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Sopore shuts for third consecutive day
SRINAGAR: For the 3rd consecutive day a complete shutdown was observed in Sopore town of Baramulla district against the killing of militants commander Abdul Qayoom Najar.
All business establishments and shops are shut in the town while a…
Incidents of braid cutting: Police establishes helplines in all districts of Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police has established helplines so that people could inform and seek assistance with regard to any braid cutting incident.
To speed up the investigation process, Special Investigation Teams (SITs) have also…
Army resort to aerial firing in Shopian
SRINAGAR : Army soldiers resorted to aerial firing in south Kashmir’s Shopian town on Friday after a few stones were pelted towards their vehicles.
Army vehicles were travelling on the Court Road in Shopian when a few stones fell near…
Muhrram processions foiled, dozens mourners detained in Srinagar
SRINAGAR : Police on Friday arrested dozens of Shia Muslim mourners who tried to take out traditional Muharram processions in civil lines areas of Srinagar.
Scores of people started their procession from Jahangir Chowk and proceeded…
Braid Chopping triggers protest in Anantnag
Protesters block highway to demand action
SRINAGAR : As the braid chopping incidents have spread across Kashmir and intensified in southern parts of Kashmir, the residents of Wanpoh on Friday blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway near…
New school timings in Kashmir valley from Oct 3
SRINAGAR: Government on Thursday issued new timings for schools in the Kashmir valley with effect from Oct 3.
Director School Education Kashmir ordered that new school timings both in respect of government as well as recognized Private…
Govt orders transfers of police officers; SP Traffic City Srinagar transferred to Leh
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday ordered transfers and new postings in the police department.
Here is the list:
Sunil Gupta, IPS (JK: 2007), SSP Jammu, is transferred and posted as SSP CID Cl Kashmir vice Vivek…
NIA summons MLA Er Raheed for questioning
SRINAGAR: Independent Jammu and Kashmir MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Rashid Engineer, has been summoned by the NIA for questioning.
Rashid, who has been called for questioning on October 3, is the first mainstream…
Banning journalist’s entry in hospitals politically motivated: NC Addl. Spokesperson
Order widely condemned, termed as highhandedness
SRINAGAR: Media, the fourth estate of democracy is now banned from entering hospital wards or in other words hospitals for performing its professional duties as per an order issued by…
Er Rasheed alleges humiliation, says deported back to Srinagar on way to Jammu
Accuses government of polarizing the situation
SRINAGAR: MLA Langate and AIP Supremo Engineer Rasheed was yet again deported today back to Srinagar from Banihal on his way to Jammu, where he had to attend a round table conference to…