Chief Minister greets people on Diwali

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has greeted people of the State on the occasion of Diwali. In her message of greetings, the Chief Minister hoped the Festival of Lights, as Diwali is popularly called, would bring everlasting happiness and peace to the people of the State. She said Jammu & Kashmir is proud that its […]

Special Police Officer (SPO) shot dead in Tral

Srinagar: Suspected militants on Wednesday shot dead a Special Police Officer (SPO) of Jammu Kashmir Police in Gutroo village of Tral area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The slain SPO was identified as Haleem Gujjar of Tral son of  Fateh Gujjar resident of Gutroo Tral. He died on spot after being fired upon by suspected militants […]

Cordon and search operation in Drabgam Pulwama 

Srinagar: Cordon and search operation has been launched by government forces in vast orchards of Drabgam village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Forces launched the search operation after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Heavy forces have been deployed in the area. Search operation was going on when the last […]

 DAK condemns thrashing of ambulance driver at Hajin

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday condemned in strong words thrashing of an ambulance driver by forces at Hajin when he was ferrying injured patients. President DAK  Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement said this act of hooliganism against medical staff while he was discharging his duties is unacceptable.Yesterday an ambulance which was […]

Army men thrashed after being deboarded from passenger bus at Sheeri

Baramulla: At least three army men travelling in a passenger bus were thrashed after being deboarded from a passenger bus near Sherri in north Kashmir’s  Baramulla District.  Confirming the incident, police said that  today at about 11.30 some “miscreants” stopped a passenger bus near Sheeri and  deboarded three Army men and manhandled them.  The Army […]

Clashes in IUST Awantipora

Awantipora: Clashes erupted in Islamic University of Science and Technology in Awantipora after students started protesting against the detention of their colleague Junaid Ahmad Akhoon. Sources said that as students marched on the main road and tried to block the traffic movement, police reached the spot and tried to disperse the protesters. As police tried […]

Angry mob beats up three men accused of braid chopping in Sopore

Srinagar: Three persons were thrashed last night after people accused them of being braid choppers in north Kashmir’s Sopore town. Sources said that three persons were caught in Khushaal Matoo area of the town at around midnight. Accusing them of being braid cutters they were beatento pulp. However police said that that the nabbed persons […]

Forces ‘vandalize’ militant’s houses during night raid in Shopian

Srinagar: Government forces last night allegedly vandalised property of the active militants, and arrested their close relatives in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, sources said. Reports said that forces raided the residence of Adil Ahmad Malik and Umar Nazir Malik, two active militants of Malik Gund village and arrested their close relatives. Pertinently, in Turkwangam village […]