Rebels strike police bus at PanthaChowk near Srinagar, Killing 02 & Injuring 12 cops

Rebels strike police bus near Srinagar, Killing two cops & Injuring 12 Personnel

Two cops were killed and 12 others injured as militants opened fire on a police bus in a high-security area near Srinagar city on Monday. This is the first major attack on the security forces in the valley since Article 370 was abrogated in 2019, revoking the temporary special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir. The militants opened fire on the police bus carrying personnel of the 9th Battalion of J&K Police’s armed wing on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. The incident took place in Zewan on the outskirts of Srinagar…

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Citing Covid concerns, authorities bar Mehbooba Mufti from holding youth convention

Citing Covid concerns, authorities bar Mehbooba Mufti from holding youth convention

Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of sabotaging her youth convention at her residence in Srinagar in the name of Covid protocols and roughing up her workers People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of sabotaging her youth convention at her residence in Srinagar in the name of Covid protocols and roughing up her workers. The police responded saying the local administration had advised the PDP to apply for holding this convention in a more open area in view…

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Manohar Lal Khattar’s remarks on namaz in public places clearly targeted one religion: Omar Abdullah

Manohar Lal Khattar’s remarks on namaz in public places clearly targeted one religion: Omar Abdullah

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday lambasted Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s remarks that offering namaz in public places cannot be tolerated Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday lambasted Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s remarks that offering namaz in public places cannot be tolerated. Abdullah claimed that the target was a single religion. “The statement of Haryana chief minister and his decision is absolutely wrong. In our country, it is allowed to follow one’s religion publicly. I would have accepted…

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