Srinagar: Government forces on Saturday conducted searches in the premises of the Sub District Hospital, Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that joint team of Jammu & Kashmir police, army’s 42 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and 180 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have launched the operation in the area following specific inputs about […]
SRINAGAR : A 44-year-old power development department (PDD) lineman was electrocuted to death on Saturday in Anantnag village of South Kashmir. The incident took place at Dialgam town of Anantnag district. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Khalil Itoo son of Ghulam Hassan itoo resident of Khoshipora village of Anantnag. He was rushed to […]
Srinagar : Eleven passengers were injured after a vehicle met with an accident at Kaltha area of Tanghdar in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday afternoon. Station House Officer (SHO), Tanghdar, Nasir Ahmad said that the vehicle (Sumo JK09A-4219) skidded off the road and rolled down 20 ft deep gorge at Kaltha mode. In the […]
Srinagar : Two army men were injured in a firing incident during a cordon-and-search operation (CASO) in upper reaches of Bandipora forests in north Kashmir on Friday. Official sources told GNS that the army’s 27 RR has launched a search operation in the woods of Chaan Daji and Dani Behak area since last one week. […]
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday released the father of Hizb ul Mujahideen operational commander Riyaz Naikoo after he was detained during a night raid on Wednesday. SP Awantipora Zahif Malik confirmed to news agency CNS that the father of Riyaz Naikoo has been released. “Police had not arrested him. He was brought here only […]
Srinagar: Senior resistance leader Dr Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday slammed state government for locking down the historic Jamia Masjid on the eleventh Friday for prayers. “11th Friday’s so far this year of lockdown of #JamaMasjid by imposing curfew & restrictions barring Muslims from offering Juma prayers there! These repressive measures will only strengthen our […]
United Nations : The UN has said it is alarmed by reports of the mass detention of Uighurs in China and called for the release of those held on a counter terrorism “pretext”. This comes after a UN committee heard reports that up to one million Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang were held in re-education camps, […]
Srinagar: Former chief ministers, Omar Abdulla of National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti of PDP Friday tweeted on the abductions in south Kashmir. “11 abductions! This is a very worrying reflection of the situation in the valley. What’s worse is the selective outrage – people/leaders who are so vocal about alleged security force excesses are silent […]
Srinagar : Terming the arrest of the second son of UJC chief Syed Salahuddin as a vengeful act, the United Jihad Council on Friday said Indian forces and agencies by targeting the houses and families of “mujahideen” are making vain attempts to break the resolve of the armed resistance leadership. “The Indian forces and agencies […]
Srinagar : Authorities sounded high alert across south Kashmir areas on Thursday after gunmen abducted seven persons connected directly or indirectly with the local police force. Reports said the gunmen on Thursday evening abducted Zubair Ahmad, son of a policeman from Arwani area of Kulgam district; Arif Ahmed, brother of a middle-rung police officer from Arwani; […]