Basant Rath seizes PDP leaders car, sends him home in his own vehicle

SRINAGAR: State’s traffic manager Basant Rath has seized the vehicle of a former lawmaker and district president for violating a traffic law, sources said. He was driven to his home in the officer’s vehicle. Official sources said Rath has intercepted the vehicle of a former PDP Lawmaker who was travelling in his official car. During […]
JRL calls for peaceful protests after Friday prayers

Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) led by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik on Thursday called for peace full Kashmir-wide protests after Friday congregational prayers against killing of civilians, indiscriminate use of pellet and vandalising of properties and impressed all sections of society including Aema Masajid, teachers, lawyers, intellectuals, civil […]
Civilian’s responsible for their deaths: DGP

Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir Police chief, SP Vaid on Thursday blamed civilians for their deaths as “they have no business to be at encounter sites.” DGP was replying to live question from people on official Jammu and Kashmir police official twitter handle. DGP was posed with hard questions on civilian killings. “No marriage of a […]
Army Jawan killed in fresh CFV at Poonch

Jammu: An Army jawan was on Thursday killed in fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a defence spokesman said. Naik Thorat Kiran Popatrao (31) was grievously injured in the exchange of firing in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district on Wednesday evening and later […]
Safina Baig appointed PDP’s women wing president

Srinagar— Safina Baig, the wife of Baramulla Lok Sabha member Muzaffar Hussain Baig, was today appointed as the president of the women’s wing of ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “Mehbooba Mufti, President J&K People’s Democratic Party (JKPDP) has nominated Safina Baig as president women’s wing of the party,” a spokesman for the ruling party said […]
Asifa will get justice: VK Singh

New Delhi: Union Minister VK Singh on Thursday expressed disappointment over the gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl from a minority nomadic community at Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and said “we as humans” have failed Asifa. Expressing distress over the tragedy, perhaps the first reaction from a BJP minister, he said we […]
Two cops injured in grenade attack at Pulwama

wo policemen were wounded in a grenade blast in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, reports said. Quoting sources, GNS news agency reported that the militants lobbed a grenade on police station Pulwama at around 10:40 am. Two policemen sustained minor splinter injuries in the blast, GNS quoted SSP Pulwama Mohd Asalam Chaudhary as having […]
Life disrupted as lawyers call for general strike in Jammu

jammu:-Jammu High Court Bar Association on Wednesday struck work over various issues including demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kathua rape-cum-murder case and deportation of Rohingya immigrants, leading to disruption of normal life across the region. IMAGE: Carrying tricolor and chanting slogans in support of their demands, JHCBA members led by their […]
Most schools, colleges to remain closed tomorrow Restrictions in Old city

Srinagar, :Authorities on Wednesday decided to suspend the class work in schools and colleges in most parts of the Kashmir. Kashmir University and Islamic University cancelled examinations and also suspended the class work. “In view of concerns expressed by students, all Kashmir University examinations scheduled to be held on April 12 (Thursday) and April 13 […]
Four civilians, Army trooper killed in Kulgam, militants escape

Srinagar, : Four civilians and an Army trooper were Wednesday killed in an encounter that raged between forces and militants in Khudwani area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. However, a top police official wishing not be named said that the militants believed to be two in the number who were trapped in the residential house […]