Civilian injured in Awantipora blast succumbs

Civilian injured in Awantipora blast succumbs

Srinagar : A civilian who was injured in a grenade blast near SP office Awantipora on Friday succumbed to his injuries at SMHS hospital Srinagar. The deceased was first admitted at a nearby hospital where from he was shifted to SMHS hospital Srinagar where he breathed his last, an official said. He was identified as […]

Article 35A: JRL calls for complete shutdown on August 26, 27

Article 35A: JRL calls for complete shutdown on August 26, 27

Srinagar : Joint Resistance Leadership on Friday called for a complete shutdown on August 26 and 27 against tinkering with the state subject laws. JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Yasin Malik have urged people to observe strike against the move to scrap laws that bar any non-state subject holder from […]

Unidentified gunmen shoot and kill lady in south Kashmir

Unidentified gunmen shoot and kill lady in south Kashmir

Srinagar : Unknown gunmen on Friday shot dead a 38-year-old woman in Drabgam village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that some unknown persons opened fire on the woman, Shameema, wife of Ali Mohd Bhat near the home of her parents at Drabgam village today afternoon. Shameema (38), a resident of Koil village, was […]

Four civilians injured in Awantipora grenade blast

Four civilians injured in Awantipora grenade blast

Srinagar : Four civilians were injured on Friday afternoon after unknown men lobbed a grenade on the office of the SP Awantipora in South Kashmir. An official said that unknown men lobbed a grenade on SP Awantipora’s office which exploded outside the main gate, resulting in injuries to four civilians. Abdul Ahad, one of an […]

Governor expresses grief over sad demise of Sh. Vajpayeeji

Governor expresses grief over sad demise of Sh. Vajpayeeji

Srinagar: Governor N.N. Vohra has expressed grief over the sad demise of former Prime Minister Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Paying tribute to the former Prime Minister, with whom he had the privilege of working for some time, Governor described him as an astute and visionary leader whose thinking was deeply infused by humanism. He recalled […]

APHC terms Enforcement Directorate Notice to Syed Ali Geelani as biased and unrealistic

APHC terms Enforcement Directorate Notice to Syed Ali Geelani as biased and unrealistic

SRINAGAR : Terming the Enforcement Directorate Notice to Syed Ali Geelani as biased and unrealistic, All Parties Hurriyat Conference said that Indian authorities have crossed all democratic, constitutional and moral limits to satisfy their hatred against Kashmiries in general and leadership in particular. Hurriyat has made it clear long ago that during 2002 Income Tax […]

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has passed away. He was 93. A bulletin from AIIMS said he died at 5:05 pm. (See the image alongside). Vajpayee’s health worsened over the last 36 hours, the All India Institute of Medical Science said in a press note released this morning that he continued to be in […]

Clashes erupt in south Kashmir’s Khudwani during CASO

Clashes erupt in south Kashmir’s Khudwani during CASO

Clashes erupted between government forces and youth this afternoon during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Khudwani area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports said that as soon as the cordon was launched in the Wani Mohalla area of Khudwani locals tried to resist the forces operation. However forces resorted to tear gas shelling […]

Three gamblers arrested in Srinagar: Police

Three gamblers arrested in Srinagar: Police

Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested three gamblers and recovered Rs. 16,380 stake money from their possession, said a spokesman. “Police party of Police Station Nigeen led by SHO raided a gambling site in Habak area and apprehended three gamblers namely Mohammad Shafi Bhat son of Mohammad Sultan resident of Hazratbal, Ghulam Hassan Joo son […]