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Majid Jahangir SRINAGAR: One of the longest search and combing operation in Kupwara forests which has been going on since May 7 was extended up to Handwara forests today to trace a group of heavily armed militants believed to have infiltrated from Pakistan recently. The police said the searches near the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district were going on in all sectors expect Machil and Karnah. “The search operation in Budnamal, Rahanpora in the Kralpora sector, Hafrada and Hachmarg...
Posted 3 days ago.
Kainaat Mushtaq SRINAGAR: In a sprawling field surrounded by snowy Himalayan peaks dozens of Muslim women gather every month to stage a sit-in in the scenic region of Kashmir. The women wear white head-bands, carry photographs of their spouses and hold placards reading, "Where are our loved ones?" Often, tears roll down their faces. They are Kashmir's "half-widows" and they are demanding to know the whereabouts of their missing...
Posted 6 days ago.
ISLAMABAD: A string of militant attacks cast a long shadow over Pakistan's general election on Saturday, but millions still turned out to vote in a landmark test of the troubled country's democracy. The poll, in which some 86 million people are eligible to vote, will bring the first transition between civilian governments in a country ruled by the military for more than half of its turbulent history. A bomb attack on the office of the Awami National Party (ANP) in the commercial capital, Karachi, killed 11 people and...
Posted 9 days ago.
SRINAGAR: Hours after a Jammu and Kashmir police officer was shot dead, unidentified gunmen killed one person in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said here today. They said gunmen fired upon from very close range upon Muddasir Ahmad Mir at Lassipora in Pulwama last night. He was immediately rushed to hospital where he was declared brought dead. The gunmen later escaped under the cover of darkness. A massive hunt has been launched to nab the killers of Mir. Earlier, during the day, gunmen shot...
Posted 9 days ago.
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Friday expressed serious concern over the attack on a Pakistani prisoner in the high security Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu and sought immediate consular access to him. "Pakistan High Commission has taken up with the ministry of external affairs the attack on Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah in Kot Bhalwal in Jammu," said a statement. "Pakistan High Commission has asked for detailed information of the incident, immediate consular access, medical facilities for the victim and security of inmates (other...
Posted 17 days ago.
SRINAGAR: Hundreds of army soldiers and policemen on Friday threw a cordon to Kashmir’s Northern town of Pattan after they received information about presence of militants, police officials say. A party of army and SOG swooped on the main market of Pattan this morning creating panic in the town. Shopkeepers downed their shutters and pedestrians ran for cover. “We have inputs about presence of militants, so that is why we have cordoned off the area for intensive search,” a police officer informs. “There was...
Posted 17 days ago.
NEW DELHI: Over 260 ex-militants have returned to Jammu and Kashmir via Nepal under a special surrender and rehabilitation policy, Lok Sabha was informed today. Minister of State for Home RPN Singh said as per report of Jammu and Kashmir Police, since 2010 and till April 10, 2013, about 262 ex-militants have returned via Nepal. He said Jammu and Kashmir government has received a total of 1094 application on behalf of prospective returnees under the policy and out of these 422 applications have been cleared by all...
Posted 20 days ago.
SRINAGAR: The Hizbul Mujahideen militant group fighting New Delhi's rule in Kashmir has announced a reward for its members who killed four policemen in north Kashmir's Sopore area on Friday. “The Chief Operations Commander of the organisation has announced a cash reward of five lakh rupees to the mujahideen who carried out an attack on the task force personnel and snatched their arms,” Hizb spokesman, Baleegudin told a local news agency KNS by phone. Four policemen died on April 26 after militants attacked them...
Posted 21 days ago.
SRINAGAR: A Sarpanch (village head) has been wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. Police say the gunmen fired at Ghulam Mohammad Bhat in Bomai village near Sopore town at 8 pm. He received bullet injuries in the arm and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Ahmed is said to be affiliated with the ruling National Conference party. This is the latest in a series of attacks on Sarpanchs and Panchs (members of the village panchayat) since they were elected two...
Posted 21 days ago.
SRINAGAR: Local residents in Wuyan village of south Kashmir's Pulwama district staged a protest today demanding that an army camp recently set up in the area be immediately removed. Witnesses told Freepress that the protesters blocked roads and threatened to launch an agitation if their demand was not met. The army recently set up bunkers and pitched tents on a piece of land belonging to the Public Health Engineering department. Meanwhile, the MLA of the area, who belongs to the main opposition People's Democratic...
Posted 24 days ago.
