CASO in several villages of Anantnag
Srinagar: Government forces today launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in several villages of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. According to the reports, the searches were being carried out in several villages of Dialgam, including Kamad and Laalan. They said that the operation was jointly launched by 1 RR of army, Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and […]
Adhoc body for Press Club announced
Srinagar: The Valley-based media persons including editors, working journalists, photographers and videographers have unanimously nominated an ad-hoc body of Kashmir Press Cub/Aiwan-e-Sahafat. M Saleem Pandit (The Times of India) will head the adhoc body as its President while Shuja-ul-Haq (India Today TV) has been nominated as Vice President and Shamim Mehraj (The Kashmir Monitor) as […]
Wanted in a molestation case, absconder nabbed in Handwara after 9 years: Police
Handwara: An absconder allegedly wanted in a molestation case dating 2008 in northern Handwara town of Kupwara district was finally arrested on Thursday from his home, police said He was identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Badana ( 28), son of Taj-u-din Badana of remote Hatchmarg village was nabbed from his home this afternoon following specific information about his […]
Baig headed meeting of PDP’s constitution Amendment Committee
Jammu: Senior PDP leader and Lok Sabha MP Muzaffar Hussain Baig, yesterday, headed the first meeting at his Jammu residence with members of the committee nominated by PDP President Ms. Mehbooba soon after her re-election for the Party’s top slot. The six-member Committee with Baig its Chairman has been constituted to update the organisation’s constitution […]
JRL calls for shutdown on Dec 10
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Thursday called for shutdown on Dec 10 against what they termed as ‘gross human rights violations’. The JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a joint statement issued here said that Kashmiris are being subjected to worst kind of torture and oppression but the champions of human rights […]
Fifteen injured in bus accident on Jammu-Poonch highway
Srinagar: At least fifteen people were injured when a bus travelling on Jammu-Poonch highway skidded off the road near Chingus village of Rajouri district, reports said. More details are awaited.
Mirwaiz condemns US President, appeals OIC to act unitedly against the act
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today strongly condemned the US President Donald Trump’s announcement declaring Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and appealed the Islamic Countries to act. “People of Kashmir strongly denounced the US President’s move to announce AlQuds AlSharief (Jerusalem) as the so-called capital of Israel. we urge the UN to take […]
Ex gratia for slain cops’ kin hiked to Rs 70 lakh
Srinagar: The Next of Kin (NoK) of Jammu and Kashmir police will get Rs 70 lakhs as ex-gratia relief, official Twitter account of Jammu and Kashmir police said Wednesday evening. The Tweet said “Ministry of Home Affairs enhances its share of ex-gratia relief payable to NoKs of JK Police martyrs to Rs 30 lakh. NoKs […]
Hajin shuts against ‘army high-handedness’
Bandipora: Hajin town in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday observed a complete shutdown against the alleged army highhandedness on Wednesday, sources said. All shops, schools, business establishment are shut and traffic is off the roads. Pertinently, on Wednesday army and other forces allegedly vandalized the property at Hajin area after they came under heavy stone […]
Srinagar-Leh highway closed
Srinagar: Following fresh snowfall, the 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway has been closed since late Wednesday night. According to reports, the highway, linking Ladakh region with Kashmir valley, was closed after fresh snowfall at Sonamarg, Zojila and Meenamarg. However, Srinagar-Jammu highway and historic Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region […]