Srinagar: Three militants, including a militant commander, a civilian and a soldier were killed in two separate gunfights and a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A civilian was killed after forces launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Noorbagh area of Qamarwari in Srinagar around 4 am. Locals said the civilian, identified as Saleem […]
Archives for September 2018
Thousands attend funeral of youth in Sopore
Srinagar, September 26: Thousands of people attended the funeral prayers of a slain youth, Abdul Majeed Mir, in Nowpora area of Sopore, today. Abdul Majeed Mir along with another youth was killed by Indian troops during a cordon and search operation in Tujar Sharief area of the Sopore, yesterday. Eyewitnesses told media that thousands of […]
Strike continues in Bandipora against killing of five youth; families of three slain youth refute Indian Army’s claim
Srinagar, September 25: Normal life remained crippled in Bandipore district of north Kashmir for the fifth consecutive day today, against the killing of five youth by Indian troops. The troops killed two youth on Thursday and three others on Friday during a prolonged cordon and search operation in Sumlar area of the district. All shops […]
State-patronized terrorism is against humanitarian law: Farooq Rehmani
Islamabad Sept 25: The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir People’s Freedom League, and former Convener of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, has expressed concern over the belligerent attitude of India, cancella of talks with Pakistan, war slogans, savagery, killings of innocent youth in Sumlar Bandipora, Kupwara with desecration of their dead bodies, […]
Shutdown in north Kashmir’s Bandipora against killings
Srinagar, September 24 : A complete shutdown is being observed in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district to protest against the killing of five youth by Indian forces. All business establishments are shut while traffic is off the road in the district. Five youth were killed by the troops during military operation in Shokhbaba – Sumlar area […]
Shopian man who hijacked a plane to ‘protest 1975 accord’ dies in Lahore
Lahore: Molvi Rafiq Ahmad Mufti, who along with four other associates hijacked an airplane in 1976, died at 64 on Monday evening in Lahore. Mufti, a resident of Shopian, and his four young comrades—Abdul Hameeed Deewani, Mohammad Ahsan Rather, Ghulaam Nabi Itoo and Ghulam Rasool—had on 10 September 1976 hijacked the Mumbai-bound airliner with 83 […]
Khanabal families of two men shot dead by a police officer in 2010 still await justice
Srinagar: Exactly eight years ago, on this very day of September 18, a police officer shot dead two young men, Bilal Ahmad Najar and Noor ul Amin, in Khanabal, Anantnag. Although the then government gave its consent to prosecute the officer, but until now the two families of the slain duo are still waiting for […]
He returned to his mother dead
5 youth were killed in the firefight on that day Anantnag: On Saturday morning, Rouf Ahmad asked his mother to keep his tea ready as he left home to assist neighbours in construction of a local mosque. But by early afternoon Ahmad’s body arrived home, leaving his mother and everyone else in utter shock. The […]
Pellet blind victim from South Kashmir arrested under Public Safety Act
Pulwama: Authorities have booked a pellet victim under draconian Public Safety Act here in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Suhail Ahmed Trambo son of Muhammad Ashan, a resident of Muran Pulwama was arrested by Government Forces along with many youth some two weeks before and today he was booked under PSA and shifted to Kathua jail.
5 militants, civilian killed by Indian forces
Srinagar:Five militants were killed in a gunfight in Devsar area of Kulgam district on Saturday. A civilian from Anantnag town was also killed and at least 25 others were injured during a protest that was held by local residents at some distance from the site of the gunfight to distract the government forces and help […]
