Two killed, 26 injured in Doda road accident
Jammu: Two people were killed and 26 others injured on Thursday when a minibus plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu’s Doda district, a police official said. “Two persons died and 26 others were injured when a mini bus on way from Halaran village to Kara Gandoh in Doda district went out of the driver’s […]
Minor boy injured as unexploded shell went off in Shopian village
Srinagar: A 10-year-old boy was injured seriously after a shell exploded near the encounter site at Chaigund area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday. Official sources told a group of people were clearing the debris of a house which gutted following an encounter last evening. In the meantime, an unexploded shell went off resulting […]
Handwara shuts against massacre of 22 civilians 28 years ago
HANDWARA: Handwara town of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday observe a complete shutdown against the massacre of 22 civilians allegedly killed by Border Security Forces (BSF) personnel on this day in 1990. All Shops and commercial establishments are closed and transport is off the roads. Joint Resistance Leadership -has called for a shutdown in the […]
Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir
Srinagar: The cold wave intensified in Kashmir with the mercury staying several degrees below the freezing point in most parts of the Valley as a Met department forecast said dry weather was likely to continue this week. Bright sunshine during the day and clear skies at night has resulted in the mercury dipping further over […]
JK CM urges youth to stay away from encounter sites
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has urged the youth to stay away from the scene of encounter between security forces and militants. Her appeal came after a youth died yesterday in clashes between security forces and protesters near a site of encounter in Chaigund village of Shopian district. Expressing anguish, Mufti described […]
21-yr-old man held for spying for Pakistan in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: A man has been arrested in Batala for allegedly sharing sensitive information pertaining to the Army and the BSF with Pakistani intelligence agencies, the Punjab police said. The military intelligence unit in Jammu and Kashmir had informed the Punjab police that Gianbir Singh (21) was in touch with Pakistani intelligence agencies and was sharing […]
US diplomat resigns from Suu Kyi panel on Rohingya crisis
Yangon: US diplomat Bill Richardson resigned early today from an Aung San Suu Kyi-appointed panel set up to ease communal tensions in Myanmar’s Rakhine State and hit out at the Nobel Laureate for an “absence of moral leadership” over the crisis. In a statement that pulled few punches, the former US governor and one-time Suu […]
Teenager killed in Shopian, three others injured
Shopian: A 17 year old youth was killed while another sustained pellet injuries after government forces used pellets and tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters near an encounter site in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. The incident left three others, including two girls injured. Meanwhile, police said that two militants were also killed during the […]
CM ‘distressed’ over killing
Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that she was distressed to hear about the killing of a youth and injuries to two girls during the clashes in Shopian. “Distressed to hear of two girls critically injured and a young boy who lost his life in clashes at Shopian. I pray for this dreadful […]
Boycott R-day celebrations, appeals JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance leadership (JRL) Wednesday said that India has no right to celebrate its Republican day as they have ‘occupied’ the state with its military might and its presence has tormented all ethics. JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Dr Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik appealed people to observe 26th January as […]
