Cordon in Tral called off peacefully
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Bullet-ridden body of army lieutenant found in Shopian
Umar Fayaz.
Car hijacked by militants recovered
Police on Tuesday late evening recovered a car which was hijacked by militants at Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Police had said one Muhammad Rafiq Dar of Samboora Pampore approached Pulwama Police station and informed cops about hijacking of his Alto vehicle by five gunmen at Gudoora Pulwama. Subsequently, police registered a case and sounded an alert. […]
Kids body retrieved
The dead body of 15 years old boy has been fished out who drowned yesterday in a nallah in Uri town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Mohammad Hafeez, a 9th class student and a resident of Charunda, Uri went to take a bath in Haji Peer nallah where he eventually drowned. With the help of […]
Police sounds alert after ‘car hijacked’
An alert was sounded on Tuesday evening by police after suspected militants hijacked a car from Gudoora village of Pulwama district in south Kashmir. A police officer said that one Muhammad Rafiq Dar of Samboora village of Pampore reported in Police Station Pulwama that a group of gunmen hijacked his Alto Car (White in […]
Farooq faces complaint ‘for siding with separatists’
A complaint has been filed seeking action against National Conference (NC) leader and former Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, for his alleged seditious remarks. The complaint was filed by activist Sukesh C Khajuria before the District Magistrate, Jammu, seeking action over, what he described, seditious remarks made by the former CM. The action has been sought […]
SC defers hearing on ban of pellet guns
The Supreme Court today deferred the hearing on a plea that sought ban on the use of pellet guns that have left many blinded in Kashmir. The Apex Court held that the case will be heard after the summer break in the case that was filed by Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association against […]
Chief Minister meets Governor
Mehbooba Mufti, Chief Minister J&K, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. The Chief Minister and the Governor had wide ranging discussions, for over an hour, which particularly focused on the maintenance of law and order and internal security. Governor and Chief Minister also discussed the steps required to be taken to […]
Students clash with police in Srinagar, Pulwama
There seems to be no let-up in student protests in Kashmir despite the government assurance that the arrested students will be released from police custody. Student protests and clashes erupted in city’s commercial hub Lal chowk and south Kashmir’s Pulwama town against the arrest of the students by police during past weeks for their participation […]
Additional charge syndrome hits Govt
State government has resorted to favoritism by adjusting blue eyed bureaucrats at key administrative positions while leaving many others without any work. In a recent order, the General Administration department (GAD) ordered that IAS officer Mohammad Ashraf Mir, who is the Commissioner Secretary of Revenue department, will also hold the charge of Administrative Secretary […]