Chilli Powder Thrown At Arvind Kejriwal, AAP Blames Police Lapses
A man threw chilli powder at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal outside his office at the secretariat on Tuesday, provoking outrage from his party. The attacker, identified as Anil Kumar, has been taken into custody, officials said. Arvind Kejriwal was leaving for lunch after finishing up meetings when the attack took place outside the chief […]
Mirwaiz expresses shock over TeH leader’s killing
Srinagar : Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Tuesday expressed shock over the killing of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) leader Hafizullah Mir in south Kashmi’s Anantnag district. “Shocked and deeply saddened by the killing of resistance leader Hafizullah Mir of Anantnag released from jail after two years, who was being repeatedly threatened for past one month!” Mirwaiz wrote […]
Would be ‘good’ for Musharraf to return to Pak to face trial: Islamabad HC
Islamabad : It would be “good” for Pervez Musharraf if he returns to Pakistan to face the high treason trial, the Islamabad High Court has observed as it directed his lawyer to submit the former military dictator’s travel itinerary at the next hearing. General Musharraf, 75, who has been living in Dubai since 2016, is facing […]
Salahuddin condemns Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activist Hafizullah’s killing, calls it ‘handiwork of Indian agencies
Srinagar: United Jihad Council chairman and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin Tuesday condemned the attack on Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Mir Hafizullah in Anantnag, saying that it was ‘the handiwork of Indian agencies’. In a statement, he expressed anguish over the killing and said the “machinations of Indian agencies and their supporters in Kashmir have been exposed with this […]
Panchayat polls: Bandipora records 57 percent voter turnout till noon
Srinagar : Over 57 percent voter turnout was recorded in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, while the poll percentage crossed 8 percent in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district in the 2nd phase of panchayat election being held in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. According to election office, Kupwara district recorded 56.9 percent voter turnout, Bandipora 57.2, Baramulla 7.4, […]
J&K Police claim militants killed Hurriyat leader in Anantnag
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed that the militants killed the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader in Anantnag. Police, in a statement, said that the militants barged inside the residential house of Hafizullah Mir at Budooda Achabal, Anantnag district and fired indiscriminately. “In this incident, Hafizullah sustained critical gunshot wounds and was evacuated to a nearby hospital […]
Hurriyat leader shot dead in Anantnag, Wife injured
Srinagar : Unknown gunmen on Tuesday morning shot dead a Hurriyat leader in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, while his wife was injured in the incident. Official sources said that unknown gunmen fired upon a Tehree-e-Hurriyat district President Islamabad Hafeez Mir, at his residence in Budroo Achabal area of Anantnag district. In the incident, Mir along with […]
Shopian gunfight: Slain militants identified
The four militants killed in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday have been identified. As per reports the slain militants all belonging to militant outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen have been identified as Mehraj ud Din, son of Ab Ahad Najar, a resident of Drawani; Abid Nazir Chopan, son of Nazir Ahmed Chopan, a resident of […]
Four militants, Army commando killed in Shopian gunfight
Srinagar : Militants and a Para commando were killed in a fierce gun battle between militants and government forces in Nadigam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. A Senior Police official said that four militants and one Para commando have been killed during the gunfight at Nadigam. The officer further said that the identity of the […]
Advisor Kumar, CS reviews progress of flagship projects in Health sector
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 19: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar and Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam today chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of flagship projects under the health sector initiated in the state. The meeting also discussed in detail various inter-departmental issues which need immediate resolution for timely completion of these projects. The meeting […]
