Army officer killed, another injured in sniper attack along LoC in Kupwara
Srinagar :An army officer was killed and another injured critically in a ‘sniper attack’ by Pakistan army along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday afternoon. Official sources told a local news agency that Pakistan army in “violation of ceasefire” opened the sniper fire upon the army’s 2/8 GR posts in […]
Protests in Pulwama after Friday prayers
Srinagar: Scores of people on Friday held protests in main town Pulwama followed by clashes between youth and forces. Soon after the culmination of Friday prayers here at Markazi Jamia Masjid Pulwama. People held protests against the recent civilian killings in Sirnoo Pulwama while as youth also pelted forces with stones. Meanwhile, on the seventh […]
US lawmakers say troops withdrawal from Afghanistan risky
Washington : Any hasty withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, as in the case of Syria, would pave way for another 9/11, top US lawmakers and experts have warned. President Donald Trump on Wednesday decided to pull out a significant number of American troops from Afghanistan, a day after he announced a withdrawal from Syria. Currently, […]
Govt cancels employees attachment orders
Srinagar : Amid protest by secretariat employees, the government has ordered cancellation of attachments of Government Employees. “The undersigned is directed to invite the attention of all the Administrative Secretaries to the Circular No. 22-GAD of 2018 dated 06-07-2018, regarding the captioned subject and to request them to implement the instructions contained in the aforementioned circular […]
Class 11 student killed in road accident in north Kashmir’s Pattan
Srinagar: A class 11 student died in a road accident in North Kashmir’s Baramulla late last evening. Reports said that Mohammad Sultan Dar son of Mohammad Maqbool Dar, a resident of Tapper Pattan was critically injured after a Tractor in which he was traveling turned turtle near Kreeri. Dar received serious injuries and was taken to […]
Pulwama shuts on seventh consecutive day against killing
Srinagar : A complete shutdown is being observed in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday for the seventh straight day against the killings of seven civilians and three militants on last Saturday. All shops and other commercial establishments are closed in town while public transport is off the roads. Heavy deployment of police and paramilitary CRPF […]
BJP former MLA Gagan Bhagat joins NC
Jammu : Expelled BJP leader and Ex-MLA from RS Pura Gagan Bhagat on Thursday joined National Conference (NC) in presence of party president Dr Farooq Abdullah. MLA Gagan Bhagat , representing RS Pura Assembly Segment, was expelled from the party from the BJP earlier, however, Bhagat has joined the National Conference in Jammu, where party president […]
NC takes out potest rally against Pulwama killings
Srinagar: Police on Thursday foiled a protest rally of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference taken out to protest against the recent civilian killings in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The NC workers led by the party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar marched through the TRC juncture road but were stopped by police from moving ahead at […]
AMU students hold candlelight march to mourn Pulwama civilian killings
Aligarh: Students of the Aligarh Muslim University held a candle light peace march to protest against the killings of seven civilians in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The students, led by leaders of the AMU Students Union, Wednesday evening wore black bands and carried placards which said ‘Kashmir is Bleeding’, ‘No More Hate’ and ‘Respect Human […]
CASO underway at Tral village in south Kashmir
Srinagar: A cordon and search operation was launched at Batagund hamelt of south Kashmir’s Tral by government forces on Thursday. Locals said that door-to-door searches were underway in the village and forces have sealed entry and exit points to the village. A police official while confirming the CASO in the area said that on “specific […]
