ANANTNAG — Indian Army organised a plantation drive with theme of SAGA 2.0 at Anantnag. The drive aimed to promote environmental awareness amongst locals. The drive included plantation of multiple saplings of different species at various locations to include Kashmir University, South Campus in which college students and teachers participated. Locals appreciated the drive which […]
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Elderly woman dies of electric shock in Kokernag
ANANTNAG — A 54-year-old woman died of electrocution after she received a shock from electric heater in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Thursday. Official sources told that Asha Begum wife of Mohammad Shafi Dar suffered burn injuries after receiving shock from an electric heater. “She was rushed to a hospital in Kokarnag, where […]
Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam grieved, shocked over civilian killings
SRINAGAR — Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam expressed his shock and grief over the spate of innocent killings of civilians in Kashmir and stated that it was unfortunate that members of a particular community are being targeted. While condemning the civilian killings, he said that no religion allows the killing of innocent civilians and that this […]
UBGL shell detected in Kulgam, defused: Officials
QAZIGUND — A UBGL shell was detected and later defused in Mir Bazar area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Official sources told that the shell was detected at Malpora Mir bazar by locals following which police was called and they later informed the BDS. “The BDS rushed to the spot […]
Killing unarmed civilians a conspiracy to damage age-old communal harmony in Kashmir: DGP Dilbagh Singh
SRINAGAR — Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that killing of unarmed civilians in Srinagar is a move to damage and attack the age-old traditional communal harmony in Kashmir and police has already got some clues about previous killings and will also probe the fresh incident too. He, however, was quick to […]
People of J&K would defeat nefarious designs of forces inimical to peace: Altaf Bukhari
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday expressed deep shock and grief over the brutal killings of two teachers at Safa Kadal. In a statement issued to Kashmir Independent Media Service – KIMS, Bukhari termed the incident as a dastardly coward act wherein civilians have been targeted mercilessly. “This is […]
School principal among 2 civilians shot dead in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — Unknown gunmen on Thursday shot dead the principal of a school and a teacher in Eidgah area of Srinagar, officials said. An official told that gunmen, suspected to be militants, fired upon the duo—Supinder Kour Wife of RP Singh Principal Govt boys Sangam and Deepak Chand (38) son of Lal Chand, a resident […]
HC quashes PSA detention of Pulwama man
SRINAGAR — The High Court Wednesday directed the government to release a man from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district forthwith while quashing his detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA). A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar directed the government to release Nissar Ahmad Qazi from preventive custody forthwith provided he was not required in connection with […]
Mother-daughter duo dies in mysterious house fire in Surankote Poonch
POOCH — A 50-year-old woman and her 18-year-old daughter died when their house caught fire in Surankote area of Poonch district during intervening night of October 6 and 7, officials said. They said the fire erupted around 003 hours in a house of one Muzaffer Hussain Shah son of Sadiq Hussain Shah at Qazi Katha, […]
20 killed in earthquake in Pakistan
KARACHI — At least 20 people were killed and over 300 others injured after a powerful 5.9 earthquake struck Pakistan”s Balochistan province early on Thursday, according to media reports. Disaster management officials said the death toll may increase, Geo News reported. According to the seismological centre, the epicentre was located near Harnai at a depth […]









