Situation deteriorated in Bemina area of Srinagar today after two braid chopping suspects were nabbed by people, eyewitnesses and police told a local news agency. The witnesses said that two persons whom people accused of being the braid choppers were nabbed at Nundresh Colony Bemina today afternoon. As per locals, they found […]
Protests erupted outside Dastgeer Sahab Shrine in Old city of Srinagar following a hair chopping incident on Wednesday. Reports said that people, mostly ladies took to streets after unidentified persons allegedly chopped off the braid of a young girl (name withheld) today morning. The protesters were demanding the arrest of the alleged braid-choppers. More details […]
Protests erupted in outskirts of Srinagar following a fresh chopping incident on Wednesday. Reports said that the braid of a woman was chopped off in Nowgam area of Srinagar. Soon after the incident, people took to streets and alleged that two non-local persons allegedly chopped off the braid of a 29-year-old woman (name withheld) today morning. […]
Srinagar Police Wednesday foiled a protest march of Batamaloo traders and transporters who were trying to move towards the Civil Secretariat. The protest march was organised by traders, transporters, and street vendors Joint Coordination Committee Batamaloo. Scores of protesting traders, transporters and street hawkers had gathered at Press Enclave in the morning but were intercepted […]
Authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of schools near the Line of Control (LoC) in Degwar area of Poonch district following the heavy exchange of fire and shelling between the armies of India and Pakistan. Reports said that shelling and firing from across the border started at 8:45 am in Degwar, Maldiyalan and Tarwan areas […]
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Government forces on Wednesday launched a massive crackdown in north kashmir’s Hajin village of Bandipora district. Internet services, according to reports were also snapped before the crackdown. The services were suspended in the entire district on Tuesday late evening. According to the reports Jammu & Kashmir police, Army, Central Reserve Police Force and Special Operations Group of JKP […]
Suspected militants on Tuesday shot dead a former Sarpanch in Mattan area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The 60-year-old former Sarpanch was identified as Ghulam Rasool Ganie. Sources informed that Ganie was at his shop at Mattan Chowk when suspected militants attacked him. “Ganie received bullet injury and was immediately rushed to Mattan hospital where […]
The government is contemplating to establish juvenile homes in each district of the State to effectively rehabilitate the children detained for anti-social activities and other crimes. The state of Jammu and Kashmir which witnesses arrest of juveniles by the police almost every month for various reasons is one of the regions which cannot boast much […]
Three militants and an ASI of the Border Security Force (BSF), were killed when armed militants attacked their camp in Humhama near the outskirts of Srinagar City. The camp falls close to the drop gate of Sheikh ul Alam International Airport, police said. The gunfight which started in the wee hours of Tuesday at […]