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 […]
Encounter in Shopian ends SPO’s sojourn with militancy
Shopian: Nearly a year after Special Police Officer (SPO) decamped with his weapon from Police Station Shopian, Showkat Ahmad Sheikh who had joined the militants in August last year was among the two ultras killed in Gadhapora gunfight on Friday. A former Special Police Officer identified as Showkat Ahmad Sheikh, son of Abdul Majeed Sheikh […]
Family alleges foul play, says Rizwan was ‘killed’ in police custody
Pulwama: The family of private school teacher Rizwan Asad Pandit said that he was picked by National Investigation Agency (NIA) accompanied by local police two days ago. According to his brother Zulkarnain, Rizwan was picked up by forces during a raid at their house on August 16 last year however, police kept him in ‘illegal […]
Village in Pulwama district yet to witness the marvel called electricity
‘PDD gets 'Saubhagya Excellence Award' for 100 percent electrification’
Pulwama: Even as Jammu and Kashmir bagged ‘Saubhagya Excellence Award’ for being the first State in the country to achieve 100% household electrification under the scheme, a village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district is still reeling under darkness as the locality is yet to be electrified. In the 21st century, the local residents of new […]
Woman SPO killed at her home in Shopian
Shopian: A lady Special Police Officer (SPO) was on Saturday shot dead by suspected militants in Vehil area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Official sources said that the SPO identified as Khusboo Jan, daughter of Manzoor Ahmed Bhat of Malikpora Vehil was shot at her home in the afternoon. Khusboo who was working in Police […]
Father of two minors kidnapped, killed in Pulwama
Pulwama: A civilian was killed after he was abducted by unidentified gunmen on Thursday late evening in Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Manzoor Ahmad Lone, son of Ghulam Mohammad Lone of Dogripora village of Pulwama district according to his family was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen and later killed. “Gunmen barged into our house […]
Five years on, NTPHC building in Turkwangam village awaits completion
Shopian: Despite elapsing of five years, authorities here have failed to complete the construction of New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) in Turkwangam area of South KAshmir’s Shopian district due to lack of funds. Turkwangam belt in Shopian comprises of over 30 villages lacks basic health facilities as the government has utterly failed to complete […]
‘Electrical Engineer’ dies with a gun in his hand
Pulwama: The educated youth who was professionally an Electrical Engineer was on Monday laid to rest after multiple funeral prayers. He was killed in Tral gunfight along with his associate yesterday. Mudasir Ahmad Khan, son of Farooq Ahmad Khan resident of Midoora was working as Electrical Engineer with a private cellular company before joining the […]
No separate mechanical division for Mughal road
Snow clearance work at halt, businessmen suffer huge loss
Shopian: The snow clearance process on the prominent Mughal road has come to a grinding halt in absence of mechanical division, thus leaving the residents to suffer besides leading to huge loss to the traders of Shopian. Though Mughal road got status of alternative national highway in the year 2016, authorities here have failed to […]
