Sopore family seeks help in tracing missing boy
SRINAGAR : A teenage boy from Hathlangoo village of north Kashmir’s Sopore town has gone missing after he left his home to attend tuition. Danish Bashir Khan,13, son of Bashir Ahmad Khan left home on Sunday morning to attend tution in Sopore, according to family. “He told us not to worry and he will come […]
Clashes erupt as forces cordon Pulwama village
Srinagar: Intense clashes erupted in Drubgam village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after government forces launched a cordon and search operation in the village. Reports said that a joint team of government forces including army’s 44 RR, Special Operations Group pf Jammu and Kashmir police and paramilitary forces launched a search operation in the area. As […]
Army man dead, three wounded in cross LoC shelling in Rajouri
Srinagar : An army man has been killed and three others wounded in cross-LoC firing in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Reports said that the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keri Battal of Sunderbani sector. Officials said that at about 5:30 in […]
NIA summons Mirwaiz: Don’t make this matter of prestige, says NC
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) Saturday asked New Delhi not to make it a point of prestige to summon moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to New Delhi. Party general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar said that the Valley’s chief cleric should be questioned in the Valley. “Government should not make it a point of […]
Shah Faesal to launch political party on Saturday
(Agencies) Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal will launch his political outfit ‘Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement’ at a function in Rajbagh area of the city on Sunday. He said the function will be held at Gindun Ground in Rajbagh. The 2010 batch UPSC topper resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in January this year […]
Army man injured in landmine blast
Srinagar : An army man was injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of district Poonch on Saturday. A police official said that the soldier was on routine patrol duty in Tarkundi area of Balakote in Mendhar sector when he accidentally stepped on a mine near the (LoC). “In […]
Mirwaiz grieved over loss of lives in Ramban road accident
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday expressed grief over the death of eleven people in a road accident in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. Mirwaiz tweeted: “Grieved over the death of 11 people killed in a road accident in Ramban, my thoughts and prayers with the bereaved families. Tragic to see so […]
Unknown gunmen shot dead woman SPO in south Kashmir
(Agencies) Srinagar : Unknown gunmen on Saturday shot dead a woman Special Police Officer (SPO) in Shopian district of south Kashmir. Official sources said that a female SPO identified as Khushboo Jan, a resident of Vehil village of Shopian district was fired upon by unknown gunmen at her house in Vehil Village, leaving her critically […]
Governor condemns New Zealand mosque attack
Srinagar : Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday strongly condemned shooting at Mosques in New Zealand that left 49 people dead and 20 others injured on Friday. In a message, Governor has expressed shock and anguish over the fatal shooting at two Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in which innocent lives were lost, and many […]
Vehicle crushes to death Municipal Committee daily wager in Poonch
A vehicle crushed to death a daily wager of Municipal Committee Poonch at Jhlas area of the district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Prakash, 48, son of Sheru of Khanter village. He was riding a bicycle when a vehicle hit him. Prakash was a daily wager working with Municipal Committee Poonch. Police officials, […]
