Body of junaid matoo among 3 slain militants retrieved. Arwani encounter
Police on Saturday claimed to have recovered three bodies of militants killed in an encounter with government forces in Arwani village of Bijbehara in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. A spokesman said that three Lashkar-e-Toiba militants, including its District Commander Junaid Mattoo, were killed in the firefight on Friday. Mattoo was a resident of […]
After srinagar Pampore Anantnag to witness restrictions
Authorities have decided to impose restrictions in entire Pampore tehsil on Saturday to avoid protests. Pampore and adjacent areas observed shutdown and protests on Friday noon over the rumours that one of the trapped militants was from this area . District administration of Anantnag has decided to close down all the educational institutions on Saturday […]
Two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants killed in Arwani gunfight, says CRPF
A top Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official on Friday said that two militants have been killed in a gunfight with government forces in Arwani area of Anantnag district of south Kashmir. A joint team of army and forces surrounded two houses in Arwani village of Kulgam district. When the forces closed in on […]
After shutdown call restrictions announced in Srinagar
After the separatists call for shutdown for Saturday the district administration in Srinagar has announced restrictions in many parts of srinagar city. According to district administration there would be restrictions in five police stations of srinagar in downtown for Saturday.
Teenager killed near encounter site,Toll reaches 2
Srinagar: Another youth was killed near the encounter site in Arwani Kulgam on Friday as forces opened fire on protesters, sources said. They said 14 year old Ahsan was hit by a bullet in his chest after which he was shifted to some hospital in Kulgam district however he succumbed on way. Earlier, a civilian […]
NHCR: Qatar blockade worse than Berlin Wall
Agencies Human rights body in Qatar calls for UN fact-finding mission to document violations due to Saudi-led bloc blockade. The cutting of diplomatic ties, closure of air, land and sea and the restrictions placed on Qatar are “worse than the Berlin Wall”, according to the chairman of National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) of Qatar. […]
No support until BJP proposes a name for Prez: Yechury
Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Friday that the Bharatiya Janata Party reaching out to opposition parties on the presidential election was ‘more like a PR exercise’, after a meeting with Union ministers Rajnath Singh and M Venkaiah Naidu. “They (BJP leaders) did not propose any name,” Yechury said, reiterating his […]
Black money: Switzerland agrees to share information with India
Agencies Switzerland on Friday ratified automatic exchange of financial account information with India and 40 other jurisdictions to facilitate immediate sharing of details about suspected black money, even as it sought strict adherence to confidentiality and data security. Adopting the dispatch on introduction of the AEOI, a global convention for automatic information exchange on tax […]
NC grieved over Cop,Civilain killings.
Srinagar: National Conference Chief Spokesperson Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the recent killings of policemen and a civilian in the State and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. “We stand with the bereaved families in their moment of grief and loss. The never-ending cycle of death and […]
