Youth found dead in Poonch

Youth found dead in Poonch

Srinagar Body of a 22-year-old youth was recovered on the bank of the river in Poonch district on Monday morning. Official sources told GNS that some locals spotted a body lying on the bank of the river near Azad Mohalla and informed police about it. A police team immediately reached the spot and taken the […]

Wife arrested for murdering husband

Wife arrested for murdering husband

SRINAGAR: Police have finally arrested the young widow of the Nowgam property dealer whose body was exhumed last week. His wife had killed him along with a Molvi who was leading prayers in the local mosque, police said. Abiroo Shafi, a resident of Nowgam area, on the outskirts of Srinagar, “died” on March 11. He was […]

IED defused in south Kashmir.

IED defused in south Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said an IED was defused at the site of a blast in southern Shopian district that left three soldiers wounded. A spokesman said that the militants triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast during wee hours when an army vehicle was passing through the area on Turkwangan road near […]

Decomposed body found in Budgam

Decomposed body found in Budgam

Srinagar: A decomposed body of an unidentified person has been found in Tosamaidan forests of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday, police said. “A shepherd informed local police station Khansahab that an unidentified decomposed body is lying in the forests of Tosamaidan,” DSP khansahab Malik Aijaz said. He added that a team of police has […]

JRL calls for Shopian Chalo tommorow

JRL calls for Shopian Chalo tommorow

Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Sunday asked people to march towards the civil secretariat tomorrow to protest ‘continuous bloodshed’ in Kashmir. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik made the announcement after five militants and equal number of civilians were by government forces today. Announcing JRL programme, Hurriyat(M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar […]

University closed, police confirm killing of professor

University closed, police confirm killing of professor

University authorities have immediately announced closure of university of Kashmir for Monday and Tuesday following conformation by police that Dr Rafi Bhat was among the five killed in Shopian encounter. As soon as the news reached Ganderbal and his native village, hundreds of people took to streets protesting against killing of university teacher. Protesters were […]

Life on halt, downtown railing under curfew on Sunday

Life on halt, downtown railing under curfew on Sunday

Srinagar: Residents of downtown woke up on Sunday morning to witness strict curfew and restriction, as JRL has given a shutdown call for today against the killings of three militants and a civilian who was crushed to death by a police vehicle during protests. With frequent shutdowns crippling life in Kashmir, Srinagar wore a deserted […]

SP Vaid says Shopian encounter over five killed

SP Vaid says Shopian encounter over five killed

State DGP SP Vaid said on Twitter that encounter concluded at Shopian, five bodies of terrorists recovered. There are fears that the fifth body is of assistant professor of university of Kashmir Dr Mohd Shafi. However DGP has said that identity of militants has not been yet ascertained. One critically injured boy of 17 years […]

Protests clashes multiply, scores referred to Srinagar hospital

Protests clashes multiply, scores referred to Srinagar hospital

Srinagar: Soon after Badhigham encounter was over, protests and clashesProtests clashes multiply, scores referred to Srinagar hospital Soon after Badhigham encounter was over, protests and clashes have spread and multiplies across Kashmir especially in South Kashmir. According to our reporter from SMHS hospital of Srinagar, scores of youth have been admitted with bullet and pellet […]

Civilian death toll in clashes reach to 5

Civilian death toll in clashes reach to 5

Srinagar: Two more civilians succumbed to their injuries as clashes with government forces after the encounter in Badigam village south Kashmir’s Shopian district,intensified across south kashmir. According to police and hospital sources , that a civilian identified as Zubair Ahmad a resident of Rajpora area of Pulwama, succumbed to bullet wounds in hospital.. Army has fired […]