Grenade hurled on SSB personnel in Srinagar’s Chanapora
Srinagar: Suspected militants attacked government forces with a grenade in the Chanapora area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Friday evening. A senior police officer told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that militants hurled a grenade on Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Chanapora. However, in this incident, no loss of life or […]
Soldier killed in Pak firing in J&K’s Rajouri
A soldier was killed after Pakistan resorted to shelling and firing in Nowshera Sector along Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu region. A Defense official said that soldiers retaliated effectively to the unprovoked shelling and firing by Pakistan. He said in the incident, Naib Subedar Ravinder was critically injured and later succumbed to […]
Mehbooba writes to Manoj Sinha asks for probe and action into the allegations of slain boys families
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Mehbooba Mufti in a letter written to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha over the killing of three youth in Srinagar has said that there should be an impartial investigation and the families should be satisfied with the probe. Mehbooba in her letter said, “Three boys, the youngest being all of 17 […]
2G TO STAY
When Dr. Farooq Abdullah talked to the media after the recently concluded DDC elections he appealed to the central government to restore 4G services without any further delay as even the elections were held in a peaceful manner. Curbs on the 4G services continue to be set back to the tourism sector and other e-commerce […]
Lawaypora Gunfight: One of slain militants never went to university to fill in form as claimed by parents, police say
Srinagar: Police on Friday disputed the claim of parents of one of the slain in Wednesday’s gunfight on Srinagar outskirts that he had gone to the university to fill in his form. In a statement issued Friday, police said that the Lawaypora encounter “started with army inputs and eventually fructified into a joint operation of […]
LG assures impartial enquiry into Srinagar encounter: NC
Srinagar: National Conference on Friday said that Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assured an impartial enquiry will be conducted in Srinagar encounter in which three ‘militants’ werd killed. In a brief statement, the party said that NC leader and Member of Parliament Hasnain Masoodi spoke to LG about the encounter. “MP Anantnag @masoodi_hasnain spoke to J&K […]
Lawaypora encounter: Spontaneous shutdown in Srinagar markets
‘Shops in city centre shut, vehicular movement on’ Srinagar, Jan 01: Srinagar markets observed a spontaneous shutdown on Friday against the Lawaypora, encounter where three militants were killed. The families of slain trio however, had alleged that their children were students and not militants. Eye-witnesses told news agency, parts of Lal Chowk markets that […]
CRPF officer wounded in Sangam attack
Anantnag, Dec 31: A Sub-Inspector of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was injured on Thursday evening after suspected militants lobbed a UBGL grenade followed by firing on naka party of CRPF in Sangam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the militants lobbed a grenade at […]
Shopkeeper shot dead in sarai bala Srinagar
Srinagar, Dec 31: Unknown gunmen on Thursday evening shot dead a goldsmith in Sarai Bala area of Srinagar, officials said. Officials told the news agency-KNO that a goldsmith identified as Satpal Nischal, owner of Nischal Jewelers was fired upon by the unknown gunmen at his shop, leaving him in a pool of blood. They said that […]
Unknown gunmen shot at Gold Smith in Srinagar, critically injured
Unknown gunmen fired upon a gold Smith in Sairabala area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Thursday evening. A senior police officer told GNS that militants fired upon Gold Smith namely Satpal Nichal in Saraibala. He has been shifted to nearby hospital in critically condition. Soon after the attack whole area has been cordoned off […]
