Rail service Internet suspended five killed in shopian encounter

Authorities have suspended rail service and Internet in south kashmir on saturday morning following a gunfight at kilora village of shopian. Army spokesman has been quoted saying that five bodies of militants were recovered from the debris of encounter site. Clashes and protests were going on in the area till reports last reached here.

Encounter rages in Sopore

Government forces today started cordon and search operation in Behrampora Sopore after having credible inputs about the presence of militants in the village. Police said that when government forces were laying the cordon militants fired upon them triggering intense gunfight in the area. More details are awaited.

Kupwara encounter : Police identifies duo as locals

Kupwara encounter : Police identifies duo as locals

Srinagar : Two militants killed in a Kupwara encounter with the government forces in Shumriyal area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have been identified, an official said. He identified the slain as Bilal Shah from Shart Muqam and Zahoor from Kalaroos Kupwara. “Militants travelling in a vehicle were ambushed by Army 41 RR and SOG Kupwara […]

Two militants killed in Kupwara gunfight: Police

Two militants killed in Kupwara gunfight: Police

Two  militants were killed in a gunfight with the government forces in Khumriyal area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, police said. SSP Kupwara, Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar, said the gunfight broke out today afternoon after Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and the army launched a search operation in […]

Valley’s Biz Community launches week long protest programme against attack on Article 35-A

Valley’s Biz Community launches week long protest programme against attack on Article 35-A

Srinagar :The business community of Kashmir on Wednesday launched its week-long protest programme with a silent protest march to “protect” Article 35-A from any onslaughts. Several business bodies took part in the silent protest march from Residency Road to Press Enclave here. President of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Javid Ahmad Tenga said the […]

Searches after militant attack on shopian army camp

Government forces have sealed many villages in chillipora area of shopian district on Tuesday night after militants conducted an attack on RR camp there. Earlier police said that militants attacked the RR camp at chillipora shopian with grenade and also fired several shots in the direction of the camp.police said that they have no reports […]

Mirwaiz warms of mass agitation if ‘any tinkering with 35-A allowed’

Mirwaiz warms of mass agitation if ‘any tinkering with 35-A allowed’

Srinagar,   Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday asked his cadres and activists be ready for all out mass agitation if Article 35-A will be touched. Hurriyat members said that the motive behind this move is to change the demographic character of J&K by turning its original citizens into a minority through settling outsiders […]

Mehbooba hopes PM’s congratulatory message to Imran will lead to thaw in ties between nations

Mehbooba hopes PM’s congratulatory message to Imran will lead to thaw in ties between nations

Srinagar, — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has expressed the hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s congratulatory message to Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on his victory in the recently held elections will lead to a sustainable thaw between the two neighbours. Taking to micro blogging site twitter, the president […]

Article 35-A row: Bar Association protest in Anantnag

Article 35-A row: Bar Association protest in Anantnag

Srinagar : Bar Association Anantnaq on Monday held a protest march in Islamabad township against any efforts to abrogate article 35 A. Scores of the lawyers associated with Anantnaq Bar Association assembled outside the district court complex and marched towards the Lal Chowk point in order to register their protest. The protest march led by Bar […]

Forming alliance with BJP was like drinking poison: Mehbooba Mufti

Forming alliance with BJP was like drinking poison: Mehbooba Mufti

Jammu: The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Monday launched a scathing attack at former coalition partner BJP, saying an alignment with the party was difficult and compared it to drinking poison. She also added that she suffered immensely after the two parties formed a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir […]