SRINAGAR — A militant has been killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Padgampora area of Awantipora in Pulwama district on Tuesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Padgampora area of Awantipora following the inputs […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said Kashmiri Muslims are ashamed over the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit and hit out at the government for claiming that normalcy has been restored in Jammu and Kashmir. “The government claims to have ended militancy. If that were the case, who killed him (Sharma)? What is […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Monday held protests at several places in Kashmir against the killing of Kashmiri Pandit bank guard Sanjay Sharma. Militants on Sunday shot dead the 40-year-old Sharma in Pulwama district while he was on his way to a local market. The main protest was held in Jawahar Nagar area of the […]
BEIJING — China on Monday rejected a new US report that claims the Covid-19 virus may have leaked from a bio laboratory in Wuhan, saying the origins-tracing of the pandemic “is about science and should not be politicised.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the international experts have considered the theory that the pandemic might […]
JAMMU — Scores of protesting Kashmiri Pandit prime minister’s package employees on Monday reiterated their demand for relocation outside the valley, saying their worst fears have come true with the latest killing of a community member in Pulwama. The protesters assembled outside the relief commissioner’s office in Jammu and staged a protest against the killing […]
SRINAGAR — The Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday condemned the killing of Kashmiri Pandit ATM guard Sanjay Sharma, terming it as a “gruesome act”. Expressing sympathies with the bereaved family, the separatist amalgam said, “Killing of human beings in such manner is a tragedy that Kashmir has been witnessing for the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that 40 per cent of the J&K population will have to pay no property tax and the remaining 60 per cent have to pay nominal amount between Rs 600 to Rs 1000 maximum amount per annum. He said that tax amount fixed is one-tenth of […]
SRINAGAR — Muslims neighbours of Kashmir Pandit who was killed by militants in Achan village of Pulwama district yesterday, helped his family members to perform the last rites on Monday. Locals said that Muslims neighbours came together to help perform the last rites of Sanjay Sharma. Sanjay Sharma (42), who working as a bank guard […]
SRINAGAR — Special Investigation unit (SIU-II) Srinagar on Monday attached 04 residential houses, 3 located at Barthana Qamarwari and 1 at Sangam Eidgah Srinagar for providing shelter to militants. In a statement, the orders were issued in exercise of power conferred U/S 25 read with 2 (g)( ii) UA(P) Act. The information of attachment of […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Monday forecast dry and partly cloudy weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The weather remained inclement in the Union Territory during last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, dry, partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during next 24 hours. He said, Srinagar […]