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December 16, 2018 No Responses

Massacre: Forces killed 7 Civilians, injured 100’s near gunfight site in Pulwama

Seven civilians were killed and three dozen others injured in trigger-happy force personnel’s firing on protestors near encounter site at Sirnoo village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Three Hizbul Mujahideen militants including an army deserter and an army...

December 10, 2018 No Responses

14 Year old among 3 rebels killed during 18 Hour gunfight in Mujgund

Two teenage local militants were among three killed and an Army man was injured in an 18-hour long fierce gunfight at Munjgund area on the outskirts of Srinagar city on Sunday.Police said the gunfight which started at around 5:15 pm...

December 3, 2018 No Responses

Permanent Residency Rules in J&K being changed by Governor: Political Parties

Political parties in the Kashmir Valley are up in arms over what they say are Governor Satyapal Malik’s efforts to change the process of granting Permanent Resident Certificate or PRC in the state – a very sensitive issue in Kashmir...

November 30, 2018 No Responses

November bloodiest month in Kashmir, 37 rebels including 9 top commanders killed

With 37 militants killed in encounters across Kashmir, November has been the bloodiest month of this year for the insurgents. Among the militants killed this month, nine were top commanders, including Lashkar-e-Taiba’s face Naveed Jatt, who was shot dead on....

November 22, 2018 No Responses

J&K’s political thriller ends in anti-climax with Governor dissolving Assembly

At the end of a day of dramatic developments, Jammu & Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday night dissolved the state assembly in a contentious decision that may well be challenged in the courts. The dissolution, announced in a...

November 21, 2018 No Responses

Third front on cards – PDP co-founder Muzaffar Baig raises banner of revolt

PDP went overboard with ‘lame’ poll boycott Mehbooba takes my advice, never implements it PDP-BJP Govt failed on developmental front GoI didn’t release money as State Govt didn’t submit projects PDP couldn’t give jobs to educated unemployed youth NC ...

November 14, 2018 No Responses

#PowerCrices – Dark days ahead as PDD frames power curtailment schedule

Metered areas to witness daily 4 hrs power cuts, Non-metered areas to 8 hr Adding to woes of people who are already facing unscheduled long power cuts, the Power Development Department (PDD) has framed power curtailment schedule and decided to resort to...

October 26, 2018 No Responses

Blood Continues To Flow Across Valley Streets: Six rebels killed in Kashmir

At least six militants were killed in two separate gunfights in Kashmir’s Anantnag and Baramulla districts on Thursday, triggering massive protests and clashes in which several people sustained injuries. Arwani Gun-Battle Four militants were killed in a gunf...

October 25, 2018 No Responses

Sabzar Sofi, Scholar turned rebel and associate killed in Nowgam gunfight

A research scholar-turned-militant Sabzar Ahmad Sofi and his associate Asif Shergojri—both belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen—were killed in a gunfight in Nowgam area of Srinagar on Wednesday morning, days after a PhD scholar Manan Wani, who had also picked up...

October 22, 2018 No Responses

Bloodbath in Kashmir: 7 Civilians, 3 Rebels Killed, 100’s injured in Kulgam Gunfight

The civilian death toll has reached seven in Kulgam district after another civilian who was injured in a blast at a gunfight site, succumbed to his injuries Sunday late evening. Javid Ahmad Lone, 35, of Hawoora in Kulgam succumbed to...