Buddhist mobs attack more Muslim-owned shops in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka — Buddhist mobs swept through Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka’s central hills, destroying stores and restaurants despite a curfew, a state of emergency and a heavy deployment of security forces, residents said Thursday. About 50 people broke into Mohamed Ramzeen’s small restaurant in the town of Pilimathalawa on Wednesday night while the curfew […]
Gandhi’s statue damaged, one man arrested
8 March 2018, One person was arrested in connection with damaging a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Kannur on Thursday. The spectacle of the Gandhi statue was damaged, which is situated in Thaliparamba area of the city. Police said that accused is mentally unstable. On Wednesday unidentified miscreants poured paint on the bust of Dr […]
State Government succumbed to pressure on Shopian FIR: Omar Abdullah
Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday accused Jammu and Kashmir government of buckling down under pressure after it had told the Supreme Court that there was no mention of Major Aditya in the FIR lodged in Shopian firing incident in which three civilians were killed in January this year. Questioning chief minister Mehbooba Mufti […]
SC restores Hadiya marriage, no Love Jihad as she married out of her own free will
March 08, 2018 In a major win for Hadiya and her husband Shafin Jahan, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, set aside the May 2017 Kerala High Court order annulling their marriage. The SC has consistently in the last few hearings maintained that Hadiya, a 26-year-old, has the right to make her own choice. The SC […]
Non stop violence major set back. Shopian alienated: Dineshwar Sharma
Srinagar The centre Government’s interlocutor on Kashmir on Wednesday appealed to the security forces to “show restraint” in the Valley and put an end to “civilian killings”, describing the recent spate of violence in the region as a “setback”. “Civilian killings must stop. The security forces must show restraint and not resort to disproportionate […]
Shopian shuts on fourth consecutive day to mourn killings
All complete shutdown was observed in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on 4thconsecutive day today, against the killing of two militants and four civilians on March 4, 2018, in Pahnoo village of Shopian district. All shops, business establishments, government and private offices remain closed in the district while public transport was off the roads. On Sunday […]
Civilian Killings: SHRC seeks report from Chief Secretary and Police Chief
Srinagar, State Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to State Chief Secretary and Director General of Police seeking a detailed report about incidents involving civilian killings in Shopian and the action taken thereafter. The Commission issued the notice after petitioner Muhammad Ahsan Untoo who is also the chairman International Forum for Justice filed a […]
In a First, Traffic Police Challans A CRPF Vehicle In Srinagar
Srinagar Perhaps for the first time in Kashmir valley, J&K Traffic Police on Wednesday challaned a CRPF Vehicle for violating the fundamental rules of traffic at Dalgate in Srinagar. It was moving in the wrong direction, otherwise a routine. “The vehicle was plying in the wrong lane hence causing a traffic jam at the busy […]
Authorities close schools, colleges in Kashmir again
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Government on Wednesday evening issued orders for suspension of class work in schools and colleges in the Kashmir valley for two more days. According to fresh government orders the schools and colleges of Kashmir will remain closed for two days. Official sources said that the class work will remain suspended on Thursday […]
Pakistan Army claims it shot down Indian drone in Kashmir
The Pakistan Army has claimed that it shot down an Indian “spy drone” in Chirikot sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir after it entered its airspace. The Pakistan military in a statement overnight also said its troops retrieved the wreckage. “Pakistan Army troops shot down an Indian spy drone while it violated […]
