Shopian bleeds as death toll reaches six
Srinagar/Shopian: The situation in the restive south Kashmir’s Shopian district remained tense on Monday after police recovered two more bodies, raising the death toll in last night’s firing incident to six. “Two more bodies were recovered in Shopian district this morning,” a police spokesperson said. Police recovered the body of another militant, identified as Ashiq […]
Even distress calls from family didn’t help…
Srinagar: Ashiq Hussain Bhat was among the two militants killed in Pahnoo village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday evening. Police recovered his body seven kilometers from Pahnoo where the Army had fired upon two vehicles when they allegedly tried to flee from a Mobile Vehicle Check Post. Bhat was a resident of Rakh […]
‘OGW’ claim fails to hold ground
Shopian: On the fateful Sunday evening when Shahnawaz Ahmad Wagay got late at work, he asked his boss Suhail Ahmad Wagay to drop him home. Suhail, who in absence of his father was looking after the family business, immediately agreed as his mother too was waiting for him on way in another village. At 7:24 […]
All those killed linked to militancy, says Army
Srinagar: All those killed in the shootout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district were linked to militancy and the soldiers acted in self-defence, the Army said today. Recounting the events of the shootout, in which six people, including two militants, were killed last night, a defence spokesperson said soldiers deployed at the mobile vehicle check […]
All those killed linked to militancy, says Army
Srinagar: All those killed in the shootout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district were linked to militancy and the soldiers acted in self-defence, the Army said today. Recounting the events of the shootout, in which six people, including two militants, were killed last night, a defence spokesperson said soldiers deployed at the mobile vehicle check […]
Valley shuts against Shopian killings, amid restrictions
Srinagar: A day after the six persons including two militants were killed in Shopian shootout, a complete shutdown was observed across the Valley on Monday while the authorities imposed strict restrictions to foil any protest against the civilian killings. Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik had […]
Geelani terms Shopian killings as unfortunate
Srinagar: Blaming state administration, police and other government forces for the brutal killings, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Monday called the civilian killings in Shopian as ‘unfortunate’. According to the statement issued here, Geelani in his telephonic address to the mourners, paid tributes to slain youth in the Shopian shootoutand said that […]
Shopian firing: Yasin Malik detained
Srinagar: Police on Monday detained Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Yasin Malik after he tried to stage a protest against the alleged killing of civilians in Shopian firing. Malik, along with his supporters, reached Budshah bridge here and tried to march towards Lal Chowk, officials said. They were stopped and taken into preventive custody, the […]
Four houses damaged in Sopore blaze
Sopore: At least four houses were gutted on Sunday when a fire broke out in a residential area in North Kashmir’s Sopore. Reports said that at least four structures belonging to Siraj-ud-din Peer, Mohammad Amin Peer, Zahoor Ahmed Peer and Imtiyaz Ahmed Peer were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out at 6:45 PM […]
Langate legislator protest against Shopian killings, detained
Handwara: Amid restrictions, Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Monday lead a protest march in Handwara against the Shopian killings. According to the statement issued here, the protesters holding black flags were chanting anti-Army slogans and condemned national media for provoking and sheltering the killers in uniform. […]
