SRINAGAR — A 27-year-old youth was killed after he was hit by a train at Nowgam Railway Station on Friday. Official sources told that Feroz Ahmad Malla, 27, son of Fayaz Ahmad Malla of New Colony Samarbugh Lasjan was hit by train at Nowgam railway station. He was taken to Srinagar’s SMHS hospital for treatment […]
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Soldier shoots self dead in Kupwara
KUPWARA — A soldier allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at a camp in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, official source said on Thursday. They said Sepoy Deeraj Kumar of Engineering Unit was posted in a camp at Kralpora when his shot himself. Soon, the sources said, he was shifted to military hospital […]
Muazzin injured after attacked by mentally unsound person in Masjid
SRINAGAR — A 75-year-old man was injured after he was attacked by a mentally unsound person with an axe in Bagh locality of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday evening. Official sources told that a man identified as Ali Mohammad Malik (75) a resident of Bagh was calling for a prayer for Magrib prayers at […]
Two detained journalists in Anantnag shifted to jail
SRINAGAR — Two journalists in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, who have been detained by the Jammu and Kashmir police in the last week for “questioning”, have been shifted to district jail today. As per the family members, Salman Shah, 30, editor of an online weekly magazine – Kashmir First and 21-year-old Suhail Dar, a freelance journalist, both the […]
Five days Free Drug Kashmir Campaign concludes in Dooru
ANANTNAG — To eradicate drug menace from the society. Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles Sikhli launches Drug De addiction campaign which was started from 10th of October and concludes 14th of October in Dooru auditorium. These seminars organised by the Indian Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles (SIKHLI) as part of its efforts to eradicate the drug menace […]
‘Give Kashmiris what they want, fulfill their aspirations’: slain army personnel’s wife
SRINAGAR — Harpreet Kaur, the wife of the deceased Sikh armed forces personnel Gajjan Singh has appealed to the Government saying, “I would like to appeal to the government that if they (Kashmiris) want to get Kashmir separated from India, fulfil their aspiration,” The Sikh Narrative reported. Newly married grieving wife of Sikh armed forces […]
‘Don’t want CRPF protecting me, want to live freely’: Kashmir Pandit leader
SRINAGAR — A Kashmiri Pandit leader who has been fighting for rights of Pandits in the Valley says he is facing threat for the first time in last 30 years, NDTV has reported. The report has added that Sanjay Tickoo has been kept in a security enclosure for the last five days. “I was told […]
Kashmiri Pandits perform Ramnavmi Puja in Srinagar
SRINAGAR — After a delay amid tension, Kashmiri Pandits on Wednesday performed Ramnavmi puja at Durga Nath temple in Sonwar area of Srinagar. Manager of the temple, Makhan Lal Koul said that due to the untoward situation in the city for the past two weeks the administration didn’t allow the puja earlier. “The puja was […]
Kin of slain gol gappewalla from Bihar moved by generosity of local residents
SRINAGAR — Pankaj Paswan from Bihar has been working in Kashmir for 27 years and never faced any problems. Despite witnessing the volatile phase of 2016, he returned to the Valley. Naturally, he was shocked when his close relative Virender, a gol gappa seller in Srinagar, was shot dead by militants 10 days ago. “On […]
“Never knew it was harassment trap” Senior Journalist Majid Hyderi on his detention
SRINAGAR — Senior Journalist Majid Hyderi said that he was detained and harassed by Jammu and Kashmir Police in Srinagar on Wednesday. Majid Hyderi in a Facebook post wrote, “I was summoned, questioned, detained and harassed by Jammu and Kashmir Police for no fault of mine on Oct 13, 2021 at CARGO, the detention center […]








