SAS Geelani complains of knees pain, hospitalised

Srinagar: Senior resistance leader and Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani was on Wednesday hospitalised after he complained of severe pain in his knees, said a spokesperson. “Geelani Shab complained of pain in his knees after which a doctor advised him to get a medical check-up done,” he said. Geelani was later shifted to a […]

Cordon and search operation in Noorabad Tral

Pulwama: A cordon and search operation has been launched by government forces in Noorabad area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. According to the reports, forces launched search operation after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. They said that heavy forces have been deployed in the area. More details […]

Braid chopping: Protests in Fatehkadal after victim was hit by a brick

Protests erupted in old city’s FatehKadal area after a braid chopping incident, reports said. According to the reports, a college student was on her way to home when the unidentified person hit her with a brick and chopped her hair in Narparistan area of FatehKadal. Reports said that she was immediately shifted to the hospital […]

Braid chopping: Victim family claims ‘choppers’ were dressed in ‘army fatigues’

Srinagar: In a first incident of braid chopping in north Kashmir’s Uri town, braid of a woman was chopped in the wee hours of Wednesday, reports said. According to the reports, suspected briad choppers chopped the hair of a teenage girl at Bandi area of the township. The victim girl was identified as Shaista Karim, […]

Braid chopping: JRL cancels TRC rally, calls for protests on Thursday, Friday

Srinagar: Joint Hurriyat Leadership has called for protests on Thursday and Friday against the rising incidents of braid chopping. According to the reports, the amalgam which includes Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Muhammad Yasin Malik has appealed to the students to protest in their respective institutions on these two days. JRL has […]

Militant killed in Bandipora encounter involved in many attacks: Police

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police today said that one of the two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant killed in the Hajin encounter was involved in several other attacks in the area including the killing on BSF jawan who was on a leave. The Director-General of Police (DGP), S. P. Vaid, said the militant, identified as Pakistan […]

Braid Chopping: NC youth wing protests in Srinagar

Srinagar: Youth wing of National Conference on Wednesday staged a protest in Srinagar against the braid-chopping incidents in Kashmir Valley. Led by Youth National Conference President Salman Sagar Scores of workers marched from Nawa-e-Subh headquarters of the party towards the Lal Chowk. However, police stopped them near the Polo View and detained several protesters, including […]

Shopian shuts for third consecutive day

Shopian: A complete shutdown is being observed in south Kashmir’s Shopian district to mourn the death of local militants on Monday in an encounter. Three militants namely Zahid Ah Mir, Irfan Abdullah and Asif Ah Pal were killed in an encounter on Monday evening in Gatipora village of Shopian district. All the business establishments and schools are […]

Hajin encounter: Mobile Internet service suspended in Bandipora

  Following the encounter in Hajin area of Bandipora, mobile internet service was suspended by the authorities. An official said that the service was suspended to “prevent law and order situation” following the killing of militants. Earlier militants opened fire on a joint party of 13 RR of army and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir […]

Two cops arrested for providing ammunition to militants in south Kashmir

Srinagar: Police in Shopian district claimed to have arrested two cops and an over-ground worker (OGW) who supplied ammunition to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants. According to an official, a naka party of police apprehended Adil Ahmad Negroo near Circuit House Shopian in suspicious conditions and recovered twenty live rounds of AK-47 from his possession on October 9. […]