Kulgam Panch succumbs to injuries

Kulgam Panch succumbs to injuries

Srinagar : A Panch who was injured critically after shot at by unknown gunmen at Shalipora village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district succumbed to injuries last night. A senior doctor at SMHS hospital said that the Abdul Majeed Dar succumbed to injuries at around 11:15 pm on Wednesday . Earlier, unknown gunmen had barged inside […]

Mehbooba, Hasnain file nomination from Anantnag seat

Mehbooba, Hasnain file nomination from Anantnag seat

Agencies Srinagar : PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference candidate Justice (retd) Hasnain Masoodi Wednesday filed nomination papers from Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. BJP candidate for the south Kashmir seat Sofi Mohammad Yousuf has already filed his nomination papers. Two independent candidates have also filed their nominations since the Election […]

Mehbooba takes swipe at Jaitley’s ‘separatist psyche’ remark

Mehbooba takes swipe at Jaitley’s ‘separatist psyche’ remark

Agencies SRINAGAR:  A ‘new India’ where those who kill and lynch in the name of religion are feted and garlanded is “unacceptable”, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said Wednesday. The PDP president was reacting to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s remarks that statements of mainstream parties in Kashmir create “separatist psyche” and […]

Police Chief Promises Safe Environment For Voters In State

Police Chief Promises Safe Environment For Voters In State

Agencies SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh Tuesday sought to assure the people that all necessary efforts would be made to ensure a peaceful and secure atmosphere for them to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha polls. The director general of state police gave the assurance after visiting Baramulla and Kupwara districts […]

LeT militant arrested from Srinagar hospital

LeT militant arrested from Srinagar hospital

Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday arrested a militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit at Rajbagh area of Srinagar. Official sources said that a militant identified as Danish Haneef Wani a resident of Natipora has been arrested from a private hospital in Srinagar. Danish went missing soon after he left home for prayers in the […]

Kangan shuts on first death anniversary of local youth

Kangan shuts on first death anniversary of local youth

Srinagar : A shutdown is being observed on Wednesday in Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on the first death anniversary of a local youth who was killed in government force action in 2018. Shops and business establishments remained closed and traffic was off the roads in Kangan  area. On 03 April last year […]

Security withdrawal aimed to weaken PDP, party writes to CEO

Security withdrawal aimed to weaken PDP, party writes to CEO

Srinagar :   The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has written to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Jammu and Kashmir, alleging that the withdrawal of security of their various leaders following a recent security review meet was aimed at “managing and rigging elections.” Sources in the party said that the PDP has urged the CEO to intervene in […]

Forces launch CASO in Shopian village

Forces launch CASO in Shopian village

Srinagar: Government forces launched a cordon and search operation at a village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday morning. A police official said that a joint team of army, SOG and Central Reserved Police Force personnel laid a seige around Trenz village and began a door to door search operation. They said the CASO […]