NEW DELHI — After security forces choked the known routes of infiltration from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to Jammu and Kashmir, the intelligence agencies have now sounded an alert that the militants were now trying to explore new passages to sneak into the valley, sources said. According to the sources, militant outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), […]
SRINAGAR — The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has formed three special Task Force teams headed by three Joint Commissioners to conduct a special drive against unauthorized illegal constructions in Srinagar. The step follows after reportedly police has alerted the SMC about 277 illegal constructions going on in the city. Kashmir Dot Com is in possession […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti and CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Tuesday demanded judicial enquiry while national Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah demanded “impartial & credible” probe into the killing of “civilians” at Hyderpora here. Chairman of Peoples Conference and former Minister in erstwhile J&K government Sajjad Gani Lone said […]
SRINAGAR — Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday hit out at the government of India over the ‘use of civilians as human shields during gunfights. The PDP president made the comments after the niece of one of the slain persons tweeted that: “You killed my innocent uncle Mohammad Altaf Bhat in cold blooded murder In Hyderpora, you […]
SRINAGAR — Demanding a judicial probe into the killings of Altaf Ahmed and Mudasir Gul, who were slain in Hyderpora encounter, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami urged the authorities to handover their bodies to their families for proper burial. In a statement, Tarigami said that allegedly using slain unarmed civilians as human shields is […]
SRINAGAR — The family members of two civilians Altaf Ahmad Dar and Mudasir Gul, who were killed in Hyderpora encounter late last evening, Tuesday urged the authorities to return the bodies of their loved ones so that they are able to perform a proper burial. Notably, the Police said that Mudasir Gul was a militant […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference chairman, Sajad Lone on Tuesday while reacting to the conflicting claims about Hyderpora encounter said that at least they deserve a transparent description of what happened by a neutral institution. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Lone said that it is high time for Manoj Sinha led administration […]
SRINAGAR — Family members of two slain in Hyderpora encounter—building owner Altaf Ahmed and Mudasir Gul Tuesday urged the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to help them in taking the bodies of their loved ones back home for proper burial. Daughter of building owner Altaf Ahmed that her father left home wearing a jacket and sweater […]
SRINAGAR — A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police will probe the modus operandi of a hi-tech hideout at Hyderpora were many mobile phones and computers were recovered and that the team will also investigate the sequence of events that led to killing of building owner and militant associate. […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar Tuesday said that four persons including a foreign militant, his local associate, an OGW and a building owner were killed in Hyderpora, Srinagar encounter on Monday evening. He, however, said that the building owner was killed in a “cross fire” while the fourth person was […]