Forces leave no place for militants to pursue peaceful path: Malik
Srinagar: Terming the killing of six militants at Budgam and Shopian as ‘part of unabated genocide of Kashmiris’, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Wednesday said that “first police, forces and agencies torture, torment, humiliate Kashmiri youth and leave no place for them to pursue peaceful path and then eliminate them in […]
Avalanche kills two in Ramban, two women rescued
Srinagar: Two persons, including a minor girl, died while as two women were rescued after a snow avalanche hit Trigam village of Ramban district on Tuesday. Reports said that a snow avalanche hit Kawana area near Trigam village today afternoon resulting in the death of 25-year-old Muhammad Rafiq and 12-year-old Sumerna Jan. Besides, two women […]
IPS officer’s brother among three militants killed in Shopian
Srinagar: Three militants including the brother of an IPS officer were killed and two army soldiers were injured, one of them critically, in a gunfight at Shirmal area of Shopian district in south Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 44 RR, Para Commandos and SOG launched a search operation in […]
Four photojournalists targeted by forces in Shopian
Srinagar: At least four photojournalists sustained pellet injuries after forces targeted them while performing professional duties during an encounter and clashes in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. The injured photojournalists were identified as WaseemAndrabi of Hindustan Times, Nisar-ul-Haq, Mir Burhan and Kaisar Mir The photojournalists while covering the clashes were targeted by the forces with pellets, […]
CRPF trooper ‘attacks’ boy in Habakadal
Locals stage protest, demand removal of bunker
Srinagar: A massive protest erupted in Habakadal area of Srinagar city after a boy sustained critical injuries when a CRPF trooper alleged hurled a stone on him while he was crossing a bridge. Eyewitnesses said that a 15 year old boy whom they identified as Muhammad YounisFaffu son of Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Habakadal […]
Authorities enjoying pain, agony of families of prisoners: Geelani
Pays tribute to slain militants Budgam, Shopian militants
Srinagar:Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday paid tributes to the militants who were killed in separate encounters at HapatnarBudgam and HeffShopian on Monday and Tuesday. Geelani as per a statement issued here reiterated that “the youth of Kashmir were forced to opt for gun as a reaction to the Indian military and […]
JRL asks people to register protest, observe Jan 26 as ‘Black Day’
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Tuesday asked people to register their strong protest against Govt. of India’s Policy of non-resolution of the Kashmir issue and the subsequent ‘severe repression’ unleashed on people of J&K, by observing 26th January as a black day. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik […]
Chopper, ropeway services shut after snowfall in Vaishnodevi
Jammu: The chopper and ropeway services were Tuesday shut due to snowfall and bad weather conditions at the Vaishnodevi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said. The Vaishnodevi shrine, located in the Trikuta hills, received this season’s first snowfall on Sunday even as pilgrims continued their journey to pay obeisance. “The chopper service […]
