Rifle-snatching bid foiled
An alert guard of Jammu and Kashmir Bank,on Monday foiled a rifle snatching attempt in Chrar-e-Sharief Budgam. Unidentified youth tried to snatch a rifle from a bank guard at Charar-e-Sarief branch of JK Bank, however the alertness of the guard foiled their attempt. Following the incident, army and SOG has launched an operation to nab […]
JRL calls for shutdown on Saturday
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Monday called for ‘Kashmir Bandh’ on 12 August against proposed abrogation of Article 35A and alleged atrocities against people. According to the statement issued here, the JRL including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik said called for ‘Kashmir Bandh on Aug 12 against the abrogation of 35A and the […]
Clashes erupt during CASO in Pulwama Village
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Cordon and search operation in Pulwama Village
Cordon and search operation has been launched by government forces near B.ed college in Pingelan village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Forces after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area launched the search operation. More details awaited.
40-day Annual Amarnath Yatra 2017 concludes
The 40-day annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas ended Monday, with 2.60 lakh pilgrims offering darshan this year, official sources said. This year’s figure of pilgrims visiting the shrine is the second lowest in the past 14 years. Last year, only 2.20 lakh pilgrims had visited the cave shrine, they said. […]
Teachers, students of Pahalgam school allege harassment by army men
Teachers and staff of a local school in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir on Monday alleged they were manhandled by army men and directed to sing Vande Mataram. “First they harassed us for graffitis on school walls outside eulogising Burhan Wani. We told them locals have painted the graffitis but they didn’t […]
Trade leaders detained ahead of sit-in against GST implementation
Three trade leaders were detained today here in Srinagar ahead of their proposed sit-in against the implementation of GST in Jammu and Kashmir. Reports said that three JKCC leaders, Muhammad Yasin Khan, Shakeel Qalandar and Dr Mubeen Shah under house arrest. They said that the trio has been detained to foil their proposed sit-in. The […]
Kashmir will rise in revolt, says Farooq Abdullah
National Conference President and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah today said that if article 35(A) is removed there will be a revolt in the valley. “Don’t forget the Amarnath Yatra (attack), people rose overnight; this will be a far greater revolt,” he said. Abdullah stated this during a meeting of the Opposition at his residence […]
Trans-LoC bus service resumes from Uri crossing point
The ‘Karwan-e-Aman’ bus service, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad resumed Monday after remaining suspended last week. The Cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade is likely to resume from tomorrow after remaining suspended since July 21, when over 60 kg of drugs were recovered from a PaK truck at Trade Facilitation Centre (TFC) in Uri. The […]
PaK nationals protest as cross-LoC bus services remain suspended for fifth week
Pakistan administered Kashmir nationals today staged a protest and blocked road as Poonch-Rawlakot bus service remain suspended for 5th consecutive week. The PaK residents, who travelled on the Paigam-e-Aman bus service to visit their relatives in the state, have been held up here for the five weeks. Cross-LoC bus services on the Poonch-Rawalakot road […]