South kashmir: Militants attack SSP Shopian’s vehicle
Srinagar : SSP Shopian on Saturday had a narrow escape when militants fired upon his bulletproof vehicle at Hajipora area in south Kashmir district. Official sources said that the bullets hit the vehicle but the officer and his guarding personnel escaped unhurt as the vehicle they were traveling to attend army’s function was bulletproof. They […]
Balhama gunfight: police recovers one more body, toll 3
Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday recovered dead body of third militant from the site of gunfight at Balhama, Khunmoh in the Srinagar outskirts. With the recovery of another dead body, the death toll in the gunfight has gone up to three. Earlier, two militants — Owais Ahmad of Nowdal Tral and Shabir Ahmad of Aghanzipora […]
Furnish advt bills immediately for release of payment: DIPR to Newspapers
JAMMU, MARCH 16: The Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) has asked all the approved newspapers and other periodicals to furnish the advertisement bills of the current financial year immediately for release of payment before the fiscal closure. “The newspapers and other periodicals which have not submitted the advertisement bills of the current year as […]
Thousands attend last rites of slain militant in Awantipora
Thousands participated in the funeral prayers of slain militant Shabir Ahmed in Aghanzpora Awantipora area of district Pulwama on Friday. Reports said that thousands of the people from Aghanzpor and adjoining villages participated in the funeral prayers of Slain militant Shabir Ahmed, a resident of Aghanzpora Awantipora Pulwama, who was killed during an encounter between […]
Explain Hafiz’s JuD, charity wing ban: Court
March 16 : The Lahore High Court on Friday ordered the Pakistan government to explain why the Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) and its charity wing Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) of 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed were banned and their accounts frozen. The order came during a petition filed by Saeed through his lawyer A.K. Dogar […]
Daler Mehndi sent to jail for 2 years for human trafficking
March 16, 2018 Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi has been sentenced to two years in prison after he was convicted in a 2003 human trafficking case by a court in Delhi today, reports ANI. Mehndi and his brother, Shamsher Singh, had been accused of illegally sending people abroad disguised as members of his troupe by […]
Two militants killed in Khonmoh encounter identified.
The two militants killed in an overnight gunfight with the government forces in Khonmoh area on the outskirts of Srinagar have been identified as Owais Ahmad of Tral and Shabir Ahmad of Aghanzipora. A top police official said that the bodies were identified by their families. “The bodies have been handed over to them,” he […]
Train service suspended IUST postpone Friday exam
Train services were suspended in entire south kashmir after two local militants were killed in Khnonmoh gunfight.There have been protests in Pampor and Khnonmoh after the gunfight . The slain militants were identified by police from Tral and Avantipora. Meanwhile IUST has postponed all slated exams on Friday due to killing of two militants as […]
Forces resort to aerial firing in Pampore
Srinagar: Government forces resorted to aerial firing in Pampore after scores of protesters pelted rocks on them on Thursday. Soon after the incidents shopkeepers downed their shutters and people were seen running in chaos, witnesses said. The incident took place amid a gunfight between militants and government forces in Balehama, Khunmoh area not so far […]
Kashmir problem, a national issue: RSS chief Bhagwat
Nagpur:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Friday that Kashmir problem is not region-specific but a national issue, and it must be treated in the same manner. “The Kashmir problem should not just be confined to Kashmir alone, but should be viewed as an all India problem and therefore we should all come […]
