Srinagar : A 40-year old woman committed suicide by jumping into a river from a bridge in Poonch district on Tuesday. Reports said that a woman identified as Surinder Kour Singh of Ward Number 17 Mohalla Azad Poonch jumped into the river from Sher-e-Kashmir Bridge in Poonch today morning. Soon after the incident, local volunteers and […]
Srinagar : The chairman of Muslim League Jammu and Kashmir Masarat Aalam Bhat was on Tuesday brought from Jammu jail to New Delhi court today for the hearing of a case lodged against him. Official sources said that Masarat Aalam is being produced in a New Delhi court today for his alleged involvement in “terror […]
Agencies NEW DELHI — Ajit Doval has been appointed as the National Security Adviser (NSA) for a second consecutive term and elevated to the rank of Union Cabinet Minister, according to a Personnel Ministry order. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment for a five-year period with effect from May 31, 2019 and […]
Right from Mirwiaz Umar Farooq to Farooq Abdullah every Kashmiri leader is showing by his statements about the state-of-affairs in Kashmir Valley and the impact of hard policy on the ground situation. As Amit Shah has taken over as Home Minister of the country, most of the mainstream political parties of Kashmir are waiting for […]
Agencies Colombo: Two Muslim governors in Sri Lanka resigned Monday after thousands of people, including majority Buddhist community monks, launched a protest in the pilgrim city of Kandy, demanding their sacking for allegedly supporting Islamist extremists responsible for the Easter suicide bombings. Western Province Governor Azath Salley and Eastern Province Governor MALM Hisbullah, handed over […]
Srinagar : A personnel of Special Operation Group (SOG) of police was injured critically in an accidental fire at Kadipora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. Reports reaching GNS said that the SOG man Nazir Ahmad Ganaie (SPO) was hit by a bullet after his service rifle went off accidentally inside the SOG […]
Agencies An Indian Air Force transport aircraft has gone missing after taking off from an airbase in Assam. The last contact with the aircraft — an Antonov An-32 military transport aircraft — was at around 1pm today, reports said. 13 people are said to be onboard the plane, including eight crew members and five passengers. […]
Srinagar : Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh today said militancy element was present in Kishtwar since long and in the recent past a few more people joined it and “our efforts is to wipe-out entire module and to ensure militancy is not revived in Kishtwar belt.” Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a […]
Srinagar : Expressing concern at the alleged deepening uncertainty in the state, senior CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Monday said releasing separatists leaders and youth ahead of Eid festival could be a good Confidence Building Measure (CBM). Tarigami said reviving the situation afresh at decision making level and evolving a comprehensive policy to address […]
Srinagar : Clashes between protesters and government forces erupted during a cordon and search operation (CASO) at a village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Monday. Reports said youth took to roads and started pelting stones on the deployment of the forces after the CASO was launched in Tarigam village of the district. The forces […]