Shutdown in Shopian, Pulwama against militant killings; clashes erupt

Shutdown in Shopian, Pulwama  against militant killings; clashes erupt

Srinagar: Intense clashes between local youth and government forces erupted at Muran Chowk in Pulwama on Thursday amid a spontaneous shutdown. Reports said that youths hit the streets and hurled stones on government forces who retaliated with tear smoke shells and pellets to disperse them. Three local militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces […]

Police releases pictures of wanted militants in Kishtwar

Police releases pictures of wanted militants in Kishtwar

Srinagar : The posters carrying pictures of seven wanted militants affiliated with the Hizbul Mujahideen and the Lashker-e-Taiba have come up in Kishtwar district with an announcement for a cash reward and a job for anyone providing information leading to their arrest or killing. Kishtwar district in was rattled by the killing of a senior […]

Facebook Mentions Kashmir Separately Along With India, Pakistan

Facebook Mentions Kashmir Separately Along With India, Pakistan

Agencies NEW DELHI — As Facebook announced it has removed thousands of fake pages and accounts, the social media giant mentioned Kashmir separately, independent of India and Pakistan. In a blog post on Tuesday, Facebook’s Head of Cybersecurity Policy mentioned Kashmir as a seperate entity from India. “Today, we removed 513 Pages, Groups and accounts for […]

Modi address: Twitter abuzz with speculation on Emergency, Dawood, Masood and jokes too

Modi address: Twitter abuzz with speculation on Emergency, Dawood, Masood and jokes too

PTI New Delhi: While the nation waited for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation, anxiously counting the minutes before his “important message”, speculation spiralled — would it be about Emergency, bringing back Dawood Ibrahim or killing Masood Azhar? As the designated hour of 12 noon came and went, jokes on Twitter gathered strength. With […]

Shopian civilian killed by militants: Police

Shopian civilian killed by militants: Police

Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday issued a statement regarding the killing of a man in south Kashmirs Shopian district. The spokesman in a statement said that terrorists today shot dead a civilian at Kachdoora area in District Shopian. “Identified as Tanveer Ahmad Dar resident of Bemnipora, he was killed by terrorists […]

BJP has sought early assembly polls in JK: Ram Madhav

BJP has sought early assembly polls in JK: Ram Madhav

Srinagar : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday said that his party (BJP has told Election Commission of India (ECI) to hold the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest. Ram Madhav, who is also the party’s point-man for Jammu and Kashmir affairs, lashed out at the two […]

Man shot dead in Shopian village

Man shot dead in Shopian village

Srinagar : A man was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at Kachdoora village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as  Tanveer Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Abdullah Dar of Bemnipora Shopian. He was fired upon by masked gunmen near Masjid Noor at Kachdoora village this afternoon. A police officer […]

Former PDP legislator joins Shah Faesal led JKPM

Former PDP legislator joins Shah Faesal led JKPM

Srinagar : Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cabinet minister Javid Mustafa Mir on Wednesday joined the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) party in Srinagar. According to the reports, Mir along with dozens of his workers joined JKPM at its head office in Srinagar. Earlier, Mir had quit the PDP soon after the PDP- BJP […]