Five youths were killed and many injured on Tuesday in clashes between protesters and security forces in Magam area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, taking the death toll in the ongoing unrest in the Valley to 63. A CRPF vehicle was pelted with stones by a group of youth at Aripathan in the morning, and In a retaliatory action by […]
» Read moreEight protesters were killed and more than 50 injured in the Valley after violence broke out in various districts, marking one the worst days of street violence in the State. Earlier report said, two youths — one in Kulgam and the other in Anantnag — were killed in the violent clashes. At least five police stations and posts were set […]
» Read moreEight CRFP personnel were killed in a shootout in Pulwama district of south Kashmir when militants on Saturday afternoon attacked a patrol on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. A police official said two militants were also killed in the exchange of gunfire. Preliminary reports suggest heavily armed militants laid an ambush near Pampore’s Frestbal area, around 30 km south of Srinagar, […]
» Read moreChief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday won the Anantnag Assembly seat by 12,085 votes, driving home a point that her popularity remains unaffected by the Peoples Democratic Party’s decision to join hands with the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir. Of 28,500 polled votes, the PDP candidate Ms. Mufti has secured 17,701 votes, followed by Congress’ Hilal Shah with 5,616. National […]
» Read moreSecurity forces on Tuesday described the arrest of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba commander in north Kashmir a “big catch”. According to a senior police official, LeT commander Abu Ukasha was rounded up when he was walking in Sogam market around 7pm on Monday in Kupwara district’s Lolab area, more than 90 km north of Srinagar. Working under alias Hanzulla, the LeT commander […]
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