Train Services suspended,Repairs underway
Srinagar Srinagar Banihal train services were suspended on Thursday due to the repairing of damaged infrastructure to restore rail service between Srinagar and Banihal in Kashmir. “Our engineers are working to restore the damaged lines and other infrastructure between Srinagar and Islamabad and we are hopeful of restarting the service at the earliest,” an official […]
Assembly adjourned,opposition angry with process of conveying
SRINAGAR: The hour-long session of the assembly convened to elect the Speaker was adjourned as the opposition raised issues about the process of convening. They said the members were not given enough of time to attend the session. While it was expected that ruling coalition candidate will be the consensus candidate but indications suggest he […]
4 militants arrested in Baramullah,responsible for killing of three civilians: Police
Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested four militants responsible for the killing of three civilians in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district earlier this month. The spokesman in a statement said that militants were arrested following days of searches in the area. “Multiple parties of Police, Army and CRPF were launched in […]
Mirwaiz terms All party meeting Farce,demand removal of AFSPA
Srinagar Taking to his Twitter handle Mirwaiz wrote “Govt All Party meet a farce !7 civilians killed no FIR or investigation, police chief commended forces for killing 5 boys while not a single word about civilian killings ! Stop taking people for a ride ! Otherwise Arrest the Killers, Remove #AFSPA Give justice! (sic)”. Earlier, […]
Protests rock Kashmir University.
The students of Kashmir University on Wednesday staged a demonstration in support of the professor killed in Sunday’s gunfight in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Reports said scores of students and scholars carrying banners in favour of slain professor Mohammad Rafi Bhat assembled on the campus and held a demonstration.Bhat was killed along with four militants, […]
Kashmir back to normalcy barring South.
Srinagar—Life returned to normal in most parts of Kashmir Valley except Pulwama and Shopian districts of south Kashmir on Wednesday after a three-day shutdown over civilian and militant killings. A police official said there were no restrictions in most parts of the summer capital today, with shops and other business establishments getting back to business. […]
Mehbooba condemns tourist’s killing, describes it as a blot on Kashmir’s value system
SRINAGAR, MAY 08: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has strongly condemned the killing of a tourist from Chennai in a stone pelting incident at Narbal yesterday. In a statement, the Chief Minister said the unfortunate incident of the killing of 23-year-old R Thirumani is heartbreaking which goes against the Kashmiri ethos of hospitality and respect for […]
Kishtwar shuts against Kashmir civilian killings
Srinagar : Muslims in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir observed a complete shutdown to protest against the killing of civilians in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. The call for the strike was issued by the Imam Jamia Masjid Kishtwar, Farooq Ahmed over the killing of five civilians in forces’ action on protesters near a gunfight […]
Army can’t be blamed for radicalisation of Kashmiri youth: Defence Minister
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the armed forces should not be blamed for Kashmiri youths joining militants, indicating that there will be no relaxation in the government’s tough policy on dealing with violent extremism. “I think we need to understand the issue which is very sensitive with a great deal of nuance. You cannot hold […]
CM Mehbooba convenes all-party meet tomorrow
Srinagar : Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday convened an All Party Meet tomorrow amid a fresh spike in the violence in Kashmir. The meeting will take place at a time when 16 people- eight militants, seven civilians and a tourist have been killed in the valley in past four days. On Saturday three militants […]
