Man killed over water dispute in Shopian

Man killed over water dispute in Shopian

Srinagar : A man was killed after the residents of two villages entered into a scuffle following a dispute over the irrigation water supply in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. A police official said the scuffle took place in Homhuna Zainapora village that left one person dead. He said that the scuffle began with […]

BJP’s poll manifesto promises abrogation of Article 370, Article 35 A

BJP’s poll manifesto promises abrogation of Article 370, Article 35 A

New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its election manifesto released by Party President Amit Shah in Delhi on Monday reiterated the saffron party’s commitment to abrogated article 370 and article 35-A presently challenged through various public interest litigations (PILs) in the Supreme Court of India. In the last five years, we have made […]

Grenade lobbed on CRPF bunker in Srinagar

Grenade lobbed on CRPF bunker in Srinagar

Srinagar : Unknown men on Monday lobbed a grenade on a CRPF bunker at Gulshan Nagar, Nowgam in outskirts of Srinagar City. Reports said that the unknown men hurled a grenade on CRPF 117 bn bunker Gulshan Nagar, Nowgam. Confirming the incident a police officer told this news agency that the device, however, did not […]

Five youth arrested during nocturnal raids in south Kashmir’s Pulwama

Five youth arrested during nocturnal raids in south Kashmir’s Pulwama

Srinagar: At least five youth were arrested during night raids by government forces from Ratnipora belt of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, sources said on Monday. Local sources said that a joint team of forces entered Ratnipora and it’s adjacent villages on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday and raided several houses. They arrested at […]

11 officials suspended for ‘violating’ ECI guidelines in Kupwara

11 officials suspended for ‘violating’ ECI guidelines in Kupwara

Srinagar : Eleven employees, nine of them from the education department have been suspended for violating Election Commission of India guidelines and hampering election process in frontier district of Kupwara district in north Kashmir. According to an order issued by the district election officer, Kupwara said that the poll day for Lok Sabha elections 2019 […]

Shutdown in Ganderbal parts on second day against local militant’s killing

Shutdown in Ganderbal parts on second day against local militant’s killing

Srinagar :  A complete shutdown is being observed on Monday in Kangan and Ganderbal towns of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district for the second straight day. All the shops and business establishments are closed in Kangan, Nunar, Wayil, Dursuma, Manigam, Dudarhama and Beehma while public transport was also off the roads, reports said. However, private vehicles […]

Mirwaiz heads to Delhi, to appear before NIA

Mirwaiz heads to Delhi, to appear before NIA

Srinagar : Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq took an early flight to New Delhi to appear before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday in connection with an alleged funding case, sources close to him said. The NIA has served him three summons. The separatist leader had earlier cited security reasons for inability to […]

Rain expected in Kashmir for next three days

Rain expected in Kashmir for next three days

Srinagar : A fresh spell of rain is expected in Kashmir on April 7, an official from the meteorological department said. He said that there is a possibility of light rain in the valley from Saturday to Sunday and moderate rains from Monday to Tuesday in the valley. Srinagar, the summer capital of the state […]