Gunmen Open Fire In Shopian, Cop Among 2 Injured
Srinagar—A special police officer (SPO) and a youth were injured after gunmen opened fire at Bungam area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. Official sources told GNS that gunmen fired upon the SPO Bilal Ahmad at Bungam at around 4:22 pm, resulting into severe injuries to him. One of the bullets also hit a […]
UP man ties wife to fan, beats with belt, sends video to in-laws asking for dowry
Shahjahanpur: In yet another shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh, a man tied his wife to the ceiling fan and brutally beat her with a belt and even filmed the entire incident before sending the video to his brother-in-law threatening that he will further torture her if his demands of dowry are not met. The incident […]
16-member Pak Test squad for England-Ireland tour announced
Lahore:After a five-day fitness camp in Gaddafi stadium, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Sunday announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming tour of England and Ireland excluding batsman Fawad Alam, pacer Wahab Riaz and focusing on batsmen. Nine batsmen have been included in the squad to counter the difficult playing condition in England. Led by Sarfraz […]
Army man joins Hizbul Mujahideen: JK police officials
An army man who had gone missing from south Kashmir earlier this month has joined the Hizbul Mujahideen terror group, police officials said today. Idrees Mir, who was posted in the army’s Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry unit, joined the group yesterday, a police official said. The official said Mir had gone missing from Shopian. […]
SC seeks JK govt’s reply by April 27 on transfer of Kathua case to Chandigarh
Putting the ball in Jammu and Kashmir government’s court, the Supreme Court on Monday asked it to reply by April 27 whether a plea to transfer the Kathua rape and murder case from the state’s courts to Chandigarh should be allowed. According to the report published in The Times of India, the father sought security […]
No justice in Mecca Masjid blast case: Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi today alleged that the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case in which all the five accused facing trial were acquitted, had not been pursued properly by anti-terror investigative agency NIA. Hyderabad Lok Sabha member Owaisi alleged on a micro-blogging site that most of the witnesses in the Mecca Masjid blast case had […]
Give security to Kathua victim’s family and lawyer: SC to J&K govt
The Supreme Court today directed the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide security to the family of the eight-year-old Kathua gangrape and murder victim, the lawyer and a family friend assisting them in pursuing the case. The apex court also took note of a plea of the victim’s father seeking transfer of the trial of […]
5 Accused in Mecca Masjid bomb blast case acquitted
Hyderabad: A special anti-terror court in Hyderabad Monday acquitted right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove charges against them. A massive blast had ripped through the Mecca Masjid on May 8, 2007, during Friday prayers, killing nine people and wounding 58. […]
Army porter killed in cross-border firing in Uri : Police
Srinagar : An army porter was killed in cross-border firing in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday, police said. Police said that today at about 10.40 am, one person namely Khursheed Ahmad of Nawaranda Uri, who was working as Porter with army’s 4 madras unit , got a bullet injury in neck […]
Kathua rape case: Students protest across Kashmir to demand punishment for guilty
Srinagar : Students of Government Degree College Islamabad on Monday held a protest demonstration against the rape and murder of eight-year-old nomadic girl Asifa, a resident of Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. Scores of the students assembled inside the college premises shouting pro-freedom slogans against the gruesome incident and demanded punishment for the guilty. […]
