The chief cleric of Kashmir and Hurriyat leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, expressed anguish on the restrictions on offering prayers at Jama Masjid and Eidgah.
Amid a series of fresh terror incidents in the Jammu region, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir on 7 April to review the security situation and interact with security forces top brass, sources said on Monday.
The armed suspects escaped towards the nearby jungle after consuming the food. However, they forcibly took with them a 13-year-old child who somehow managed to escape from their clutches.
The Chief Minister laid a wreath on the casket containing the body of Jagbir Singh at a ceremony that was held at the police headquarters ground here.
The body of another policeman was spotted on Friday by a drone near the spot of yesterday’s fierce gunfight in the far-flung forest area of the Kathua district, taking the death toll of the police personnel to four.
As soon as the sitting of the House began, legislators raised the issue of the death of Showkat Ahmad of Rajouri whose body was recovered from the Vaishow Nallah in Kulgam on Sunday. Ahmad had gone missing along with two others about a month ago.
Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Friday expressed deep disappointment and regret over the alleged house arrest of its president, Maulvi Umer Farooq thereby preventing him from delivering the Friday sermon and offering congregational prayers at the historic mosque.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed his reservations on the ban imposed by the Centre on…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday announced a high-level committee headed by the chief secretary to formulate…
The Range DIG, Shiv Kumar, on Monday discussed with security forces the strategy to eliminate the terrorists operating at the high reaches of the Kathua district.
