Muslim man elected as Panch in Hindu-majority Bhaderwah village
Bhaderwah : Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, a Hindu-majority village in Bhaderwah town elected unopposed the head of its only Muslim family as their Panch in the ongoing nine-phased Panchayat polls. Chowdhary Mohammad Hussain (54), a Gujjar from a family of cattle rearers, has become the Panch of Bhelan-Kharothi village of Hanga Panchayat. […]
12 killed, 18 others injured in Poonch road accident
At least 12 passengers died and eighteen others were injured, four of them critically, in a road accident in Mandi tehsil of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. An official said that a passenger bus (registration number JK02W0445) heading towards Poonch from Loran skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge […]
NIA court issues production warrant against Aasiya Andrabi, two other Dukhtaran-e-Millat activists
Srinagar : A special court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday issued a production warrant against Aasiya Andrabi, Sofi Fehmeeda, and Naheeda Nasreen of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, after taking cognisance of recent charge sheet against them. The NIA court has issued the production warrant against the three accused women for December 12. The production warrant is an […]
Zakir Mousa in turban, punjab on high alert
Many news agencies have reported that Zakir Mousa was spotted by intelligence agencies in turban. Reports said that this intelligence input has lead to high alert in punjab, after the recent grenade attack in Amritsar, security agencies are looking for the link up between kashmir based militants and punjab rising militancy.
Guns blaze in Uri sector all the night
Reports from Kamalkote Uri said that guns were blazing all the night creating fresh panic among the residents of the area . Latest reports said that on thrusday morning there was silence on the border but residents were fearstriken. Police said that heavy shelling was going on throughout the previous night and added that there […]
CRPF camp attacked at eidgah Ali masjid
Police sources have confirmed that suspected militants lobbed a grenade on CRPF camp in Ali masjid area of eid gah Srinagar late night today. Police said that soon after the blast they cordoned the area and have started searches to nab the culprits. Meanwhile police has denied the reports being uploaded on social media that […]
Human rights week: Mirwaiz condemns police raids on pro-freedom activists
Srinagar: Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday condemned the nocturnal raids and arrests of pro-freedom activists by police in Srinagar to scuttle commemoration of human rights week. Taking to social networking site Twitter, Mirwaiz wrote: “Nocturnal raids by police on resistance activists and people’s homes in Srinagar city in connection with Human Rights Week!Family […]
Trade leader Yaseen Khan detained by police in Srinagar
Srinagar: In connection with the World Human Rights Day, police has detained Kashmir Economic Alliance chairperson, Muhammad Yasin Khan from his office in Srinagar on Wednesday. Khan, who also heads the Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation was whisked away to Kothi Bagh Police Station soon after he reached his office, a spokesperson of the amalgam […]
Panchayat polls phase 7 : Baramulla records 12% turnout till noon
Srinagar: Baramulla in north Kashmir on Tuesday recorded a voter turnout of 12 percent till noon in the seventh phase of Panchayat elections. Rafiabad and Pattan blocks of the district are going to polls today. Voting began for the seventh phase Tuesday amid JRL’s shutdown call in poll-bound areas. Polling started at 8 am and will […]
J&K Governor pays tribute to Sheikh Abdullah
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday paid tributes to National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his 113th birth anniversary, which will be observed Wednesday. On the occasion, the governor recalled the significant contribution of Abdullah to the development of the state. “A sustained endeavour towards strengthening of our democratic institutions […]
