Dozens of people have been injured in clashes with police and paramilitary forces in southern district of Jammu and Kashmir. Clashes broke out earlier today […]
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Anantnag
Police shower tear and pepper gas shells on mourners in south Kashmir
Police fired tear and pepper gas shells on mourners in Batengo village who were gathered to take part in funeral prayers of Zahid Rasool Bhat […]
Police beats, pressurises man to sign papers claiming his brother has rejoined militants
A man in south Kashmir’s Kokernag area was allegedly tortured for three days in police custody in order to force him to sign papers claiming […]
Authorities “threaten” families of Kashmiri truckers with PSA
The families of two Kashmiri truckers who were attacked in Udhapmur last week, have alleged that district administration threatened them that they would be booked […]
Locals claim to grow tea in south Kashmir; officials unaware
Residents of some areas in south Kashmir have claimed to have been producing tea for the past couple of years, while the concerned department remains […]
Will boycott products from other states but won’t stop eating beef: Anantnag traders’ body
The traders of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday said that the threats by Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) and other Hindu organizations to enforce economic blockade […]
BJP leader to organize beef party in South Kashmir
Even as BJP, a coalition partner in Jammu & Kashmir government, has welcomed the high court ruling asking police to strictly implement beef ban in […]
1985, When South Kashmir defied Jagmohan’s diktat on meat
In 1985, the then Governor Jagmohan’s diktat banning sale of meat on Janamastami—a festival of Hindus—triggered a month-long agitation in South Kashmir. The diktat, according […]
Militant movement keeps security men on toes in CM’s hometown
Heightened militant movement in Bijbehara, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s hometown, has been keeping security agencies on their toes for the last more than two […]
Mufti’s family decides who gets what in Bijbehara
The state government is installing street lights in chief minister, Mufti Mohammad Say¬eed’s, home town at Bijbehara on political considerations with areas which are not […]