Man held for raping a mentally challenged girl in Srinagar
The Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a man from the outskirts of Srinagar for allegedly raping a mentally challenged girl. According to a police statement, a complaint was lodged by the family of a girl, who is in her early 20s in Harwan police station on Tuesday. In the complaint, the girl’s brother alleged […]
Militants ransack houses of several policemen in south Kashmir
One day after forces allegedly thrashed family members of a Hizbul Mujahideen militant Tawseef Ahmad sheikh and ransacked his house, militants barged into houses of several policemen in south Kashmir’s Kulgam and Anantnag district and damaged Windowpanes of their houses. Late on Thursday night, unidentified gunmen, believed to be militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, spread a wave of […]
Burglars decamp with cash, jewellry in Tral
Burglars today struck in a house at Brantal area of Sub District Tral in South Kashmir. Witnesses said that burglars struck in the residential house of Abdul Salam Sheikh in Brantal area at 3:00 pm in broad daylight and decamped with gold jewellery worth lacs and some cash. According to the house owner, Gold jewellery worth lacs […]
Clashes erupted in Sopore after Friday prayer
Clashes erupted in north Kashmir’s Sopore town after Friday prayer when number of people assembled near main Bazaar area of the town shouting pro-freedom and anti government forces slogans. While following joint resistance leadership’s (JRL) call for peaceful protests after Friday prayer to protest against the suspension of life sentence to army personals accused of extra judicial killing […]
Friday prayers again barred at Srinagar Jamia Masjid
Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar were again disallowed for the sixth consecutive week. All roads leading to the historic mosque were blocked with concertina wires, reports said Curfew was imposed in parts of Downtown Srinagar to prevent people from assembling at the mosque. Pertinently, Joint Resistance Leadership has called for “peaceful […]
Nobody will protect Tricolor in Kashmir if constitutional status changed: CM Mehbooba
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday warned against any tinkering with Article 35(A) of the constitution that is being debated in the Supreme Court and which empowers the state legislature to define “permanent residents” and accord special rights and privileges to them. She said that mainstream parties like the National Conference and her own Peoples […]
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified from his post
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from his post after an investigative panel alleged his family’s wealth was far above their earnings in a scathing corruption report, Express Tribune reported. The apex court has ordered NAB to complete investigation in Panamagate case within six weeks. SC judges arrived in court room […]
Top US diplomat to travel to Delhi, Islamabad
Alice Wells, a top US diplomat will travel to India and Pakistan later this month to discuss America’s relations with South Asia as the Trump administration reviews its Afghanistan policy to include a regional perspective. Wells is currently acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs and Acting Special Representative for Afghanistan […]
JKP organizing Marathon-2017
Jammu and Kashmir Police is organizing state level Marathon-2017 on Sunday. The event according to Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid will be organized at Police Lake View Golf Course under its civic Action Programme. DGP while addressing a presser said that such events will help police to curb the stone pelting incidents.