Authorities likely to exhume body of Langate man killed in Rafiabad gunfight
Srinagar : Authorities are likely to exhume the body of a Langate man killed during a gunfight with the government forces in Rafiabad forests on August 9 after his DNA test matched with his family was found positive. “Preliminary investigation suggests the body belongs to Langate youth. The exhumation will be started once orders from the […]
Vice-Chancellors’ Forum bids farewell to former Governor
Srinagar : Members of the J&K Universities Vice Chancellors’ Forum called on Sh. N.N. Vohra, former Governor, to bid farewell to him. Pertinent to recall Sh. Vohra had functioned as Chancellor of the four State Universities, Central University of Jammu and of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University during his tenure of more than 10 […]
Army man Injured In Mine Blast Along LoC Succumbs
SRINAGAR — An Army jawan who was critically injured in a mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwaradistrict sucumbed, police said today.Nihal Gorang was injured in the blast when he was on patrol duty in Keran sector in Kupwara district of north Kashmir late last night, a Police official said.He said Gorang was rushed […]
Clashes erupt during CASO in Kulgam village; three injured
Three civilians were injured in clashes which broke out during a cordon and search operation in Redwani Bala village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday. Locals said the government forces vandalized the property in adjoining Ghat village after calling off the operation. A source said that army and Special Operations Group (SOG) of the […]
Advisor Ganai interacts with John Abraham, Bunty Walia
SRINAGAR, : Advisor to the Governor, Mr. Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, has urged the country’s premier film fraternity to rediscover the captivating locales of the State’s incomparable scenic beauty. He assured the Bollywood’s big production houses of Government’s full support in facilitating their shooting plans and itineraries in the country’s top tourist destination. Ganai, who is […]
BJP-RSS dividing India: Rahul in Germany
While his party binds the people of India, the BJP-RSS divides them and spreads hatred, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said. Addressing the Indian diaspora at a function organised by the Indian Overseas Congress in Berlin last night, he said the Congress’s thought of “unity in diversity” came from the times of Guru Nanak Dev. […]
Man drowns in Ganderbal
Srinagar : A 30 years old man drowned in a stream in Fateh Pura area of Ganderbal district on Thursday. The slain has been identified as Latief Ahmad Ganie, 30, son of Mohammad Ramzan Ganie, a resident of Fateh Pura Ganderbal. One local informed, “Latief drowned while taking bath. His body was retrieved by the police […]
JRL defers strike to 30th Aug on 35-A issue
Srinagar : Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Friday deferred the strike call issued for August 26 and 27 to support Article 35-A. The JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik has now asked people to observe shutdown on August 30 and 31. “As the Supreme Court of India is now hearing […]
Kokernag gunfight : police claims the killed JeM militant was a Pakistani
Srinagar : The police has claimed to have killed a militant in the ongoing gunfight in the Vailoo area of Kokernag on Friday. As per the official statement of the police the killed militant is a Pakistani and he belonged to JeM. “In Vailoo area of Kokernag in District Anantnag, a search operation was jointly launched […]
Brief Exchange Of Gunfight In Handwara, Searches Launched
SRINAGAR — A brief exchange of gunfight took place between militants and government forces at Yaroo area of Langate, Handwara in north Kashmir‘s Kupwaradistrict on Tuesday late afternoon. An army officer said that the patrolling party of the Army was fired upon by the militants in the area. “The fire was retaliated triggering off a brief exchange of gunfight”. The officer […]
