Sopore shuts to mourn killings of Hizb commander Subzar Bhat and his aide
A complete shutdown was observed in Sopore town of north Kashmir following the Joint Resistance Leaders valley wide shutdown call against the killing of top Hizb commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat and his aide Faizan Ahmad during an encounter in Tral on Saturday. All the shops and business establishments remained shut while as public transport was […]
Army claims killing 6 militants after foiling infiltration bid
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Unidentified man killed along LoC in Poonch
An unidentified man was killed by the army on Sunday, along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, sources said. According to the defence officials, Army troops, after noticing suspicious movement along the LoC in Krishna Ghati sector around 2.30 am, opened fire at the “intruder” killing him on the spot. […]
Pellets injured roadside cobbler in Shopian
Ghulam Hassan Sheikh (67), a cobbler by profession was busy mending a customer’s shoe near the road side when suddenly, out of nowhere, intense bangs were heard and smoke emanating from tear gas shells covered the air around him. When he heard the bangs, and the commotion that followed around, he quickly started collecting his […]
Tourist injured in stone pelting at South Kashmir
18 year old tourist from Mumbai was injured in a stone pelting incident that took place in South Kashmir today. The tourist was on his way to Jammu. Abhijeet Pandey, a college student’s left side jaws has been fractured in a stone pelting incident, one of his accomplice said. He said that Panday was bleeding […]
ATM in Langate robbed
Burglars on Friday night looted 15 lakh rupees from an ATM in Langate area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said. An official said that burglars looted the cash from an ATM of J&K Bank in Unisoo village of Langate in Handwara area. He said that a case has been lodged and investigation set into […]
Poppy cultivation destroyed
According to the Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive), Kashmir, three Excise teams headed by the Excise and Taxation Officer, North Kashmir Range, has destroyed 55 kanals of poppy in Nagrad and Krew Hama villages of Budgam district, 55 kanals of poppy in Baderwan (Suritang) village of Pulwama district and 32 kanals of poppy in Sultan Pora, […]
10 years old girl dies in mishap
A ten year old girl died in a road mishap in South Kashmir’s Tral area, a police spokesman said here. He said that the 10 years old girl identified as Arbeena Shah Daughter of Mukhtar Ahmad Shah resident of Gadikhal, Awantipora was hit by a motorcycle at Ladiyar, in Tral. She was shifted to Tral […]
JRL announces two day shutdown call, Tral Chalo on Tuesday
The joint resistance leadership has called for a two day long state-wide shutdown beginning tomorrow and has appealed the people to march to Tral, where the HM militant commander, Sabzar Bhat and his associate were killed in an encounter with the government forces today. The joint resistance leadership has given the strike call on Sunday […]
Emotional scenes witnessed at SMHS
Panic gripped the patients and the attendants in SMHS hospital after a number of injured persons, who were either hit by bullets or pellets were brought to the hospital for treatment. A number of injured civilians were rushed to the hospital for treatment after they received either pellet or bullet injuries, witnesses said. The families […]