Shopian firing case: Army major’s father approaches SC, seeks quashing of FIR
New Delhi: Father of one of the army men named in an FIR against Army in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian has moved the Supreme Court. Army Major Aditya Kumar’s father has asked the top court to quash the FIR against his son. Lieutenant Colonel Karamveer Singh said his son, a Major in the 10 Garhwal […]
2016 unrest left 122 women injured, says govt
Jammu: The government on Thursday said that at least 122 women were injured in Kashmir during the 2016 unrest. The government also admitted that the scores of people were killed and injured in during the unrest and its aftermath. This was revealed in a written reply to a query raised by National Conference (NC) MLA […]
Minor dies in road mishap
SOPORE: A seven year old boy died on spot after he fell down from a tractor in Janwara Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police sources said. They said that the incident occurred on Thursday evening when a minor was boarding a tractor accompanied by his relatives, however, as the tractor reached near Janwara Sopore, he […]
Afzal was hanged to satisfy collective consciousness of Indians: Malik
Srinagar: Paying tributes to Muhammad Afzal Guru on his anniversary, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Thursday said that gallows, life imprisonments, curfews, arrests, intimidations and threats will never succeed in breaking the will of Kashmiris and their urge for seeking freedom. Terming the martyrdom of Muhammad Afzal Guru as […]
Er Rasheed ‘humiliated’, detained in Handwara
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) on Thursday said that police used force to foil a peaceful sit-in by its president, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh outside the SP office Handwara. MLA Langate as per a statement issued here said that he was trying to carry out a protest to seek release of two innocent youth identified […]
Two shops, Horticulture building gutted in fire
Sopore: Two shops and a rented Horticulture building were damaged in a massive blaze that engulfed the building on the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday in Choora locality in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to reports the fire broke out at around 3:30 am from the shop of Ali Mohammad Mir, son of Abdul Ahmad Mir […]
Woman dies, son injured in house collapse
Bhadarwah: A 58-year-old woman was killed and her son injured after their house collapsed due to landslide in Doda district, a police official said today. The woman, identified as Premkore (58), died and her 39- year-old son, Jarnail Singh, was seriously injured when their house collapsed at Guraka village in Tehsil Bhalla of Bhadarwah last […]
Dineshwar Sharma calls on Chief Minister
JAMMU: The Special Representative for Jammu & Kashmir, Dineshwar Sharma, who is on a four-day visit to Jammu province, called on Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here on Thursday. During the meeting, Sharma informed the Chief Minister about his visit to the winter capital. During the meeting both discussed the emerging geopolitical developments in the region […]
PDP responsible for exploitation, neglect of Sheher-e-Khass: NC
Srinagar: National Conference Thursday held the People’s Democratic Party responsible for exploitation and neglect of Srinagar, Party Leader and Political Secretary to Working President Omar Abdullah, Tanvir Sadiq hit out hard at PDP accusing them of neglecting the Srinagar city out rightly. Tanvir while touring Sheher-e-Khass including Kawdara- Dalipora- Makerpora- Kawdara, Mughal Mohalla and Hawal […]
UJC supports JRL’s shutdown call
Srinagar: United Jihad Council (UJC) Thursday supported the protest and strike call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Feb 09 and 11 to commemorate the anniversaries of Muhammad Afzal Guru and Muhammad Maqbool Bhat respectively. In an e-mailed statement issued to local news gathering agencies, UJC spokesman, Syed Sadaqat Hussain quoted its chief, […]
