this incident, there was no report of loss of life. […]
Northern Irish writer Anna Burns wins Booker Prize
London: Author Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain’s renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel Milkman. Judges of the annual award praised the work, an exploration of Northern Ireland’s three decades of sectarian violence told through the voice of a young woman, as […]
JRL calls for shutdown tomorrow
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik expressed deep anguish and grief at the killing of son of the house owner young Rayees Ahmed and two armed youth Mehraj ud Din Bangroo and Faid Mushtaq Waza in Fateh Kadal today morning by the Indian forces. JRL said that […]
Serial killer of minor girls executed in Pak
By M Zulqernain Lahore: A serial killer of minor girls was executed at a jail in Lahore on Wednesday after he was convicted and sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court for raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl, in an incident that sparked outrage and violent protests in Pakistan early this year. Imran Ali, 24, who […]
Grenade lobbed towards court complex Pattan
Srinagar: Suspected militants lobbed a grenade towards court complex Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday afternoon. Reports said that suspected militants lobbed a grenade on court complex Pattan which exploded outside the wall of the court complex. However, in this incident, there was no immediate report of loss of life or injury reported. […]
KEG condemns the attack on Journalists
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has strongly condemned the manhandling of various reporters and videographers by policemen in Fatehkadal locality of Srinagar where they had gone to fulfil a professional obligation. Two militants, a civilian and a policeman were killed in the locality in an overnight gun battle. The house in which the encounter took […]
Update: 2 militants, civilian and a cop killed in Fatehkadal encounter
Srinagar: A civilian and two militants were killed in an encounter in old city area of Fatehkadal while as paramilitary CRPF trooper was injured in the incident, police sources said. Earlier, a senior police official had claimed that three militants have been killed during the firefight. An official said that the gunfight broke out early […]
Forces thrash Journos, photo journalists at encounter site
Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday thrashed several TV reporters and their video journalists besides some photographers who were at the spot covering the encounter in Fatehkadal area of the city. Witnesses said that troops started beating Asif Qureshi, Manzoor Mir, Arshid (Videographer),Waseem Andrabi, Qazi Irshad, Basit Zarger and others without any reason or rhyme. […]
Woman raped at gun point in UP
Muzaffarnagar: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her neighbour when she was sleeping in her house at Kakroli village in the district, police said. According to a complaint lodged by the woman, she alleged that the accused entered her house and took her to a nearby jungle, where she was raped at gun point, […]
