Two persons travelling on roof of bus electrocuted in central Kashmir’s Budgam
Srinagar: Two persons were electrocuted in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday while they were travelling on a bus roof and came to contact with the electric wire. Reports said that the incident happened in Watrehail area of Budgam and the victims have been identified as Shabir Ahmad Baba, a resident of Gund Ali and […]
SPO critically wounded after gunmen strike in south kashmir
A special police officer (SPO) of Jammu and Kashmir Police was critically injured after militants attacked him in Khanabal locality of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. Official sources said that the gunmen opened fire upon SPO Turag Singh in Khanbal. In the incident, the SPO sustained critical bullet wounds and has been shifted District […]
Hizb OGW arrested in Ganderbal: Police
Police on Friday claimed they have arrested an over ground worker (OGW) affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant outfit. SSP Ganderbal, in a press briefing, on Friday identified the over ground worker as Nazir Ahmad Malik, son of Abdul Khaliq Malik, of Lobar Mohalla Shalbug. He said that Malik was arrested during a cordon-and-search-operation at […]
Plantation day at L.P high school
Many plant sapplings were planted in the school premises of L. P high school Botakadal in Lal bazaar Srinagar on Friday today.Reports said that in an impressive gathering Range officer of social forestry division of ganderbal Bilal Ahmad was thanked by people present and students for providing quality saplings for the plantation day. Principal of […]
Youth attempts suicide in Srinagar
Srinagar, March 30 :In a bid to end to his life, a youth (name withheld) resident of Srinagar consumed some poisonous substance. He was shifted to SKIMS Soura for treatment. Meanwhile, Srinagar police has registered a case in this regard.
BJP intensifying communal polarization: CPI-M
New Delhi, Mar 30 : Referring to rising communal disturbances in Bihar, the CPI-M on Friday accused the BJP of sharpening communal polarization following its rout in the Lok Sabha by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. “Widespread communal disturbances are occurring in most districts of Bihar,” a statement by the Communist Party of India-Marxist said, at […]
Geelani’s long house detention ends, leads prayers at Hydepora Mosque
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani offered the congregational Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid Hyderpora Srinagar, first time after a period of almost eight years. Reports said that Geelani along with Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, a newly appointed Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman and others aides left for the prayers around 1 pm. While addressing a […]
Parliamentary panel raps MHA; says just 22 % funds from PM’s package for Jammu and Kashmir released
NEW DELHI: Only 22 per cent of the Prime Minister’s Rs 80,000 crore development package for Jammu and Kashmir has been released to the state government so far, a parliamentary committee has said in a scathing report underlining the “little outcome achieved” under it. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, headed by senior Congress […]
Sharma visits militancy hotbed Tral, holds talks
TRAL: Centre’s special envoy for a dialogue on Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma today visited Tral, a sub-district in South Kashmir that is considered as the breeding ground for militancy, and held talks with a broad cross-section of people. Amid tight security in the wake of threats by militant groups, Sharma arrived here in a helicopter to […]
Barmer woman, converts, settles in Kashmir
SrinagarThe case of a Barmer woman, who went missing on March 16 and later the police found that she had converted to Islam and had married a Kashmiri man, took a new turn on Wednesday when her father alleged that she had been kidnapped from Ahmedabad, reports claimed. A report published in Hindustan Times said that the […]
