Encounter rages in Mattan, Internet services blocked
A gun fight started between Goverment forces and militants at Mattan area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday afternoon. Official sources said that on a specific information about the presence of some militants, a joint team of Army and SOG cordoned off Lonepora village in Mattan this afternoon. As such the joint team of forces […]
Shabir Shah sent to seven-day ED custody by a Delhi Court
Democratic Freedom Party Chairman Shabir Ahmad Shah was sent to seven day Enforcement Directorate custody by a Delhi Court today, reports said. Before being sent to ED custody, Shah, while talking to media said that there is no truth in terror funding cases. “It is political vendetta,” he told media outside the court. Enforcement Directorate […]
Bandipora village protest against arrests
The residents of Lawaypora village of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday staged a protest against the arrests of four persons who were opposing the installation of high-voltage power transmission lines in residential areas. Hundreds of vehicles including school buses were stranded amid protest on Bandipora-Sopore road. The protesters said alleged that police […]
Machhil fake encounter case: Military court suspends life sentence of five convicts
A military court today suspended the life imprisonment sentence awarded to the five Army personnel who were convicted by a general court martial in the Machhil Fake encounter case, reports said. According to the reports, the armed forces tribunal also granted them bail in the case related to the death of three civilians in Kashmir […]
Shabir Shah arrested by ED for Money Laundering
Police on Tuesday late evening arrested the chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmad Shah from his residence and took him to Humhama guest house. A party spokesperson said police party from Police Station Sadder headed by DSP came to Shah’s Sanat Nagar residence where he is under house arrest and told him to […]
NIA should probe funding to separatists by centre, says Farooq
Complimenting the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for initiating a probe against the separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference (NC), Patron and Member Parliament said that NIA must also investigate whether the Indian government ever funded the separatists or not. “While NIA has probed funding of separatist groups and involvement of Pakistan in the […]
‘Terror Funding’ : BJP ups the ante, says Geelani and Mirwaiz should be investigated
Just a day after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven separatist leaders in Kashmir for being allegedly involved in terror funding cases, a senior BJP leader said that separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq should be investigated for alleged money laundering activities to create “unrest” in the Kashmir Valley. “The […]
Hurriyat (G) threatens public protests if NIA ‘harassment’ continues
Hurriyat Conference (G) Tuesday threatened to call for public protests against the ‘harassment’ by National Investigation Agency (NIA). The amalgam demanded immediate end to what it termed the ‘repressive tactics’ adopted by New Delhi to harass the separatist leadership. Hurriyat (G) spokesman according to the statement issued here said that NIA is being used as […]
Administration trampling on the set protocol for an MLA, alleges Omar
Former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Tuesday asked the PDP-BJP government to respect the institution of an MLA and help facilitate the development works in their respective areas. In a day long interaction with district administrative officers, Omar Abdullah highlighted the various issues confronting the area and gave a patient hearing to the grievances of […]
Shutdown call by separatists’ evokes mixed response in Valley
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