March 2, 2023 | Kashmir POST

Two dead, twelve injured as mini bus turns turtle in Rajouri

March 2, 2023 Editor

A mini bus overturned in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, leaving two passengers dead and 12 others injured, officials said. The private passenger vehicle was on its way to Kandi from Budhal when the accident took place near Phani Tran village around 11.30 am, they said. Block Medical Officer, Kandi, Dr Iqbal Malik said the injured were brought to community health centre, Kandi and two of them – Shakil Ahmad of Kewal and Badar Hussain of Kandi – succumbed to injuries.

Targeted Killing: Fear grips among Kashmiri Pandits those staying back since 1990s

March 2, 2023 Editor

Local Muslims held protests and in hundreds joined the family of slain Kashmir Pandit Sanjay Sharma for the last rites in Pulwama’s Achan area on February 27, but the targeted killing has further shattered the confidence of the miniscule population of those Pandits who preferred to stay back despite raging militancy in the 1990s in the Kashmir valley. Putting her arms repeatedly around the three minor orphans — Sakshi, Diksha and Aryan — Sharma’s wife, in her late 30s, is still grappling to come to terms with what unfolded before…

Custodial Death: Protests break out post civilain killing in Kupwara

March 2, 2023 Editor

Custodial Death: Protest breaks out in Kupwara after civilians missing from Army custody found dead in woods

Protests broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district today after the police found the body of a man who had gone missing in army custody. Protesters demanded justice and blamed the security forces for the alleged custodial death. Abdul Rashid Dar, a driver, was picked up by the army for questioning on December 15. Since then his family has held protests demanding his release. The army said Dar, 33, fled from their custody. The police said they found the body at a forest in Zirhama village. A medical board conducted…