SRINAGAR — Muneera Banoo, mother of Aijaz Ahmed Naik, who was the sole bread-earner to his family and has been in jail since 2019 passed away on Wednesday morning, ending her four-year-long wait for her incarcerated son, reported The Kashmiriyat. Muneera’s husband Mohammed Abdullah Naik passed away in 2000 leaving behind two young children for […]
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Man arrested for kidnapping minor girl in Jammu
JAMMU — A man was arrested here from Doda district within 10 hours of his kidnapping a minor girl, police said on Sunday. A complaint was lodged at Kishtwar Police Station regarding the kidnap of a girl by unknown persons, a police spokesperson said. Acting swiftly in the matter, police formed a special team and […]
Situation changed in Kashmir, pro-India people becoming vocal: LG Sinha
NEW DELHI — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha speaking to reporters in New Delhi after meeting Ministers and other dignitaries during his four days visit to the Union Capital said that situation in Kashmir has changed and pro-India people are becoming vocal. During his stay in the capital, Sinha paid tribute to Chief of Defence Staff […]
Man killed in Pulwama road accident
PULWAMA — A scooty rider was killed in a road accident in Trichal area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. An official told that a dumper bearing registration number JK13G-5369 hit a Scooty rider at Trichal Pulwama, resulting in severe injuries to the scooty rider. He said that scooty rider was immediately taken to […]
Govt wants youth to follow path of violence: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti Sunday blamed government for keeping youth away from democracy so that they follow a path of violence and it becomes easy for them to kill, beat and jail them. “The government is doing this with youth for the last three years. They are not allowing youth to […]
PDP youth convention disallowed in view of COVID, inputs of IEDs being used to target civilians & high security installations: Police
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday said that PDP’s youth convention was disallowed in view of the Covid-19 and security situation and keeping in view credible inputs of vehicle bound IEDs being used to target civilians and high security installations. In a statement, a police spokesperson said that since the Gupkar Road […]
Admin foils PDP’s youth convention in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — The authorities on Sunday foiled the youth convention of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) here in Srinagar by putting the party president Mehbooba Mufti under house detention and sealing its head office, party spokesperson said. The administration, however, cited Covid-19 as a reason for disallowing the convention. PDP spokesperson Najam-us-Saqib said that all the […]
Intense Cold Conditions Continue Across Kashmir, Ladakh
SRINAGAR — Intense cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Sunday as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.0°C. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, was two degrees Celsius below the normal for this time of the year. However today […]
Mehbooba Mufti placed under house arrest in Srinagar, permission for youth convention not allowed
SRINAGAR — The government has denied the permission for youth convention of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) here at the fair view Gupkar residence and has put PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti under house detention in Kashmir Capital Srinagar. Executive Magistrate Ist Class South Srinagar in an official communication has ordered that “In view of the report […]
Jaish militant slain in Awantipora encounter
SRINAGAR — A newly recruited militant of Jaish-i-Muhammad outfit was killed in an encounter at Baragam area of Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. A top police officer told that a militant of JeM, identifying him as Sameer Ahmad Tantray resident of Bargam Awantipora was killed in a gunfight. He had joined JeM […]








