Srinagar: The J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today expressed anguish over the killings and demanded probe into Shopian Killings saying that people were not satisfied with the Army version. The Party describes the killing of innocents as highly painful. In a statement the Party Spokesperson while strongly condemning the Shopian killings said that Army needs […]
Srinagar: Opposition National Conference (NC) today demanded a probe into the firing incident in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir and said the killings cannot be justified by labelling the deceased as overground workers of militant groups (OGWs). Six persons, including two militants, have been killed in the last night’s shootout in Shopian’s Pahnoo area. […]
Jammu: An elderly person was killed while five of his family members were injured when the car they were travelling in veered off a road and plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district today, police said. The family, which was on its way to Bhadarwah, reportedly met with an accident near Seri village […]
Jammu: Security forces here have launched a cordon and search operation in forest areas along the Line of Control (LoC) after some “suspected movement” was reported in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, an official said today. The search operation was launched after locals here informed the forces about suspected movement in Nikka and Panjgrain areas […]
Srinagar: United Jihad Council (UJC), a conglomerate of various militant organisations of Kashmir, on Monday termed the killing of civilians in Shopian as “cowardice and frustration” of Indian forces. UJC secretary general and Ameer Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen Sheikh Jameel-ul-Rehman in a statement issued to a local news agency said to term the civilian killings as cross-firing is […]
The Jammu and Kashmir government today told Supreme Court in New Delhi that Major Aditya Kumar has not been named as accused in FIR in Shopian firing case in which three civilians were killed. The Supreme Court has fixed the matter for final disposal on April 24. The apex court also asked the J&K government […]
Budgam: Following the Shopian killings, clashes erupted between protestors and government in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. According to reports, protests erupted in several areas of the district including Chadoora, Kralpora and Machoowa areas. Pertinently, five youth were killed in army firing in Shopian last evening. Guest
Srinagar: Chief Minister Mufti on Monday said that the civilians killed in Shopian were caught in cross firing even as she expressed heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased. “Deeply distressed by more deaths of civilians caught in the crossfire in Shopian. My heartfelt condolences to the deceased’s families,” Mehbooba tweeted. However, she did not […]
Srinagar: In wake of Shopian killings, authorities on Monday decided to reduce mobile internet speed in entire Kashmir Valley as a precautionary measure. Official sources told GNS, that police have sent a communication to the cellular companies wherein it has directed them to reduce mobile internet (4G/3G) into 2G speed in all districts of Kashmir Valley with […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday expressed anguish over the civilian killings in south Kashmir’s Shopian village. “Deeply distressed by more deaths of civilians caught in the crossfire in Shopian. My heartfelt condolences to the deceased’s families,” Mehbooba wrote on Twitter. Six civilians including a militant were killed when the army […]