Indian Army kills protester in Held Kashmir on April 28, 2017SRINAGAR: Indian police shot dead a civilian in Occupied Kashmir after firing on protesters demanding the bodies of two rebels who stormed an army base and killed three soldiers, including a captain-ranked officer, before being gunned down in the wee hours of Thursday. Officials said a group of unidentified rebels stormed the army’s artillery headquarters […]
Indian-held Kashmir blocks social media after clashes on April 27, 2017SRINAGAR: Authorities in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) on Wednesday ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to block popular social media services, including Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, after an upsurge in violence in the region. The local government said the services were “being misused by anti-national and anti-social elements” and should be blocked for a month or until […]
Another Kashmiri youth shot dead by Indian troops on April 16, 2017SRINAGAR: Amid simmering tensions, a youth was shot dead by Indian forces in Srinagar city late on Saturday. According to local police, Sajad Hussain was shot dead in SD Colony area of Srinagar’s Batmaloo locality, allegedly by India’s Border Security Force (BSF). “He was shot in the head and died on spot. Another youth is […]
Grenade explosion hits Srinagar hours after Modi visit on April 3, 2017SRINAGAR: A grenade explosion killed a police officer and injured 10 other security personnel in Indian-held Kashmir on Sunday, police said, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the volatile region. The incident took place in the Nowhatta area of Srinagar near the 14th century Jamia Masjid. “One police man died while 11 personnel have […]
IHK experiences fresh upsurge in violence, illegal detentions on April 1, 2017SRINAGAR: Violent clashes were witnessed on Friday in parts of Indian-held Kashmir (IHK), where emotions were running high against the murder of three civilians by Indian security forces earlier this week. Authorities have placed Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest, while the Liberation Front chief, Yasin Malik, has been […]
More violence as Indian security forces kill three Kashmiri youth on March 29, 2017SRINAGAR: Three Kashmiri youngsters were shot dead on Tuesday during clashes with Indian police and paramilitary forces, sparking a wave of anguish in the region swept by a renewed wave of violence. The killings occurred in Chadoora village, some 14 kilometres from Srinagar city, near a residential house where a local Hizbul Mujahideen member, Tawseef […]