Srinagar: Thousands of people Wednesday participated in the funeral prayer for slain local militant at Handoora area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said three rounds of funeral prayers were held for slain militant, Showket Ahmad Khan, at Handoora from 9:00 am till 10:10 am.
Archives for October 2018
Slain fighter mother hit by pellets in eyes
Srinagar: The mother of a teenage militant who was killed by government forces in Kulgam’s Laroo village on Sunday is battling for her eyesight at SHMS Hospital in Srinagar, after being hit by a barrage of pellets fired by government forces into her home today. Faata, mother of the 16-year-old militant Owais (Amir), was hit […]
Kashmir shuts down to mark 27th October as ‘black day’
Srinagar: Shutdown was observed in Kashmir valley on Saturday against the landing of army in Jammu and Kashmir on this day in 1947. The call for shutdown was issued by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) – an amalgam of separatist outfits headed by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik.
Woman among 30 injured in clashes during CASO in Shopian village
srinagar: At least 30 people, including a woman, were injured during clashes that broke out between government forces and the protesters during a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) at a village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. A police official said that joint teams of army, CRPF and SOG men cordoned off Dreed Kalipora (DK Pora) village […]
Indian forces kill six fighters in two operations in #Kashmir; intense clashes erupt
Srinagar, October 25: Indian forced in their fresh operations slain four youth during a cordon and search operation in Arwani area of Bijbehara in Islamabad district, today. Earlier in the morning, Indian troops had martyred two youth in Kreeri area of Baramulla district in a joint operation by Indian army and Central Reserve Police Force, […]
Thousands participate in funeral of PhD scholar Sabzar in Sangum
Srinagar: Thousands of mourners took part in funeral of slain PhD scholar, Sabzar Ahmed Sofi, in his native Sangam area of Bijbehara in Islamabad district. Sabzar Ahmed Sofi was killed along with another youth, Asif Ahmed, by Indian troops during a fierce gunfight in Nowgam area of Srinagar, early morning today. As the body of […]
Wounds of conflict: When a single bullet silenced a pregnant mother and her unborn child in Pulwama
[Aamir Ali Bhat] Days after a pregnant woman and her unborn child was killed in “cross-firing” inside her courtyard in Pulwama, her utensils are still lying unwashed near the tap where a bullet hit her. Perhaps living adjacent to an army camp had its own lurking dangers for young Firdousa whose tragic passage has left […]
Sabzar Sofi, another PhD scholar turned militant killed by Indian forces in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two militants including doctorate student Sabzar Sofi were killed and six Indian forces personal were injured after a fierce gun battle in Nowgam on the outskirts of Srinagar. Subzar Sofi was an IAS aspirant but joined the militant ranks after the death of Burhan Wani in 2016. The gunfire started in Soothu Kothair Bagh […]
With Sabzar Bashir’s killing, all the four scholars-turned-militants killed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Sabzar Bashir, the last of the four scholar-turned-militant, has been killed in a clash with security forces at Nowgam in Srinagar early this morning. With him all the four scholar-militants, who had taken up arms in the past two years, have got killed. The first to fell to the bullets of forces was Azharuddin […]
Kulgam deaths leave Kashmir in mourning with no end in sight to decades of conflict
“Seven civilians died and at least 25 were injured at an encounter site on Sunday.” Srinagar: A photojournalist said he saw a youth with his ribs protruding out being removed from the explosion site. Another scribe talked about a heavily-built person whose left hand was ripped apart by the blast. The third injured had deep […]