Editorial: Flag down corruption
Srinagar: The present dispensation has been on the receiving end for most of the time as its opponents have leveled serious charges on the governance front besides the failure of the government t to tackle nepotism and corruption. The charge of being soft towards some blue eyed boys has not been unfounded. The government not […]
BSF trooper injured in cross-LoC sniper fire, succumbs
Srinagar: A BSF constable who was earlier injured in Pakistan sniper fire along the Line of Control in Karnah Sector of Tangdhar area in north Kashmir has succumbed, police sources said. Constable S K Murmu was critically injured this evening after Pakistan fired on the forward Indian posts in Karnah Sector. He was immediately shifted […]
Nearly 200 dead in Syria enclave as UN warns situation out of control
Arbin: Air strikes hit Syria’s Eastern Ghouta for a third straight day today, bringing the civilian death toll to nearly 200 as the UN warned the situation in the rebel enclave was spinning “out of control”. Air strikes and rocket and artillery fire have battered the rebel-held enclave since Sunday in apparent preparation for a […]
Security of J&K students our responsibility: Govt
Chandigarh: Government on Tuesday said that the safety and security of Jammu and Kashmir students studying outside is their responsibility, asking the students to help in breaking the negative stereotype about Kashmir build by a section of media Minister for Rural Development Panchayat Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Khan on the directions of Chief […]
Police refutes militant attack on Air Force Station in South Kashmir
Srinagar: Refuting the claims about the militant attack on Air force station Koel, police on Tuesday said that the information is preliminary in nature. ” No attack on the airforce station Koel. A SF vehicle while returning from a nearby Water point had exchange of fire with militants. Area under cordon. Information is preliminary in […]
BSF trooper injured in cross-LoC sniper fire
Srinagar/New DelhI: A BSF trooper was today seriously injured after he was hit by a Pakistani sniper fire from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Tangdhar, officials said. They said the jawan was deployed at a forward defended location (FDL) along the LoC in the area, when a sniper shot hit him […]
RSF urges New Delhi court to free Kashmiri photojournalist
Srinagar: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the immediate release of Kamran Yousuf, a Kashmiri photojournalist who has been held for the past six months and is due to appear before a New Delhi court tomorrow for a decision on his bail application. “It is not up to the Indian interior ministry to decide […]
Militants attack Air force Station Malangpora
Pulwama: Suspected militants on Tuesday evening fired some gunshots at the guards post of Air force station in Malangpora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that some gunmen believed to be militants opened fire on air force station in Malangpora area. The force personnel guarding the station retaliated the fire however there was no […]
ADGP Security meets Governor
JAMMU: Muneer Ahmad Khan, ADGP Home Guards, Disaster Management and Security, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Khan briefed Governor about several important matters relating to Security management in the State. Complimenting Khan for his devoted endeavours during the period he served as the Police Chief in the Valley, the […]
KEG condemns detention of Kamran Yousuf, definition of journalist by NIA
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) that had a marathon meeting on Tuesday has strongly reacted to the new definition of a journalist that was detailed in the charge sheet of incarcerated Kashmir photo-journalist Kamran Yousuf, KEG spokesman Shafat Kira said. “If the cops are supposed to define the roles and responsibilities of the journalists, which […]