Army Chief reviews security after Amarnath attack
The chief of Army staff General Bipin Rawat today took stock of the security arrangements in the wake of militant attack in which seven yatris were killed and 11 others suffered injuries. Rawat arrived in Kashmir today and was briefed by the Chinar Corps Commander on the prevailing security situation in the Valley. Later, the […]
Army jawans thrash medical staff of PHC Frisal
The medical and paramedical employees of primary health center (PHC) Frisal, on Tuesday, alleged that security forces, belonging to Rashtriya Rifles, thrashed them black and blue on their ignorance regarding two local youths, who were given first aid in the hospital. Security forces arrived at the hospital at around 9.30 pm, on Monday, and questioned […]
Amarnath yatris recount tales of horror
Two women, who were injured in the militant attack on the Amarnath yatris, and their attendants, admitted at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) here recounted the tales of horror that they went through after the attack. On Tuesday, the two injured Amarnath pilgrims, Lalita and Pushpa Gosaiwi, were referred to SKIMS Soura for […]
Security lapses led to Amarnath attack, says Er Rashid
Condemning the attack on Amarnath Yatris, AIP supremo and MLA Langate Er. Rashid, on Tuesday, sought an impartial and time bound probe into the incident.While paying tributes to renowned poet and scholar Ali Mohammad Shahbaz, who was killed by While paying tributes to renowned poet and scholar Ali Mohammad Shahbaz, who was killed by […]
Cabinet condemns attack on Yatris, announces ex-gratia
The State Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti condemned in unequivocal terms the terrorist attack on Yatris (pilgrims) at Botengo, Anantnag terming it an attack on Kashmiri’s syncretic culture and pluralistic values. While expressing deep sorrow and anguish over the loss of precious lives, the Cabinet expressed its […]
SMC employees Union elections conducted
The Srinagar Municipal Corporation union elections were held today in the premises of its headquarters in Karan Nagar, Srinagar. Three candidates who contested the election for the post of Union President were Muhmmad Maqbool Malik, Shabir Ahmad Sofi and Sajad Ahamd Wani. A total of 838 votes were cast out of 966 till the […]
Geelani, Mirwaiz, Malik to lead rallies on Jul 13: JRL
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Tuesday said that as part of the resistance program the online ‘Kashmir Awareness Campaign’ to highlight the Kashmir dispute and the grave human rights situation arising as a consequence of that, was started at midnight yesterday. The JRL including of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik […]
JKSM’s women wing demands probe
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Six family members arrested after attack on Yatris
Hours after the attack on Amarnath yatra pilgrims in South Kashmir, government forces raided a house and arrested six members of a family from Botengoo village of Anantnag district. A police official said that a couple of people have been detained for questioning. According to women members of the family, the raid was conducted when […]
CM oversees rescue ops throughout night at Anantnag
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti visited Srinagar Airport this morning to pay floral tributes to the tourists killed in a militant attack near Botengo, Anantnag last night. Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh also paid floral tributes to the slain tourists. The Chief Minister consoled the bereaved families expressing deep anguish over the tragic death […]
