Shut down in Aripanthan after forces arrested 12 youth during nocturnal raids
During the intervening night of 4th and 5th May, Police arrested 12 youth from Aripantah village of central Kashmir’s Budgam distirct. According to the sources, the police along with SoG raided the village between 12am to 3 am in the night and arrested 12 youth from the village. The sources said that the forces thrashed […]
Student Protests: 24 injured in Sopore, after forces teargas protesting students
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Road accident injures 20 in Poonch
Around 20 people were imjured, six of them critically, in a road accident in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said on Thursday. According to the reports, a passenger bus on way to Mandi from Poonch plunged into a 20-ft gorge near Dingla, resulting into injuries to twenty passengers. The injured have been […]
Road accident injures 20 in Poonch
Around 20 people were imjured, six of them critically, in a road accident in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said on Thursday. According to the reports, a passenger bus on way to Mandi from Poonch plunged into a 20-ft gorge near Dingla, resulting into injuries to twenty passengers. The injured have been […]
Massive search operations in South Kashmir
Massive cordon and search operation has been launched by Army, paramilitary and police in around 20 villages in Shopian and Pulwama districts, sources said. They have started house-to-house searches and the operation is in progress, reports from Shopian said. The cordon was laid down by a joint team of 55-Rashtriya Rifles, 44 Rashtriya Rifles, 114 […]
Confirm your registration before May 10: DFA Sgr to Football clubs
The District Football Association (DFA) Srinagar Wednesday asked all the registered football clubs of all divisions to confirm their registration before May 10. According to the statement issued here, the association asked the registered football clubs of all divisions, who have completed their annual registration last year and who intend to continue it for current […]
Editorial: Ruling party’s predicament
The prevailing political and law and order situation has placed the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a precarious spot. It is a proverbial situation where the party and its leadership have neither a comfortable state to stay put nor a prospect to run away. This is not the first time when the party is […]
Enforced disappearances increasing in Kashmir: Report
The last week of May every year is recognized internationally as the International Week of the Disappeared and is an opportunity to remember the missing, and acknowledge the struggle of their families. On Thursday, India’s human rights record will be reviewed at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UN HRC) under the “Universal Periodic Review” […]
Geelani condemns army action in Bomai Sopore
Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Geelani Wednesday expressed solidarity with the families of Bomai Sopore and Begum Bagh Kakpora, saying that ‘the role of police and their track record has always been doubtful in such incidents.’ “Till now not a single culprit was brought to book and it is as such an attempt […]
Killing of PDP district president: Militants behind attack identified, says Police
Police on Wednesday claimed that Lashkar-e-Toiba militant organization was behind the killing of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Pulwama District President, Advocate Abdul Gani Dar who was assassinated last month. Addressing media men, SSP Pulwama Rayees Bhat said that two militants involved in the killing of Dar have been identified. “The militants have been identified as […]
