10 injured in Shopian clashes, one suffers gunshot wound in neck

10 injured in Shopian clashes, one suffers gunshot wound in neck

(Agencies) Shopian, At least ten civilians were injured during clashes with the government forces in Ratnipora village of Shopian in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. Reports said that nine persons suffered pellet injuries while one was hit by bullet in his neck. The injured were shifted to a nearby health facility where from three […]

CASO launched in DH Pora Kulgam

CASO launched in DH Pora Kulgam

Shopian: Government forces on Thursday late afternoon launched a cordon and search operation in Ahmadpora village of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir Kulgam district. Sources told KNO that joint team of security forces including RR, special operation group (SOG)of jammu and Kashmir police and Crpf personnels Cordoned off the area. Reports suggest that forces launched […]

NC protests in Srinagar against custodial death of school principal

NC protests in Srinagar against custodial death of school principal

Srinagar : National Conference (NC) on Thursday took out a protest rally in the summer capital, Srinagar, against the custodial death of a private school Principal Rizwan Asad Pandit on March 19. Senior NC leaders Ali Muhammad Sagar, Nasir Sogami and Mubarak Gul led the protest rally from the party headquarters at Nawa-e-Subh in Srinagar. […]

IUST postpones all semester exams on Friday

IUST postpones all semester exams on Friday

Srinagar : The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) has postponed all semester examinations which were scheduled to be held on Friday. The IUST had postponed semester examinations on March 19, when principal of a local school, Rizwan Asad Pandit died in the custody of police in Srinagar. Rizwan was a Chemistry teacher in the […]

Cross-LoC firing: Army man killed in Rajouri

Cross-LoC firing: Army man killed in Rajouri

Srinagar : An army man was killed on Thursday after armies of India and Pakistan exchange fire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Reports said that Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling in the forward areas and posts in Keri belt of Sunderbani sector, resulting in death of on army […]

Youth injured during clashes in north Kashmir’s Sopore

Srinagar : Following a grenade attack on paramilitary troopers camp in Sopore, a youth sustained injuries during the clashes between the government forces an locals in Sopore town of Baramulla in north Kashmir. Reports said that soon after the grenade attack, youth took to streets and clashed with the forces. The clashes resulted in bullet […]

Lockout of Information Deptt offices against suspension of AIO Kupwara across JK triggers huge crisis

Srinagar: Lockout of all the offices of Information department across Jammu and Kashmir in protest against the suspension and attachment of an assistant information officer by Deputy Commissioner Kupwara has triggered a huge crisis in mid election season when the notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls has been issued by the Election […]

Awantipora Teacher’s Killing: JRL announces protest program, calls for shutdown on Wednesday

Awantipora Teacher’s Killing: JRL announces protest program, calls for shutdown on Wednesday

Srinagar : Following the killing of an Awantipora resident in police custody on Monday night, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for the complete shutdown on Wednesday March 20, 2019. Quoiting JRL, the spokesman strongly condemned the “custodial” killing of 28-year-old school teacher Rizwan Asad Pandith of Awantipora who was picked up by the […]

Brutal killing of teacher in police custody questions safety of life: Mirwaiz

Brutal killing of teacher in police custody questions safety of life: Mirwaiz

Srinagar : Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq termed the killing of a teacher in police custody once again exposes the vulnerability of Kashmiris. In a tweet Mirwaiz said, “Distraught at the brutal custodial killing of young Rizwan Ahmed of Awantipora. The brutal killing once again exposes the, helplessness, vulnerability and insecurity to the […]