Civilian killed in Rafiabad encounter

Dillawar Condemns; Locals Protest

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Rafiabad (Varmul), May 8: Accusing army of killing a civilian and dubbing him as a militant, thousands of people staged massive protest demonstrations in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Varmul district on Saturday.Muhammad Subhan Kumhar of Takia Panzala contested the army claim of having killed More

4 militants killed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 8: Two militants were killed in a fierce gun-battle with troops in Handwara, about 80 kms from Srinagar, police said on Saturday.Reports said troops started searches in Chak Wadipora area in Handwara. As the troops zeroed in on the militants, the latter opened fire triggering a gun More

BAR CALLS STRIKE ON MAY 10

Hurriyats, JKLF Endorse

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, May 8: The High Court Bar Association Saturday urged the people to observe complete shutdown on Monday, May 10, against the ‘Indian plan’ to change the demographic complexion of the state, ‘collapse’ of state judicial system in mitigating the sufferings of political detainees and Inter-District More

SERC APPROVES 12% HIKE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF

PDD Wanted 62% Increase; Un-Metered Consumers To Pay More

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 8: Maintaining that the state Power Development Department can’t “pass on its failures” to the consumers, the State Electricity Regulatory Commission has turned down the department’s plea for hiking the electricity tariff rates by 62 percent and instead has approved only 12 percent average More

UK elects 3 Kashmiri MPs

ROSHAN MUGHAL

Mirpur, May 8: Elected in May 6 elections, three Kashmiris are among the eight South Asian Muslims on their way to the British House of Commons.The first Muslim woman, Barrister Shabana Mahmood, elected from Birmingham constituency as ruling Labour Party nominee, originally hails from Mirpur in More

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