PULWAMA — A 12-year-old girl was found hanging in her room in Sanziwatoora village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. Local sources told that the girl name (withheld) daughter of Riyaz Ahmad ended her life possibly by hanging herself to death. They said that the said girl was immediately rushed to district hospital Pulwama […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A local militant was slain in an anti-militancy operation in Wagoora Nowgam area in Srinagar district on Wednesday. Reports said that the anti-militancy operation was launched by joint team of government forces including Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police on Wednesday following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. One […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) on Tuesday decried the registration of FIR against Sajad Rashid Sofi of Safapora for his comments made during interaction of civil society delegation with the Advisor to Lt Governor a few days back. Sajad Ahmad reportedly told the Advisor that he had high expectations from the Advisor as a local […]
SHOPIAN — Government Tuesday evicted Gujjar families from ‘migrant property’ allegedly belonging to a Kashmir Pandit in Ramnagri area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The Gujjar community showed resistance, however, the Revenue team protected by police managed to take possession of the land comprising over 11 kanals. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities imposed hefty fine on the owners of five brick kiln owners who were selling the bricks on the higher rates in various destinations of district Pulwama and Shopian district of South Kashmir. Pertinently, Government has fixed the rates of the pacca bricks commonly known as the ” A” Grade bricks as Rs […]
SRINAGAR — As part of ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ celebration commemorating the victory of Armed Forces in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war Brigader VS Thakur, laid wreath to ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ and paid tributes to fallen heroes. Brigader Vivek Singh Thakur remembered the valour of the Indian Armed Forces during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war. During the event, […]
Condemn action against Ganderbal Local; LG must tell babus that people are supreme in a democracy SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) has condemned the government action for jailing a Ganderbal local merely for his remarks on non- local bureaucrats. The party has termed such an action as a reflection of the state […]
SRINAGAR — CPI(M) leader Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami Tuesday termed the incident in which a resident from central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district was jailed for just saying that he had “more expectations from local officers”, as unwarranted, uncalled for and brazen violation of the fundamental rights of people. Tarigami in a statement issued to Kashmir Independent Media […]
KISHTWAR — In a first, remote Warwan village of Kishtwar district will get mobile connectivity, much to surprise and relief of the local residents, officials said here on Tuesday. Officials told that the private mobile service provider Jio will start its services in the Warwan block of Marwah sub-division in Kishtwar. Meanwhile, deputy commissioner Kishtwar, […]
SRINAGAR — A family from Hajin Sonawara area Tuesday staged a protest demanding exhumation and post-mortem of a woman who died in the house of her in-laws at Gund Jahangir Sumbal area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The family from Khumna Baharabad area of Bandipora emerged here in Press Enclave Srinagar and staged protest. “My […]