Army on Wednesday said that the gunfight in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district has ended with the death of all three holed-up militants. An official said that the bodies of all the three militants have been recovered along with three AK-47 rifles. He said that the gunfight that erupted earlier today in Kalaroos area has ended. Meanwhile, A minor girl was killed and another minor boy injured after being hit by “stray bullets” near encounter site in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday, police said. “A minor girl namely Kaneeza and a…
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Encounter underway in Kupwara, 2-3 Militants holed up
An encounter is underway between the security forces and terrorists underway in Kupwara’s Kalaroos area in Jammu and Kashmir. 2-3 terrorists are believed to be hiding in the area. More details are awaited.
Read MoreAfter 27 Years, Govt admits forces killed 22 unarmed protestors: Gaw Kadal Massacre
After 27 years of the Gaw Kadal massacre, the government has admitted that 22 unarmed protesters were killed while as only 12 sustained injuries in the incident. The government’s reply has come in response to a petition filed by human rights activist Ahsan Untoo before the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in April 2012. Notably, after the petition filed by Untoo, the SHRC had appointed Superintendent of Police (SP) SHRC in 2012 to investigate the matter. The investigation continued for 51 months. The SHRC report reveals, that “the report received…
Read MoreDetaining minors won’t be easy for police
Detaining minors allegedly involved in street protests and other “offences” will no longer be easy for police in Kashmir as all such cases will henceforth be dealt by a special officer. Officials said on directions of Director General of Police, S.P Vaid, a special officer of the rank of Sub-Inspector will be posted in police stations to deal with cases of “juvenile delinquency.” “We have extended full support to ensure juvenile justice system is put in place in the state,” Vaid told Kashmir Post. He refuted reports that minors were…
Read MoreBJP to fight bypolls, rules out support to PDP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said it will contest byelections from the Srinagar and Anantnag parliamentary constituencies and ruled out any alliance with its coalition partner Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “The BJP will contest byelections for the Srinagar and Anantnag Lok Sabha constituencies…very soon a high-level committee will announce the candidates for these two seats,” BJP state general secretary (organisation) Ashok Kaul said while addressing a party meet at Dooru, Anantnag, in south Kashmir. Earlier, there was speculation that the BJP would not field any candidates and campaign for…
Read MoreNational Highway re-opens partially after 7 days, but woes remained
Continuous blockade of road causes shortage of essentials, vegetables in Valley Hundreds of oil tankers, trucks stranded on highway Stranded LMVs cleared; Officials say no fresh traffic today After remaining closed for a week, Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only road link connecting Valley with rest of the world, was partially opened for Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) on Tuesday and authorities allowed Srinagar-bound traffic. SSP Traffic (Rural), Aijaz Ahmad Bhat told Kashmir Post that a portion of the road was cleared for traffic. “The light Motor vehicles were allowed to move towards…
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