SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said that it was constrained to “hurl” few teargas smokes to disperse protesting Kashmiri Pandits for their “security”. “Today at about 1100 hours protesters who were protesting against the yesterday’s killing of an employee (Rahul Bhat) at Chadoora had blocked main Sheikhpora Budgam road since yesterday afternoon […]
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Govt forms SIT to probe killing of KP employee, SHO attached
SRINAGAR — Government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe “all aspects” attack leading to the killing of Kashmiri Pandit employee inside tehsil office Chadoora in centrl Kashmir’s Budgam district. The government also attached concerned Station House Officer. “A decision has been taken to constitute special investigative team to probe all the aspects […]
Former NIA officer, Kashmiri human rights activist among 7 charge-sheeted in militant funding case
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a charge sheet against seven people, including its former officer Arvind Digvijay Negi and Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez, in a militant funding case. The charge sheet was filed in a special NIA court in New Delhi against former Superintendent of Police Negi, […]
Budgam killing: PM package employees send en masse resignation to LG
SRINAGAR — All PM Package Employees Forum has written an En Masse resignation letter to J&K LG with copies to the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Home Affairs. The letter reads that: “Due to dejection by the policies of the administration and subsequent failure of providing a sense of security to all Kashmiri Pandit […]
Awantipora MC President arrested for accepting bribe of Rs 1000
SRINAGAR — Anti-Corruption Bureau on Friday arrested President Awantipora Municipal Committee after recovering a bribe amount from his possession. The complainant according to ACB mentioned in his complaint that the accused used to demand commission @5% for processing of the bills. The complainants alleged that he is an owner of an IT firm. He was […]
Two Pakistani LeT militants killed in Bandipora encounter
SRINAGAR — Two Pakistani militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Brar, Aragam area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir on Friday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Brar, […]
Encounter breaks out in Bandipora
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Brar, Aragam area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir on Friday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Brar, Aragam following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. […]
Kashmir University Professor among three Govt employees dismissed for ‘terror links’
Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — J&K government on Friday invoked Article 311 of the Constitution of India yet again to dismiss its three more employees, including a professor of Kashmir University, Police Constables and a teacher from service for their alleged “terror links and secessionist activities.” Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that […]
Police foil KP members’ protest march towards Srinagar airport
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police used a few tear-gas shells and mild lathi-charge to foil the protest of Kashmiri Pandits at Sheikhpora, Budgam, who were marching towards Srinagar International Airport. The protesters said that they were waiting for Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha till 11 am and as he didn’t turn up, they decided to […]
Hawala Case: SIA raids nine locations in J&K
Haroon Nabi SRINAGAR — State Investigation Agency (SIA) carried raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday morning, sources said. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that the sleuths of the investigating agency with the assistance of the police carried out raids at least nine locations in union territory including in summer […]








