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August 23, 2017 No Responses

Zil Hajj moon not sighted, Eid ul Adha on September 2

The first day of Eid ul Adha will be celebrated across Pakistan on September 2, Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman announced, saying no credible reports of the sighting of the Zilhaj moon were received on Tuesday. The announcement...

August 12, 2017 No Responses

Chenab Valley Shuts against ‘Efforts’ to abrogate Article 35A

A complete shutdown is being observed in Chenab Valley to protest against a plea in the Supreme Court seeking abrogation of Article 35-A of the constitution. Joint Resistance Leadership has called for Kashmir Bandh to protest the “efforts” to abrogate...

August 12, 2017 No Responses

Kashmir observing Shutdown over Article 35A Row

A complete shutdown in being observed in Kashmir valley in view of a shutdown call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) against attempts to abrogate Article 35-A. Kashmir Post has learnt that shops, public transport and educational institutions have...

August 11, 2017 No Responses

Six Dead, Nine injured in road accident in Puneja district Doda

Six passengers have be killed and nine injured as the tempo, in which they were travelling, plunged into a gorge in district Doda on Friday. With two more persons succumbed to their injuries, taking the death toll to six in...

August 9, 2017 No Responses

7 Dead, 10 Injured as tempo traveller falls into gorge in Reasi

Seven persons were killed and ten others injured in a road accident in Mahore tehsil of Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said that a tempo, bearing registration number JK02 AT-0730, rolled down near Shishi Nallah, resulting...

August 5, 2017 No Responses

Three youth injured in Army firing at Saderkoot Bandipora

Three youth were injured after army opened fire in Saderkoot Bala area of district Bandipora on Saturday morning. The injured have been identified as Hilal Ahmed Wani s/o Abdul Ahad Wani, Latief Ahmed Khan s/o Muhmmad Yousuf Khan and Suhail...

August 5, 2017 No Responses

3 LeT militants killed in Sopore gunfight; Schools, Colleges, Cellular, mobile Internet services shut across North Kashmir

Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the government forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town, police said. Javed Ahmad Dar of Khanpora, Baramulla and Abid Hamid Mir of Hajin Bandipora are the two slain...

August 4, 2017 No Responses

Friday prayers allowed at Jamia Masjid after 8 weeks, Clashes erupt in Nowhatta post prayers

The state government led by ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), today allowed the mandatory Friday congregation prayers at historic Jamia Masjid, Srinagar after eight weeks. All the gates of the historic Masjid that remained locked for the past eight weeks....

August 4, 2017 No Responses

Massive clashes erupt in Anantnag, Passenger cab rolls down in Banihal injuring 7 Persons

Massive clashes erupted on Friday between youth and government forces in old town area of Anantnag district of south Kashmir. Reports said that as soon as the news of the killing of Hizb militant Yawar Nissar and a civilian spread...

August 4, 2017 No Responses

Hizb militant, Civilian killed during gunfight in Anantnag

On Tuesday, Lashkar-e-Taiba chief commander Abu Dujana of Pakistan and his accomplice were killed in an encounter with the security forces at Hakripora village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Security forces killed a newly-recruited local militant...