Three militants, cop killed in Fatehkadal gunfight
Srinagar: Three militants and a cop is reported to have been killed during the encounter that raged in Fatehkadal area of the city on Wednesday morning. Reports said that the house where the gunmen had taken shelter has also been damaged in the encounter. An police official said that three militants and one policeman was […]
Encounter fallout: Internet services snapped, schools closed
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of schools and colleges in Srinagar besides snapping of the mobile internet services in Srinagar following the gunfight that is raging in Fatehkadal area of Srinagar city. An official said that mobile Internet services were snapped in the district as a “precautionary measure”. Reports said a joint team […]
Gunfight rages in old city area of Srinagar
Srinagar: A gunfight rages in Fateh Kadal area of Srinagar district early Wednesday morning between militants and government forces. Reports said that a joint team of Police and CRPF on specific information about presence of some militants cordoned off Fateh Kadal. As soon as government forces zeroed on to the suspected house, the hiding militants […]
AMU revokes suspension orders against Kashmiri students
Srinagar: Hours after Governor Satya Pal Malik spoke with Union Minister and authorities at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), the suspension orders against two Kashmiri students was revoked on Tuesday evening. Reports said that that the varsity administration revoked suspension and sedition charges against Kashmiri students following the students threatened to quit en masse. The students had […]
NC, PDP shouldn’t have boycotted J&K civic polls, says Governor
Expresses satisfaction over peaceful conduct of polls
by Sumir Kaul Srinagar: The NC and the PDP should not have boycotted the civic polls, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said Tuesday, asserting that articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution were non-issues in this election. The National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had announced not to contest the […]
Stray dogs maul 4-yr-old to death
Jammu: A four-year-old girl was bitten to death by a pack of stray dogs outside her home in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday, police said. The minor was attacked by the canines soon after she came out of her house at village Chack Bogala in Ramgarh area of the district this morning, a police […]
SSDF demands sedition case against Mehbooba
Jammu: Activists of Shiv Sena Dogra Front (SSDF) Tuesday staged a protest here, demanding registration of a sedition case against former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti for saying slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Wani was a “victim of relentless violence”. Led by their leader Ashok Gupta, dozens of SSDF activists took out a rally from Rani Park […]
DDC Shopian suspends 42 employees
SHOPIAN: To ensure punctuality of employees in the government offices, the District Administration Shopian today ordered suspension of 4 officials of CPO Shopian, 2 officials of CEO, 2 officials of DPO, 4 officials of CPO, 8 Officials of D.C Office and 19 officials of Food and Civil Supplies, District Statistical & Evaluation Office and […]
#MeToo: NSUI’s Kashmiri prez quits after sexual harassment charges
Rahul Gandhi accepts resignation
New Delhi: NSUI national president Fairoz Khan has stepped down from his post following charges of sexual harassment, sources in the Congress said on Tuesday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accepted his resignation, the sources told PTI. Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, submitted his resignation on Monday evening, saying he quit keeping in […]
