ANANTNAG — Lawyers in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district staged a sit-in in the premises of District Court demanding return of bodies killed in Hyderpora Srinagar encounter. At least four persons were killed in Hyderpora Srinagar encounter. Police said that the slain were militants and their associates, however, families of three persons are contesting the police […]
SRINAGAR — Expressing gratitude to LG Manoj Sinha for ordering magisterial inquiry into the Hyderpora encounter, Abdul Majeed Bhat, the brother of slain building owner Altaf Ahmed, who was one among four persons killed in the gunfight, Thursday said they were hopeful that probe would be taken to logical end but their “ultimate demand is […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Thursday said that they are not concerned about the elections, but want to safeguard the lives of the people, saying that they “won’t allow Kashmir to turn into a graveyard.” Addressing media persons after holding meeting in Srinagar, PAGD spokesman, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami said that they […]
SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has called for a shutdown in Kashmir on Friday against the civilian killings in Srinagar. In a statement APHC while terming the Srinagar gunfight as staged said that the tragedy that has struck the families of innocent civilians killed is so tormenting that its pain has stunned the […]
SRINAGAR — Government on Thursday ordered magisterial inquiry by additional district magistrate into controversial “gunfight” at Hyderpora in which four persons were killed on Monday. “A magisterial inquiry by officer of ADM rank has been ordered in Hyderpora encounter,” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said in a tweet .“Govt will take suitable action as soon as […]
SRINAGAR — Former Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that she was not being allowed to move outside her residence here to take “peaceful” protest demanding bodies of civilians killed in Hyderpora ‘encounter’. She told that there is a meeting of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) also scheduled today. “No […]
SRINAGAR — The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration has convened a meeting at the conglomerate president’s residence today at 11:30 am to deliberate on the issue of the civilian killings in Hyderpora encounter on Monday evening, sources said here on Thursday. Sources told that the meeting has been called at Dr Farooq Abdullah’s Gupkar residence […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police Thursday said that two top commanders were among five militants killed in two separate encounters at southern district of Kulgam on Wednesday. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar tweeted that “Top militant and HM’s district commander Shakir Nazar who was active since 2018 killed along with two […]
SRINAGAR — Several people were detained by police last night as later swooped on relatives of the “civilians” killed in Hydrepora “encounter”. Last night, a contingent of police swooped on the protests comprising relatives of the civilians demanding bodies of their kin. The police action followed after power supply to the area was cut and […]
SRINAGAR — With cloud cover, cold conditions eased a bit in Kashmir valley on Thursday as most places recorded minimum temperature above normal for this time of the year. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded 2.1°C, a day after recording minus 1.5°C which was the coldest night so far this season. At […]