BJP protests in Srinagar, seeks security for political workers
Srinagar: State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday held a protest demonstration in Srinagar and demanded security for all the political workers in the state. The BJP workers led by party state general secretary Ashok Kaul assembled at the Press Enclave and demanded protection to their workers. On Saturday unknown gunmen shot a […]
3 dead, 5 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Ramban
Srinagar : Three passengers died and five others were injured in an accident at Ukhral Senabathi area of Ramban in Jammu Division on Monday late night. A police officer told news agency GNS that the vehicle (Echo JK19-3718) skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge after the driver lost control over the vehicle at […]
Kashmiri student who went missing from Noida languishing in Pakistani jail, claims family
Srinagar : A Kashmiri student who went missing nearly five months back from a university in Noida in Uttar Pradesh is languishing in a Pakistani jail, his family said on Monday. Syed Wahid, 23, went missing on December 12 from a private university in Noida. Syed’s father has told police that he recently received a […]
Four youth injured during clashes in Shopian
Srinagar : At least four youth were injured during clashes with the security forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. Shopian and Pulwama district are going to polls for the Lok Sabha elections of Anantnag parliamentary constituency. Reports said that clashes erupted in Batmurran village of the district where polling was held today. They […]
Fleecing public
In this month of Ramzan, the markets are completely out of hands of the State administration and there is no uniform rate in all the essential commodities being sold in the markets. The rates of mutton have gone up as the wholesalers are blaming the highway ban and the various check posts created to stop […]
Petrol bomb hurled at polling booth in Shopian
Srinagar : Unidentified persons lobbed a petrol bomb at a polling station in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. Reports said that petrol bomb was hurled at the polling station stationed at Government Higher Secondary School (Boys) Shopian which exploded outside. However, in the incident, no loss of life or injury was reported.
Grenade hurled at Polling Station in Pulwama’s Chatapora
Srinagar : Unknown persons on Monday hurled grenade at the polling station in Chatapora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said the grenade was hurled at the polling booth located in Government Higher Secondary School Chatapora in Pulwama, but it missed the target. The grenade exploded outside the school building and no loss […]
Er Rasheed holds anti-government protest in Srinagar
Srinagar : Former legislator Er Rasheed on Monday staged a protest in Srinagar against the government over the jailing of separatist leaders and its failure to make Mughal road and other highways all-weather roads. Holding banners and play cards and chanting slogans protesters started the march from Magarmal Bagh and proceeded towards civil secretariat. However, […]
Supreme Court rejects plea against JK highway ban
Agencies New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Jammu and Kashmir government’s order restricting civilian traffic for two days in a week on a stretch of the highway from Udhampur to Baramulla for the movement of security forces. Counsel for the Jammu and Kashmir government told the bench comprising […]
No Karvan-e-Aman bus services today
They said the stranded passengers here and Kashmiris in other side of the Line of Control (LoC) were allowed to cross the sides on April 21 and 29, respectively. The cross-LoC bus, introduced as one of the major Confidence Building Measure (CBM) by Pakistan and India in 2005, remained suspended since March four due to […]
