Three militants killed in Tral gunfight
Army man critical, two dozens injured during clashes
Army man critical, two dozens injured during clashes
Tawseef was a ‘man of numbers’ before joining militancy
Pulwama: It took no time for Tawseef from becoming a man of numbers by having a PG in Mathematics and a teacher at the same time, to calculating his risk of taking up arms and joining the militant ranks. It ended all on Thursday when he died fighting during an encounter. Tawseef Ahmad Thoker, son […]
Frequent shutdowns, internet gag: Pulwama, Shopian plunging into economic crises
Pulwama/Shopian: As the year 2018 proved bloodiest in the Valley, the business in southern districts especially in Pulwama and Shopian has taken a hit as the districts witnessed frequent shutdowns and internet blockades. The twin districts are the worst hit districts in terms of economic losses throughout the previous year as the two districts are […]
SPO shot dead in Pulwama village
Srinagar: A special police officer (SPO) was killed after he was fired upon by suspected militants at Hanjan area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday evening. Official sources said that the gunmen fired upon Sameer Ahmad Mir son of Wali Mohammad Mir at his home on Tuesday evening. Sameer, a resident of HanjanPayeen village […]
Shopkeeper’s daughter tops in class 10 board exams, bring cheer to family
Pulwama: As the results of class 10 board examinations in Kashmir were announced on Saturday, daughter of a local shopkeeper in Qasbayar village of Rajpora town in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district has managed to secure first position in the examinations, thus bringing a cheer in the hamlet especially to the poor shopkeeper. MehwishShowkat, daughter of […]
Defeating odds, determinant Faizan shines in class 10 results
Anantnag: Despite sufferings immense hardships in day to day including earning the livelihood for his family, breading the expenditure of treatment to his father, the 16-year-old youth from South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has passed the recently declared class 10th examinations with 85 percent. Faizan Ahmed Mir, hailing from AangMatipora village of Anantnag district in South […]
Govt School in Bijbehara depicts poor academic standard of Govt institutions
3 students out of 18 qualified class 10 examinations
Anantnag: Depicting the poor academic standard of government institutions, a Government School in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has shown poor performance in Class 10th examinations as only three students out of 18 have qualified. As per the official data, the pass percentage this year was 75.44 percent as compared to last year’s […]
Foreigner among four JeM militants killed in Pulwama
Thousands attend funeral prayers, six protestors injured
Thousands attend funeral prayers, six protestors injured
Like his father, Ishfaq died with a gun in his hand
Slain militant didn't respond to home calling appeals
Pulwama: The MBA pass out-turned-militant Ishfaq Wani did not respond to the repeated home calling appeals from his mother and was killed in a brief shootout on Friday morning in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Ishfaq Ahmad Wani, son of Late Mohammad Yousuf Wani of Koil village of Pulwama was killed in a brief shootout in […]
Kulgam town shuts against pesky power cuts
Kulgam: A complete shutdown was observed on Thursday in south Kashmir’s Kulgam town to mark a protest against the Power Development Department (PDD) for ‘failing to provide adequate electricity to the area’. Locals said that all the shops and other business establishments remained closed in the area while vehicular movement was also thin on the […]
