Srinagar: An FIR was filed on Wednesday against army personnel for allegedly thrashing a sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said. Dooru SDM Ghulam Rasool Wani on Tuesday alleged that army personnel manhandled him and four other state government employees who were on duty with him.[Read More…]
Jammu & Kashmir
Word ‘Mujahid’ should not be linked with terrorism: Srinagar Deputy Mayor
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar: Sheikh Muhammad Imran, the Deputy Mayor of Srinagar, said on Saturday that the word ‘Mujahid’ is often used in a negative sense and appealed to the people to prefix the word to their names to highlight its actual meaning. In a statement here today, Sheikh Muhammad[Read More…]
Two militants killed in Shopian gunfight
Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. “Following a brief shoot out in the orchard area of Gahand village the two militants were killed. Their exact identities and affiliations are being ascertained,” an officer said.[Read More…]
My father held ‘Jinn in bottle’ by aligning with BJP: Mehbooba
Srinagar: Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday that by aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), her father, Mufti Sayeed, had captured the “Jinn in the bottle”. Addressing an election rally in Anantnag district, Mehbooba Mufti said by joining[Read More…]
Rehana Bashir first woman from Poonch to clear civil service exam
Jammu: Rehana Bashir, who hails from a remote area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, has become the first woman from the district to crack the coveted civil service exams. An MBBS graduate from Salwah village of Mendhar area in Poonch, she finished at 187th rank in the overall merit[Read More…]
Axing of articles 370, 35A will lead to Azadi: Farooq Abudullah
Srinagar: Reacting to the BJP’s commitment to abrogate articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah said on Monday that the move will pave the way for ‘Azadi’ for Kashmir. The BJP manifesto released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah said the[Read More…]
Gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama
Srinagar: A gunfight took place on Sunday between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. After receiving information about the presence of militants in the Kahilil forests of Tral, the security forces with Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police[Read More…]
Inmates burn shelter inside Srinagar Central Jail
Angry inmates set fire to a shelter inside the Srinagar Central Jail after rumours spread that some prisoners were being shifted to jails outside the Kashmir Valley, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday night. Police personnel rushed to the prison to help authorities bring the situation[Read More…]
Two IAF officers killed, two injured in Pulwama road accident
Srinagar: Two Indian Air Force (IAF) officers were killed and two other officers were injured on Thursday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. According to the police, two IAF officers were killed and two other officers injured in a road accident in Malangpora village[Read More…]
Four LeT militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Monday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Upon receiving information about the militants, a search operation was launched in Lassipora village. “When challenged, the militants opened fire on the security forces triggering the[Read More…]
