Kashmiri students studying in KWMC Bangladesh appeals for early evacuation
Srinagar, May 11(KNS): Kashmir based students studying in Kumudini Women’s Medical College Bangladesh on Monday appealed authorities for early evacuation to their homes. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), students appealed Union and UT governments to take immediate steps and ensure their evacuation to their homes in wake of Covid-19 pandemic as they are stranded […]
Truck carrying fodder damaged in fire on Jammu-Pathankot highway
A truck carrying fodder was damaged in a fire on Jammu-Pathankot highway in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The truck reached Pla-Morh from Punjab and was being unloaded when it suddenly caught fire as the driver tried to move it forward, a police official said. He said fire and emergency […]
‘Unpleasant’ comment by IGP Kashmir Range on CRPF raises controversy
NEW DELHI: An unpleasant comment made by the Inspector General of Police Kashmir Range on the CRPF has raked up controversy among the force personnel committed to the counter-terror operations in the Valley. The incident occurred on April 29 when the DGP Dilbag Singh was on a visit to Baramulla and he was chairing an […]
CRPF not doing its work: Kashmir Police IG triggers controversy with comments against Central force
At a time when anti-terror operations in Kashmir have peaked, a growing trust deficit between the forces on the ground is a matter of concern. A comment made by Kashmir Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on the CRPF”s role in counter-terrorism operations has stirred controversy among the forces deployed in the valley. The Central […]
J&K: Migrant workers ransack textile mill in Kathua over deduction of wages
Jammu and Kashmir Police Friday lobbed teargas shells and resorted to lathicharge to disperse over 5,000 workers of the Chenab Textile Mill, who first ransacked their administrative block in protest over the deduction of their wages by the management and then damaged a police gypsy along the Jammu-Pathankot national highway when police tried to intervene. […]
Jammu and Kashmir witnesses decline in infant mortality rate
Jammu and Kashmir has been able to achieve “remarkable improvement” in multiple indicators related to maternal and child health in recent years, with a decline in infant mortality rate (IMR), an official spokesman said. The IMR has been reduced from 52 (2005) to 22 (2018), according to the latest data released by the Registrar General […]
Riyaz Naikoo killing: Restrictions continue in Kashmir; curbs relaxed in some areas
Restrictions continued in Kashmir on Saturday in the wake of killing of top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo in an encounter with security forces on Wednesday, but the curbs were relaxed in some areas of the valley where the situation remained peaceful, officials said. Restrictions on the movement and assembly of people continued in the […]
Voice calls restored, internet still off in Kashmir
Srinagar: The mobile telephony services were restored by the government late Friday evening after remaining suspended for three days in the Valley. However, the internet services across Kashmir continued to remain suspended as a precautionary measure The services were suspended on Wednesday after top Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Riyaz Naikoo and three other militants were killed […]
Woman law student from Jamia booked for Instagram post on Handwara gunfight
Srinagar: A student of the Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi was booked on Thursday after a Bajrang Dal office-bearer filed a complaint over a post on her Instagram account on the 3 May Handwara gunfight. According to Indian Express, the FIR was registered in Bulandshahr’s Khurja police station. The FIR states that the student, 22-year-old […]
Amid COVID threat, militancy returns to Kashmir
Notwithstanding the threat posed by the spread of COVID-19, the onset of summer in Kashmir Valley has seen a return to violence, with 28 militants being killed in April alone and four in the first three days of May. The data on local recruitment also shows that the suppression of militancy after revocation of Jammu and […]