CASO in Kamad village in South Kashmir
Anantnag: Government forces started a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Check-Kamad village of southern Kashmir’s Islamabad district this afternoon. Troops of 19 Rashtriya Rifles of Army, 40 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and SOG of J and K Police jointly cordoned the village and launched door-to-door search operation, police said. Heavy concentration […]
US’s pronouncement on Jerusalem unacceptable, says Farooq
Srinagar: National Conference President and Member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday strongly condemned the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by the United States President and said this move was unfair, unjust and oblivious to historical facts and also to the goal of reconciliation and peace in the Middle East. In a statement […]
Mirwaiz placed under house detention
Srinagar: After the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) called for protests against US decision on Friday, the authorities on Thursday placed Hurriyat (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house detention. “Just Placed under #HouseArrest as Joint Resistance Leadership(JRL) and Mutahida Majlis Ulema(MMU) call for Protests all across #Kashmir tomorrow after #FridayPrayers against the US decision […]
32 people injured in two accidents in Doda, Rajouri
Jammu: At least thirty two people were injured today in two separate mishaps in Doda and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said. According to reports, seven people were injured when two vehicles collided head-on in Puldoda town on the Doda-Kishtwar Highway. The injured were admitted to a hospital. Twenty five people sustained injuries […]
Div Com Kashmir assures action under rules: DAK
Srinagar: Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) along with representatives of J&K Doctors Coordination Committee today met Divisional Commissioner Kashmir who had invited the delegation for talks to discuss about our demands with regard to recent unruly behaviour of Sub Divisional Magistrate(SDM), Zainapora with Consultant Surgeon at Community Health Centre (CHC)Zainapora few days back.He assured […]
CASO in several villages of Anantnag
Srinagar: Government forces today launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in several villages of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. According to the reports, the searches were being carried out in several villages of Dialgam, including Kamad and Laalan. They said that the operation was jointly launched by 1 RR of army, Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and […]
Adhoc body for Press Club announced
Srinagar: The Valley-based media persons including editors, working journalists, photographers and videographers have unanimously nominated an ad-hoc body of Kashmir Press Cub/Aiwan-e-Sahafat. M Saleem Pandit (The Times of India) will head the adhoc body as its President while Shuja-ul-Haq (India Today TV) has been nominated as Vice President and Shamim Mehraj (The Kashmir Monitor) as […]
Wanted in a molestation case, absconder nabbed in Handwara after 9 years: Police
Handwara: An absconder allegedly wanted in a molestation case dating 2008 in northern Handwara town of Kupwara district was finally arrested on Thursday from his home, police said He was identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Badana ( 28), son of Taj-u-din Badana of remote Hatchmarg village was nabbed from his home this afternoon following specific information about his […]
Baig headed meeting of PDP’s constitution Amendment Committee
Jammu: Senior PDP leader and Lok Sabha MP Muzaffar Hussain Baig, yesterday, headed the first meeting at his Jammu residence with members of the committee nominated by PDP President Ms. Mehbooba soon after her re-election for the Party’s top slot. The six-member Committee with Baig its Chairman has been constituted to update the organisation’s constitution […]
JRL calls for shutdown on Dec 10
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Thursday called for shutdown on Dec 10 against what they termed as ‘gross human rights violations’. The JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a joint statement issued here said that Kashmiris are being subjected to worst kind of torture and oppression but the champions of human rights […]
