AIP President protests against Trehgam killing, detained

AIP President protests against Trehgam killing, detained

Hundreds led by AIP President Er Rasheed carried out a strong sit-in protest at Handwara against the killing of Khalid Gafar Malik a youth from Trehgam by the army. Appealing New Delhi on the occasion to stop violence in Kashmir Er Rasheed on Thursday reiterated that J&K dispute needs a political resolution and violence will […]

PDP removes Yasir Reshi as District President Bandipore

PDP removes Yasir Reshi as District President Bandipore

Srinagar:  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday removed Yasir Reshi as District President for Bandipore. Reshi had criticized the party and parted ways from it after BJP pulled out of the alliance which resulted in governor’s rule in the state. A PDP statement said that the District President Baramulla, Irshad Rasool Kar will look after the […]

Several injured as clashes erupted again in Trehgham

Latest reports from Trehgham village of Kupwara said that government forces used pellets and fired tearsmoke shells to disperse protests after the civilian killed allegedly by army was laid to rest. Local reports from the area said that several youth were injured and were taken to hospital for treatment. Latest reports said that clashes erupted […]

Thousands of people participated in Trehgham funeral

Reports from Trehgham said that thousands of people participated in the funeral procession of slain youth who was allegedly killed by army on Wednesday afternoon. Reports said that despite curfew and restrictions people came out shouting anti army and pro freedom salogens while laying to rest the slain civilian .latest reports said that clashes erupted […]

Protests, anger on civilian killings shifts from PDP to Rajbawan

111 civilian killings in the past 18 Months by government forces shows that there is no let up in population versus forces in Kashmir valley. Army and security forces have also left hundreds of unexploded shells in the fields of south kashmir during their anti militancy operations. On Wednesday when kids were playing in shopian […]

Army commando killed in ongoing Kupwara gunfight

Army commando killed in ongoing Kupwara gunfight

Srinagar : An army commando was killed and another suffered injuries in an ongoing gunfight at Kandi forest area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. An army officer said that today afternoon the army soldier of 4 PARA namely Sepoy Mukul Meena sustained serious bullet wounds in the gunfight at Sadu Ganga forest area of […]

Boy killed, 4 others injured in Shopian blast

Boy killed, 4 others injured in Shopian blast

Srinagar  A minor boy was killed and four others sustained injuries in a grenade blast in Memander village of  South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. An official said that some children were fiddling with an unexploded grenade in Memander village. The grenade later exploded resulting in the death of a minor boy identified as Salik Khurshid 11, son of Khurshid […]

Kashmir shuts against civilian killings

Kashmir shuts against civilian killings

A protest shutdown called by separatists affected life adversely across the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday. Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), separatist conglomerate headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik, called the valley-wide shutdown against the “continuing killings of civilians by the Indian security forces”. Two militants and two civilians were killed […]

Hajj-2018: Flights to operate from July 14

Hajj-2018: Flights to operate from July 14

SRINAGAR, : Executive Officer, State Haj Committee (SHC), Syed Qamar Sajjad, today informed that Haj-2018 flights shall operate from July 14, 2018. Accordingly, the flight schedule for July 14, 15 and 16 has been issued for the information of public in general and intending Haj pilgrims in particular. The intending pilgrims of Kashmir Division have been asked to collect their […]

Private schools flout norms for summer camps

By: Mehmood Bedar Srinagar: Many private schools have flouted the norms set by Government of Jammu and Kashmir through State Education Department due to the present prevailing situation there would be no summer camps for boys and girls. Government issued a circular recently by virtue of which all the government and private schools have been […]