Avalanche kills two in Ramban, two women rescued
Srinagar: Two persons, including a minor girl, died while as two women were rescued after a snow avalanche hit Trigam village of Ramban district on Tuesday. Reports said that a snow avalanche hit Kawana area near Trigam village today afternoon resulting in the death of 25-year-old Muhammad Rafiq and 12-year-old Sumerna Jan. Besides, two women […]
Tampering of EVM: ECI asks Delhi police to probe cyber experts claim
Srinagar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday urged Delhi Police to lodge an FIR and investigate the claims made by cyber expert Syed Shuja that he had proof of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) being hacked in various elections in India. Syed Shuja, in London, had claimed that he would demonstrate that EVMs used […]
Reporters Sans Frontières condemns forces action on journalists, demand probe
Srinagar: Reporters Without Borders or Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), an international body for journalists, on Tuesday called upon the Indian authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the pellet firing at journalists in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. In a statement on Twitter, RSF said the government forces’ violence’ against Kashmiri photojournalists is ‘unacceptable.’ “Unacceptable violence […]
As highway remains shut, passengers stranded over stretch
Srinagar : Hundreds of passengers are stranded in Jammu bus stand from past four days after the slippery conditions of the roads triggered by the fresh snowfall compelled authorities to the close the vehicular movement on the only road connecting Valley with rest of the States. Scores of passengers are stranded at […]
Woman among 3 killed in two separate accidents in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 22 (PTI) Three people were killed and as many injured in two separate accidents here, police said Tuesday. A 25-year-old woman was killed and three others injured when their jeep turned turtle after hitting a divider at Pajgaria in Nagrota area of the city this morning, a police official said. He said the vehicle […]
State wide shutdown on Jan 26: JRL
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership on Tuesday called for a complete statewide shutdown on Saturday , January 26, the Indian Republic day. In a statement the joint resistance leadership compring of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik said that the people of Kashmir should observe a complete shutdown to make it clear […]
DCW asks Delhi Police to start criminal prosecution against authorities over death of 21 children
New Delhi (PTI) The DCW asked Delhi Police Tuesday to initiate criminal prosecution against state health department officials and hospital authorities over the death of 21 children allegedly due to non-availability of diphtheria vaccine. Last year in September, 21 children died due to diphtheria at a civic hospital in north Delhi. The deaths were reported at […]
Militants slain in Hapatnar gunfight identified, all local, affiliated to Al Badr
Srinagar: The three militants killed on Monday in Hapatnar area of Budgam have been identified as locals including two from Pulwama and one from Shopian. “The killed militants have been identified as Sabzar Ahmad son of Ali Mohammad Mir resident of Lassipora Pulwama, Syed Rabani son of Mohammad Hussain resident of Nazneenpora Shopian and Towseef […]
Shut madrasas to check ISIS influence on Muslim children: UP Shia board chief writes to PM
Lucknow, Jan 22 (PTI) In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UP Shia Central Waqf Board Chairman Waseem Rizvi has demanded shutting down of primary-level madarsas across the country in order to check terror group ISIS’ influence on Muslim children. Rizvi, who has supported the demand for Ram temple in Ayodhya […]
Youth sustains grave head injury at Habba Kadal, locals blame CRPF
Family says CRPF man tossed a brick at boys head. CRPF says boy was part of a group of miscreants, slipped while running Srinagar : A youth identified as Muhammad Younis son of Bashir Ahmed a resident of Habba Kadal was seriously injured after CRPF men allegedly tossed a brick at his head during […]