Soldier commits suicide in south Kashmir
An Army soldier committed suicide in early hours of Wednesday in South Kashmir, reports said. According to the reports, an army man shot himself with his own service rifle at Malwan Kulgam today morning. However his identity is yet to be ascertained. More details awaited
Three Hurriyat (G) leaders arrested by NIA
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Fake news being circulated on social media about summer vacation in schools
The government today denied having announced summer vacation in educational institutions in the Kashmir valley. Director School Education, Dr G N Itoo told a local news gathering agency that the department has issued no such order. “We have no announced summer vacation in school,” Itoo said. The news about closing of schools in Kashmir for […]
Mirwaiz Umar thanks Ayotallah Khamenei for rallying behind Kashmir struggle
Hurriyat (M) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday thanked the supreme leader of Iran Ayotallah Syed Ali Khamenei for calling on Muslim Ummah to support the freedom struggle in Kashmir. Imam Khamenei on Monday called the cause of Palestine a major issue of the Islamic world and also urged Muslims to support the “people of […]
Unjust to designate supporters of Kashmiri struggle as terrorists: Pak
The Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday slammed the designation of supporters of the Kashmiri right to self-determination as terrorists, terming it ‘completely unjustified’, the dawn reported. The statement comes a day after the United States (US) State Department designated Hizbul Mujahideen’s supreme commander Syed Salahuddin as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) and imposed […]
Army, SOG ransacks homes, thrash youth on Eid at Sarmarag
Thousands of people including women and children led by AIP Supremo and MLA Langate Er Rasheed carried out a huge protest march against the ransacking of homes, beating up of inmates and cricket-playing youth in Sarmarag village of Handwara on the day of Eid by Army and SOG personnel. In a dastardly incident, Army men […]
MLC Saif-ud-Din Bhat organizes Eid Milan at Arigam, Budgam
In connection with the celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr, an Eid Milan was organized by Member Legislative Council, Saif-ud-Din Bhat at Arigam in Budgam today, wherein a number of people from all walks of life from Budgam district participated. On this occasion, Mr. Bhat extended Eid greetings to the people and wished them good health and prosperity. […]
Div Com Kashmir reviews Yatra arrangements at Pahalgam
To review the arrangements for ensuing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Base Camp Nunwan and Chandanwari stations. Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed, who is also the Yatra Officer, SDM Pahalgam, CEO PDA and other district officers accompanied. The Divisional Commissioner took detailed account of the arrangements […]
First batch of Amaranth Yatra flagged off from Lakhanpur
Minister for Forests, Environment & Ecology Choudhary Lal Singh today flagged off the first batch of pilgrims of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra from Lakhanpur. District Development Commissioner Kathua Ramesh Kumar, besides other senior officers of civil administration and police were present at the flagging off ceremony While interacting with the pilgrims, Lal Singh said that government has […]
Picnic trip turns tragic teenage girl killed, four injured in road accident
A teenage girl died and four others were critically injured when a passenger vehicle, they were traveling in turned turtle near zero point Zojilla on Srinagar-Leh highway late Monday. A police official said that five persons on a picnic who were travelling in a sumo bearing registration number JKO5D-1391 met with an accident near zero […]