Pulwama residents cry shortage of drinking water
The residents of several Pulwama areas are up in arms against the Public Health Engineering (PHE), department for ‘failing to provide adequate water supply to their villages. Accusing the authorities for ignoring their plights, the residents of several villages including Gondipora Pingelan, Urpora, Ratnipora, Koil, Malangpora, Padgampora, Larkipora and its adjacent areas have demanded immediate […]
SOPORE, BARAMULLA, HAJIN SHUTS TO MOURN KILLINGS OF THREE LOCAL MILITANTS
A complete shutdown is being observed in Sopore, Baramulla and Hajin on Sunday to mourn the killings of three militants yesterday. All shops, business establishments remain complete shut while as public transport is off the roads. However despite the restrictions imposed by authorities in some localities of Sopore town including Main Chowk, Batpora crossing, Main […]
LeT owns Highway attack at Nowgam
Militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba has claimed the responsibility of attack on CRPF patrol on Nowgam Bye-Pass here this evening. Defence sources said that a CRPF personnel was injured in the attack. According to sources the soldier got hit in his thigh and his condition is stable. While claiming the responsibility of the attack on Indian security […]
Three LeT militants killed in Sopore encounter
Three militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in a gunfight in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Saturday morning, police officials said. The officials said exchange of fire broke at Amargarh village, when joint teams of the police, Army and CRPF launched an cordon and search operation after an input about militants presence. “As the cordon […]
Modi suggests dialogue to resolve conflicts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that dialogue is the only way to cut through deep-rooted religious stereotypes and prejudices that divide communities across the world and sow seeds of conflict between nations and societies. In a video message to the 2nd edition of ‘Samvad- Global Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness’ being held […]
Slain youths family seeks justice, wants shooting incident to be probed
It was Tuesday afternoon on August 1st. Nazir Ahmad Bhat of Gabbar Pora village was waiting for his nephew, Akeel Ahmad Bhat to return home from a nearby shop to have lunch together. Nazir recalled that Akeel had told him that he would return in five minutes but before he could walk home army […]
Police busts LeT module in Shopian
Police Saturday claimed to have busted a Leshkar-e-Toiba (LeT), module by arresting three Over Ground Workers (OGW’s), and recovering ammunition from them. The three OGW’s were arrested by Shopian Police and 62 RR in Chitragam Nagbal area of Shopian district. Additional SP, Shopian Ifroz Ahmad confirmed that three OGW’s of Lashkar-e-Toiba were arrested from Chitragam […]
Police busts LeT module in Shopian
Police Saturday claimed to have busted a Leshkar-e-Toiba (LeT), module by arresting three Over Ground Workers (OGW’s), and recovering ammunition from them. The three OGW’s were arrested by Shopian Police and 62 RR in Chitragam Nagbal area of Shopian district. Additional SP, Shopian Ifroz Ahmad confirmed that three OGW’s of Lashkar-e-Toiba were arrested from Chitragam […]
On JRL’s call, leaders stage protest against NIA arrests
Following the call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), the leaders from all the factions of Hurriyat Saturday staged a sit-in protest at Maisuma against the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrests. The leaders and activists led by Noor Muhammad Kalwal of JKLF, Meraj Ud din Rabbani of Hurriyat (G) and […]
SMC fails to garner a clean image
Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), has topped the list of being the most inefficient and poorly performing body. Interestingly, its counterpart in Jammu is seemingly doing well. Data obtained from CM’s Grievance Cell reveals that it has received at around 1182 complaints against SMC, out of which 80 percent of complaints have been resolved, and 694 […]