Strike affects normal life in Kashmir
Srinagar: Normal life was affected in Kashmir Sunday due to a strike called by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), an amalgam of separatist groups, to protest against the ban on Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front led by Yasin Malik, officials said. Shops and business establishments remained closed while public transport was off the roads in […]
Army man killed in cross LoC firing
Jammu: A soldier was killed Sunday when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages with heavy caliber weapons and rockets along the Line of Control in Poonch and Rajouri districts, a defence spokesperson said. The Indian Army retaliated in strong measure, inflicting adequate damage and casualties to Pakistani troops, Jammu-based Public […]
‘Forced conversion’: Imran Khan orders probe after kidnap of two Hindu girls
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday ordered a probe into reports of abduction, forced conversion and underage marriages of two teenage Hindu girls in Sindh province and to take immediate steps for their recovery, Information Minister FawadChaudhry said. The two girls, Raveena (13) and Reena (15), were allegedly kidnapped by a group of […]
Five young boys go missing in southern Kashmir
Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian: At least five youth from southern districts have been reported to have gone missing and are likely to have joined the militant ranks. The missing youth have been identified as RuheedMaqbool son of Mohammad Maqbool resident of Shamsipora village in Anantnag district, Sayar Ahmad Bhat son of SanaullahBhat resident of Manchowa in […]
Militant who could not survive for ten days?
Shopian: Even after giving deaf ear to the home calling appeals, the militant who was killed in ArhamaShopian gunfight has survived only for ten days. Yasir Ahmad Shah resident of ArhamaShopian had left home just 10 days before he was killed in an encounter along with his associate at GadaporaShopian on Friday. According to his […]
Shah Faesal led ‘Peoples Movement’ puts poll participation on hold
Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal on Saturday said his recently formed party, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM), will not contest the upcoming LokSabha polls, but asked the people to vote in large numbers for electing the “right candidates”. “We have had several meetings of the core group of our party over the past […]
