Clashes erupt in Nowgam after militant killings
Srinagar, : Clashes broke out between youth and government forces at Nowgam area in the outskirts of Srinagar following the killing of two militants in a gunfight on Wednesday. Witnesses said soon after the killing of two militants in a gunfight at Sathu Kothair Bagh area of Nowgam, groups of youth took to streets in […]
Two militants killed in Nowgam gunfight
Two militants were killed and six forces’ personnel wounded in a fierce gun battle in Sothu Kothair area of Nowgam on the outskirts of Srinagar on Wednesday morning, police said. Reports said that the gunfight broke out around 2 AM in the area following a search operation. Two militants have been killed and six forces’ […]
Several injured in Nowgham clashes
Reports from Nowgham area said that several youth were injured as protests rocked the area after the encounter in which two militants were killed. Many news agencies have reported that several youth were injured after police and CRPF lobbed lot of tear gas shells and pellets to disperse protests in the area. Latest reports said […]
Authorities clamp down on education and Internet after Nowgham encounter
Authorities have closed down all educational institutions in Srinagar city after two militants were killed in the encounter at Nowgham in wee hours of Wednesday. Police has said that they have sticked to SOP during the gunfight. Police has appealed people not to come close to the building of gunfight till the area is completely […]
Riyaz Naikoo asks Pakistan, UJC and his base camp colleagues to do more
By: Mudasir Ahmad Srinagar: Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Commander in South Kashmir Riyaz Naikoo alias Muhammad Bin Qasim has through a 15 minute audio clip questioned the Pakistan policy on Kashmir and has asked his chairman Syed Salah-ud-Din to do more on diplomatic, social media and on the arms front for the present struggle in Kashmir. Naikoo has […]
JRL calls Kulgam march tomorrow in solidarity with blast victims
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for a march to south Kashmir’s Kulgam district tomorrow to pay homage to seven civilians killed in a blast in Laroo village on Sunday. The leadership has also called for a shutdown on October 27. In a statement today, the JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and […]
Blast inside army camp in Poonch, no casualties
Jammu: A blast took place inside an Army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. There were no casualties. The explosion occurred inside the 93rd brigade headquarters at Moti Mahal in the border district around 10.45 am. It has nothing to do with cross-border shelling (from Pakistan), said Jammu-based Army spokesperson […]
Police foil NC march towards Raj Bhavan
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday foiled the march of National Conference towards Raj Bhavan against the recent killing spree in Kashmir. Several NC leaders and activists tried to march from Nawa-e-Subh headquarters to Raj Bhavan Srinagar. However, a large posse of police and paramilitary forces intercepted them near Radio Kashmri Srinagar. Several NC […]
KTMF protests against Kulgam civilian killings
Srinagar : Kashmir trade body Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) on Tuesday marched towards a Lalchowk to register their protest against killings in Kashmir, especially the recent civilians killings in Kulgam district. Scores of the trade body members assembled outside the press colony in Lal Chowk and registered their protest against the civilian killings in […]
Lal Chowk march: Yasin Malik detained
Srinagar :Police on Tuesday detained Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin after he marched towards the Ghanta Ghar (clock tower) in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar. Malik, who had gone into hiding to evade his arrest, appeared at a mosque in Kokerbazar early today. “After evading arrest for two days, Yasin […]
