Kashmir

Policeman, teacher among three govt employees terminated over terror links

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday sacked three government employees, including a police constable, a teacher and an orderly in the forest department, days after vowing to take “strongest possible action” against those providing logistical and financial support to terrorism. According to sources, the Lieutenant Governor’s action came after an […]

Kashmir

Shab-e-Baraat observed in Kashmir, no night prayers at Jama Masjid

SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has described as “unfortunate” the security establishment’s decision to seal Srinagar’s historic Jama Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat, one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar that was observed across Kashmir. Police on Thursday placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was scheduled to deliver a sermon at Jama Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat, […]