Gun fight rages in kupwara
A gun fight started between militants and Goverment forces in Zurhama forests of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday afternoon. A police officer told news agency GNS that a joint team of of Army’s 23 Para commandos, 160 TA, SOG and CRPF Cordoned off the forest area in Gujarpati, Zurhama, following specific inputs about the […]
Death rumor of youth spark protest at Parimpora.
Srinagar: Protests erupted in Parimpora area of Srinagar Tuesday after rumors of a local youth’s death in police custody started doing rounds on social networking websites. According to news agency GNS, some unknown persons spread rumors about death of Tawseef Ahmad who was arrested by police during a shootout at Zukura last week in which […]
Delhi court refuses plea against Farooq Abdullah.
The Delhi High Court today refused to pass any order on a PIL seeking action against National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah over his alleged remarks on Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK). A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar directed the petitioner to approach the appropriate ministry concerned, which will decide […]
Rajnath rejects presence of IS in valley.
Dismissing reports of the Islamic State gaining a foothold in Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today that Indian Muslims would never allow outfits such as IS to have a base in the country. Singh also said he has complete faith in the Indian youth that they would not let IS misled them. “Any […]
Mughal road reopens for traffic
The Mughal road, the alternate link between Kashmir and rest of the world, was reopened for vehicular traffic this morning after three days closure due to snowfall as weather conditions improved in Jammu region, officials said. “The Mughal road was reopened for vehicular traffic this morning with a fleet of passenger vehicles leaving Poonch in […]
Leh airport under threat
Security forces were put on maximum alert in Leh town of frontier region of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday following intelligence reports that militants might strike the local airport there. The Leh airport, 340 kms from Srinagar, is being used both by the army and civilians and witness heavy rush of travellers during […]
4 year girl hauled by wild animal in URI
Srinagar A minor girl was mauled to death by a wild animal in higher reaches of Uri area of Baramulla district on Tuesday. The girl, identified as Uzma Fatima (4), daughter of Iqbal Hussain, a resident of Chollal Kals, was attacked by animal last night, sources said. Her body was recovered by the locals from the […]
Army resorted to ariel firing after facing pelting in Bandipora villages
Srinagar Army in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday resorted to aerial firing after they were pelted with stones. Reports said that army opened fire in air in Saderkoot Bala and Chandergair localities of northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district after locals pelted them with stones. “To disperse the youth who pelted them with stones, army […]
Tral shut as thousands participate in funeral of Adil
Tral town witnessed complete shutdown and Internet service was suspended by authorities after 17 year old Adil Chopan was killed in the encounter at seer on Monday afternoon. Latest reports said that thousands of people joined the funeral procession of slain militant Adil Chopan. Earlier large number of people including women and children came to […]
Five injured in Prang mishap
Five passagengers including a woman were injured when on Tuesday morning the driver of the vehicle lost control and rammed into outer wall of main mosque of Prang village near kangan in ganderbal district. Giving details about the incident police said that the vehicle was coming from sonamarg to ganderbal on Tuesday morning and met […]
