Srinagar: Police today claimed to have arrested a 22-year-old man after he enacted a ‘drama’ of hair chopping at his home in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Police said that they got information that a braid chopping incident has taken place in Dooru, Anantnag. “Immediately, police reached the spot and found that some hair of Bilal […]
Jammu: Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Saturday said that situation in the Kashmir valley is improving and the Army is performing its task. “Security situation in Kashmir valley is improving. What is happening, just shows the frustration of militants,” General Rawat said while speaking at a function at Sunjwan Military Station in […]
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid today said that as many as 42 personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP), laid down their lives in the line of duty in the state during the past one year. Vaid was speaking at the Police Commemoration Day […]
Pulwama: At a time when hair vigilantes are manhandling braid chopping suspects in different parts of Valley, the locals in South Kashmir’s Pulwama village reportedly thrashed a group of Hizbul Mujhadeen militants on Friday night. Locals from Thokarpora village, barely 7 kilometers away from Pulwama district said that a group of three Hizb militants were […]
Srinagar: For the second consecutive day, the district administration Srinagar on Saturday imposed restrictions in Old city areas while the rest of the Valley observed complete shutdown to mark a protest against the plait-cutting incidents in Kashmir. The restrictions under section 144 CrPC continued for the second consecutive day in Srinagar parts to thwart any […]
Gulmarg: Minister for education, Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday said that the blame game raised by various political parties over braid chopping was not aimed at fetching votes but the issue has become a concern for all the mainstream parties. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of one day golf festival organised by […]
Srinagar: A massive blaze that engulfed Kilshey village of Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district during the wee hours on Saturday left half of the village completely destroyed. Police said that as many as 68 structures were caught in massive fire that spread rapidly damaging half of the village and rendering dozens of families […]
Baramulla: An army porter was killed as the armies of India and Pakistan on Saturday traded fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that the firing took place in Kamalkote area of Uri. A porter working with the army was injured in the firing. His […]
Pulwama: At least four persons were injured after protesters clashed with government forces in Monghama village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that government forces comprising Army from 55 Rashtriya Rifles, 182 and 183 Battalions of CRPF and SOG of Jammu Kashmir Police cordoned off Monghama village after a tip off about the presence […]
Srinagar: Militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba has strongly condemned the beating of innocent civilians in Hajin area of South Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The outfit has said that not a single Kashmiri will step away from the ongoing freedom struggle in Kashmir. As per a statement issued to news agency CNS, Mahmood Shah, the Lashkar-e-Taiba Chief said that: […]