Gunfight in old city, militant killed: Police

Umer Maqbool

Lastupdate at : Thu, 23 May 2013 06:38:31 IST

Srinagar: Police on Thursday said a militant was killed in a gunfight in old city here. A Police official said the militant was killed in an “encounter with forces” at Narparistan Fateh Kadal in old More

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Srinagar, May 22: For Zahoor Ahmad Mir of Nishat locality here, every day begins with a hope to locate his father’s grave, but to no avail. This has been a routine for the past 16 years.His father Ali More

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Jammu, May 22: Jammu continues to reel under scorching heat conditions with temperature Wednesday touching  a record high of 45.1 degree Celsius, seven notches above  normal. Experiencing extreme More

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A charitable school in Srinagar provides free education and lodging facilities to hundreds of needy orphans from all across Kashmir

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When Ashiq Hussain Tantray from Kupwara lost his father in 2000, there were bleak chances of him continuing his education. In 2006, his uncle came to know about a school in Srinagar that provides fee education More

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