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, […]
11 dead as SUV falls into gorge in Ramban
(Agencies) Banihal/Jammu,Eleven people, including four women and five children, were killed and four others injured when an SUV skidded off a road and fell into a deep gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The SUV, carrying 15 passengers from Chaderkote to Rajgarh, rolled down into the over 500-feet-deep gorge […]
Two Pulwama youth booked under PSA, shifted to Jammu jail
Srinagar: Authorities have booked two youth under Public Safety Act (PSA) from Pulwama and shifted them to Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu on Friday. An official said that Nazir Rashid Bhat son of Abdul Rashid of Zagigam, Rajpora and Ashiq Nabi Dar son of Ghulam Nabi Dar of Rahmoo village have been arrested fortnight ago by […]
