Assam police arrests Kashmir man for ‘obscene remark’ on Fb on slain CRPF man’s wife
Agencies Guwahati: Assam Police has arrested a person from Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly posting an obscene comment on Facebook on the widow of a CRPF commando who was killed in a blast triggered by Maoists in Jharkhand last month, an official statement said Tuesday. The slain CRPF commando, Sunil Kalita, hailed from […]
Tral gunfight: Killed millitant was affiliated with Zakir Musa group
Srinagar : The militant who was killed in a gunfight with government forces at Branpatri forests in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday was affiliated with the the Ansar-Gazwat-ul- Hind (AGH) outfit. Police spokesman said that the killed militant was identified as Shabir Ahmad Malik from Nagbal Tral. “As per the police […]
Mobile App Developed For Amarnath Yatra
Srinagar : To enable pilgrims intending to undertake Amarnath Yatra, Amarnath Shrine Board has introduced a new mobile-based application for Yatris. The app is designed and developed by National E-Governance Division ( NeGD) of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeITY), Govt. of India, said an official spokesman in a statement. The spokesperson of the […]
Driver killed, another person injured as Tractor turns turtle in Kangan
Srinagar : A tractor met with an accident and turned turtle on Wednesday on Srinagar-Leh highway in Kangan tehsil of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, leaving the driver dead and another occupant injured. Witnesses said that a tractor on way from Gagangir to Fraw turned turtle near Jamia Masjid Gund in the jurisdiction of Police Station […]
Militant killed in Tral gunfight: Police
Srinagar: One militant was killed in a gunfight with government forces in Brenpathri forest area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A police official said that the forces have recovered a body from the spot and the operation concluded. The gunfight ensued after a joint team of forces including Army’s 42 RR, paramilitary CRPF and Jammu […]
Involve militant leadership into dialogue process: Er Rasheed
Srinagar : Asking Delhi to give up its rhetoric and double standards, AIP President Er Rasheed has said that time is ripe for Delhi to accept ground realities and realize that there is no shortcut to the resolution of Kashmir dispute except respecting sentiments and sacrifices of people of Jammu and Kashmir and resolving the […]
Traffic suspended on Ladakh highway due to repair work
Agencies Traffic was suspended on Tuesday on 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway, the only road connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir valley due to some repair work, a traffic police official said. However, the highway, linking Kashmir valley with Jammu was through for two-way traffic for Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) while Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) will continue to […]
18-yr-old boy drowns in river in north Kashmir’s Bandipora
Srinagar: An 18-year-old youth drowned in river Madhumati in north Kashmir district of Bandipora, official sources said here on Tuesday. They said Danish Manzoor was taking bath in the river when he drowned last evening. However, those present in the area immediately jumped into the river to rescue him but in vain, they said. Later, […]
Lumbardar electrocuted to death in Budgam
Srinagar: A village Lumbardar died of electrocution in Mochan village of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. A police officer siad that Shabir Ahmad Malik (25) son of Ghulam Mohammad of Mochan Beerwah received an electric shock while repairing an electric transformer in the area today morning. Malik was seriously injured due to […]
Senior Kashmiri journalist arrested in midnight raid
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a journalist in a mid night raid at his house on Tuesday. Reports said that Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, 62, Printer and Publisher of Daily Aafaq, Urdu daily newspaper was arrested from his residence in Srinagar last night. A senior Police officer said that he was arrested in a case […]
