Local admin demolishes Illegal structures in Pampore
Pulwama, March 15: Local administration on Friday demolished three illegal structures in south Kashmir’s Saffron town Pampore. Officials told Kashmir Images that a team comprising of Revenue department, Municipal Committee Pampore and police demolished three illegal structures constructed on government land at Kadlabal near Hindustan Petroleum HP gas bottling plant in Pampore town. A massive […]
Irked over absence of doctor, locals padlock PHC Tahab
Pulwama, Mar 15: The residents of Tahab village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday morning padlocked the Public Health Centre (PHC) located in their village. According to locals, the step was taken as a mark of protest over the prolonged absence of a medical officer. “Doctor who is posted at the PHC remain absent […]
More than a dozen youth arrested in Pulwama
Pulwama, Mar 14: More than a dozen youth were detained in Ratnipora village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday night. Locals of the Ratnipora informed that during the Wednesday night government forces raided cluster of houses and detained fourteen youth from Asthanpora mohallah. The residents identified the detained youth as Towseef Ahmad Mir, Mir […]
Army deserter killed in Pingelana
Pulwama, Mar 13: A former Special Police Officer (SPO) turned army soldier, who left army in the middle of a training course, was killed by suspected militants in Pinglena village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday afternoon, an official spokesman said. “Showkat Ahmad Naik, son of Mohd Yousuf Naik was shot at by masked […]
Pulwama: Tehsil office courtyard in dilapidated condition
Pulwama, Mar 12: The courtyard of Tehsil office in south Kashmir’s Pulwama town has been left in a dilapidated condition and thereby causing immense hardships to the visitors here. According to the locals, Tehsil office Pulwama is a heritage site as it was constructed during Maharajah’s regime. “Since its foundation, the courtyard has never been […]
“We pleaded with him to leave that path, he didn’t listen to”
Slain militant’s father speaks…
Tral: The father of the slain militant Mudasir today said that the family had pleaded with him to leave the path that he had chosen after he joined JeM, but he didn’t listen to. “Mudasir was commerce graduate and was working with a tower operator with Vodafone network company at Awantipora area,” said Farooq Ahmad […]
Three militants killed in Pinglesh encounter
Pulwama: Three militants have reportedly been killed in an encounter that broke out in Pinglesh village of Tral on Sunday afternoon. Sources said that 42 RR, 180BN CRPF and JK Police, on a specific input, launched a cordon and search operation in Pinglesh. “As the operation continued, militants hiding in a residential house opened fire […]
Apple orchard becomes ‘symbol of tidiness’ in Pulwama
Pulwama, Mar 06: An apple orchard in Gangoo village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has become a “symbol of tidiness” with its clean and alluring view attracting the visitors. The apple orchard owned and maintained by Ghulam Mohammad Malik, a resident of Gangoo village, is tempting the passersby to pull over their vehicles. “Malik’s orchard […]
2 Hizb militants killed in Tral encounter; civilian wounded
Pulwama, Mar 05: Two local militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen have been killed in an overnight encounter with government forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said Tuesday. “Police, army and CRPF launched cordon and search operation in Reshipora village of Tral area following credible inputs about the presence of militants yesterday evening,” a police […]
PDP workers in Pulwama stage protest against ban on JeI
Pulwama, Mar 04: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) works on Monday took out a protest march here against the Central government’s recent decision to ban Jamaat-e-Islami(JeI) Jammu and Kashmir. Scores of party workers assembled outside Deputy Commissioner (DC) Office Pulwama on Monday morning and raised slogans against what they termed as “criminalization of JeI in the […]