Suspected militants, Tuesday morning hurled a grenade at a police picket in Mehndikadal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district but there was no damage as it did not explode, police said. The grenade landed close to the police picket, a police official said. It however did not explode, the official said, adding that a bomb […]
Pro-freedom slogans were raised during the funeral procession of a militant killed last evening during a scuffle while killing a PDP worker in Humhona in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. According to sources, a large gathering of people raising pro-freedom and anti-Indi slogans, turned up for the funeral prayers of slain Hizb militant Showkat Ahmad. Pertinently […]
Government forces on Tuesday morning launched a Cordon and search operation (CASO) in Deedarpoora (Gutingoo) Village of Aripal area which is about 10 kms from main Tral in South Kashmir. Sources said that forces launched search operation after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Heavy contingent of forces has been […]
With no letup in the mysterious braid chopping incidents in Kashmir, a fresh braid chopping incident was reported from Summer capital Srinagar. According to sources the braid of a woman was cut in Rambagh area of Srinagar on Tuesday. Pertinently, 100 braid chopping incidents have taken place in Kashmir so far. More details are awaited. […]
Literati from across the Jammu and Kashmir state Sunday pledged to redouble its efforts for preserving and promoting the Kashmiri language and literature keeping in view the cultural onslaught it was facing from different directions. The resolve to work towards reintegrating the language into the day to day life was made by over 350 […]
In a major offensive against drug peddlers in Rajouri district, police during a drive against the drug menace registered as many as 34 cases and arrested 55 persons for being involved in the trade. “The team during their drive against the drug menace have registered 34 cases against the drug peddlers, arrested 55 persons […]
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has felicitated people on the annual urs of Hazrat Sheikh ul Aalam Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali (RA) being observed today. In her message, the Chief Minister described Hazrat Sheikh-ul-Aalam as the fountainhead of spirituality, amity and brotherhood in the State. She said the revered saint preached eternal values of Islam through […]
Minister for Health & Medical Education, Bali Bhagat Monday paid a surprise visit to G.B. Pant Hospital here and took stock of the Medicare and other related facilities available for the patients. The Minister took a round of wards, laboratory and other diagnostic units and received detailed feedback about the flow of patients, availability […]
Hurriyat conference (M) Monday expressed concern over the unabated incidents of braid chopping and now incidents of theft of gold jewelry and cash from the households from various parts of Kashmir by mysterious criminal elements. According to the statement issued here, the Hurriyat (M) spokesman said it is an irony that the government and its […]
Hurriyat Conference (G) on Monday expressed deep concern over the increasing braid chopping incidents, saying that it has given rise to scare and fear psychosis as the incidents of burglary and stone pelting by miscreants is also haunting the innocent people. Denouncing authorities for suggesting that the braid chopping victims will have to undergo lie […]