BJP government being called lynch-pujari: Kapil Sibal

BJP government being called lynch-pujari: Kapil Sibal

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday slammed the BJP government saying that people have termed it as the “lynch-pujari”. Sibal’s remarks come a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress party was being called “bail gadi” because many of its senior leaders were out on bail. “Eight accused convicted for lynching are […]

Two Amarnath pilgrims die

Two Amarnath pilgrims die

Two pilgrims died due to natural causes, taking the death toll in this year’s pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas to 14, police said today. A woman pilgrim, Lakshmi Bhai (54), a resident of Hyderabad, died due to cardiac arrest at Baltal base camp of the Amarnath yatra in Ganderbal district of […]

Burhan Wani anniversary: Clashes break out in Tral village

Burhan Wani anniversary: Clashes break out in Tral village

Srinagar: Clashes break out in Nowdal village of Tral town in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district between locals and government forces on Sunday. Reports said that as youths tried to march towards the native village of slain Hizb commander Burhan Wani to pay tribute to him on his second death anniversary. However, the forces fired tear gas […]

34 militants killed in Afghanistan

34 militants killed in Afghanistan

Thirty-four militants were killed and 18 others injured in Afghanistan’s Balkh province during security operations, a police official said on Sunday. “The militants were killed during the cleanup operations in Chamtal district on Saturday,” the official told Xinhua news agency. Two security personnel were also injured.  (Agencies)

Yatra suspended, Internet off on Burhan anniversary in Kashmir

As a precautionry measure authorities on Sunday did not allow Amarnath yatiris to proceed from Jammu to kashmir on Burhan wani death anniversary. Police and security forces imposed curfew and restrictions in Srinagar and other parts of a kashmir valley to prevent protests and violence as Burhan has become a new rallying point for the […]

Army personnel injured in sniper attack at Nowshera

Reports from Nowshera sector of Jammu region said that one army jawan was injured on saturday when he was attacked by suspected sniper attack from other side of border. Police said that injured jawan was shifted to army base hospital and his condition was stated to be stable. More details are awaited.

Governor ask army and security forces to avoid civilian killings

Expressing concern over the three civilian killings in Kulgham including that of teenage girl, governor N.N Vohra held high level meeting at Rajbawan. Reports said that he told all heads of government forces that civilian killings would not be tolerated even at the face of grave provocations.He said that during anti militancy operations civilian killings […]

Protests swell after three civilian killings at Kulgham

Latest reports from Radwani Kulgham said that protests have erupted again after the news about the killing of teenage girl reached there.two young boys and a girl identified as Andleeb were killed and several other people were injured after the government forces opened fire on protesters at Hawoora Radwani in Kulgham on saturday morning . […]

Curfew in Tral. Heavy deployment of security forces

In the wee hours of Saturday, police vehicles started announcing imposition of curfew and restrictions in entire Tral township of pulwama district on the eve of second anniversary of Burhan wani on Sunday. JRL has given a call to protest and for public meeting at Tral on Sunday while paying rich tributes to him.He was […]

Night landing at Srinagar airport very soon say officials

Night landing facility at Srinagar airport would soon be a reality.The work is at the final stage and governor administration has asked all wings of the government to complete the process by this month end.If all goes as planned by the authorities in the month of August night landing would be a reality on Srinagar […]