Bijbehara teen goes missing, family appeals for home coming
Anantnag: An 18 year old youth has gone missing from south Kashmir’s Bijbehara area since Sunday evening, his family has said. The youth identified as Danish Bhat son of Gulzar Ahmad Bhat resident of Jablipora Bijbehara according to his family went missing on May 05. His father Gulzar Ahmad said that on Sunday 7 pm […]
Over 97 percent stay away from polls in Pulwama, Shopian
Ladakh witnesses brisk polls
Ladakh witnesses brisk polls
PHC Panzgam lacks basic facilities, authorities in slumber
Pulwama: A Public health center at Panzgam Pulwama which caters to 60,000 souls is still lacking basic facilities even after four decades of its establishment. Residents of the area said that more than one dozen villages in the belt were suffering due to callous attitude of authorities towards the PHC. The PHC caters to villages […]
Ahead of polls on May 6, police arrests youth in Pulwama, Shopian
Shopian/Pulwama: Ahead of the scheduled parliamentary elections for Anantnag Parliamentary seat, government forces have arrested over 50 youth during the last few days in South Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian districts. The south Kashmir seat went to polls in three phases and the last leg of the scheduled polls is to be held on May 6. […]
Kulgam limps to cross 2 digit voter turnout mark
Srinagar/Kulgam: Considered as a highly volatile region in south Kashmir, an almost incident free polls marked the second leg of three-phase polling for south Kashmir’s Anantnag Parliamentary constituency of Kulgam district with a total voter turnout of 10.32 per cent, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Shailendra Kumar informed on Monday. Addressing a press conference in […]
Sordid saga: Languishing in custody since 2006, Verinag youth booked for stone pelting
So far HC has quashed 13 PSA’s against him, but he continues to be in jail
Anantnag: A youth hailing from Verinag belt of Anantnag district is languishing in jail from the last 12 years as he is accused of hurling a grenade at Kapran during a government function. The youth according to the family is being booked under the dreaded Public Safety Act (PSA) even though his family says that […]
Physiotherapist among two militants killed in Bijbehara
Anantnag: A physiotherapist was one among the two militants killed in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district on Thursday early morning. An official said that two militants were killed in an encounter that raged between government forces and militants in Bangandar Mohalla of Bijbehara town. He added that a joint of army’s 3RR and SOG launched […]
PDP will be part of next govt in JK: Mehbooba in Shopian
Leads protest rally in Pulwama against suspension of LoC trade
Shopian: Former Chief Minister and Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that her party “will be part of next Jammu and Kashmir government”. Addressing the first workers’ convention in Shopian after 2016 agitation at Circuit House, Mehbooba claimed that PDP has “already took a lead against their opponents in first phase […]
Anantnag records 13.63 percent voter turnout
Srinagar/Anantnag: The restive Anantnag district witnessed a 13.63 percent polls during the first leg of three-phase polling for the Parliamentary constituency. The polls however, were incident free. Addressing media persons here this evening, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Shailendra Kumar said that the overall percentage recorded in the District during today’s polling was 13.63 with […]
Alarm: 11 youth reported missing across South Kashmir during April
Shopian/Pulwama: As south Kashmir is all set to brace up for a date with democracy, youth across the restive region continue to take to arms with 11 youth reported missing this month alone. Reports suggest that the missing youth from Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts have joined the militant ranks with home coming calls from […]
