Govt adopting criminal attitude over murder of Aasifa: Er Rasheed
Jammu: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Monday participated in the sit-in organized by ‘All Tribal Coordination Committee’ (ATCC) to seek justice for Aasifa, a minor girl hailing from Kathua. The eight year old girl was raped and murdered last month. The Langate legislator accused the government of […]
Editorial: No words, but action needed
Srinagar: The government on Monday yet again said that it is taking all necessary steps to procure power projects from NHPC and transfer them to the state government. The government’s claim resounded in the assembly today with a junior Minister Asiya Naqash telling the members that the issue is being pursued. Though the government’s claim […]
Hafiz Saeed dares Pak govt to arrest him
Lahore: ‘Outlawed’ Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed today dared the Pakistani government to arrest him if it can and said he will not stopfighting the case of Kashmiri people. “If the Pakistani government wants to arrest me…come and go for it but I will not stop dedicating 2018 for Kashmiris,” Saeed said while addressing a […]
Militants lob grenade on army camp at Pulwama
Srinagar: Militants on Monday late evening attacked an army camp with a grenade at Kakpora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that the militants attacked the army’s 50 RR camp in Kakpora with a grenade at around 8:30 pm. In retaliation, army men fired several aerial rounds; however, there was no immediate report of any causality […]
Pakistan’s foolish action will cost them: Union Minister
Mumbai: The killing of an Army officer and three troopers in heavy Pakistani shelling along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir will be met with a ‘befitting response’ from India, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir said today. Pakistan’s “foolishness” will cost them, Ahir stressed. “India will not forgive Pakistan’s actions. It will prove […]
Six year old kid mauled to death by dogs
SOPORE: A six year old kid was mauled to death by dogs at Wadoora payeen, 10 kms away from Sopore in Baramulla district. The deceased was Identified as Hadiya Mushtaq daughter of Mushtaq Ahmed Dar. Locals said she was coming back from Madrassa when dogs attacked her in Muslim mohhalla situated on river Pohro in […]
97 people killed in 834 ceasefire violations in 3 yrs: JK govt
Jammu: As many as 97 people, including 41 civilians, were killed and 383 others injured in 834 ceasefire violations by the Pakistani troops in the last three years, the Jammu and Kashmir government said today. In a written reply to a question by a PDP MLC in the Legislative Council today, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti […]
JeM module busted: Police
Srinagar: Security forces have busted a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) module, involved in several grenade throwing incidents, by arresting five over-ground workers (OGWs) in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said today. In a joint operation, the police, Army and CRPF have busted a JeM module and arrested five OGWs from Awantipora area of the district, a […]
Kashmir is the safest place, say women travelers
Srinagar: From joy rides on snow scooters to shopping in a floating market in the scenic Dal Lake, Kashmir has it all to make it ‘the safest place and a shopping paradise’, according to a group of women travelers from Hyderabad, who are out on an expedition to Jammu and Kashmir. Keeping aside the insecurities […]
Achabal policemen killing: UP man among accused charge sheeted
Srinagar: Police on Monday filed a charge sheet against four accused including Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Muzaffer Nagar Utter Pradesh, in connection with the killing of six-member police party headed by a station house officer of Achabal in south Kashmir Anantnag district last year. Police had registered as case (FIR No. 82/2017 U/S 302,397,326,427, 120-B RPC. 7/27 […]
