Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) As authorities decided to continue preventive restrictions across the Kashmir Valley for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir Police issued a strong appeal to the public to maintain peace, stressing that violence only leads to destruction and hardship. In a series of posts on X, the police stated, “Appeal for Peace and Restraint Amid Current Developments. In view of recent developments in the Middle East, we respect citizens’ right to peacefully…
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Srinagar, March 2 (IANS) Despite restrictions imposed by authorities on Monday to maintain law and order, pro-Iran protests continued at several places across the Kashmir Valley, with clashes reported between security forces and protesters at a few locations.Police and security personnel were deployed in large numbers throughout the Kashmir Valley, with authorities focusing particularly on Shia Muslim-dominated areas in Srinagar city and elsewhere.Barricades made of concertina wire were erected …
Srinagar, March 2 (IANS) Despite restrictions imposed by the authorities, protests continued in many parts of the Valley on Monday as emotionally charged crowds shouted slogans against the US and Israel, blaming them for the death of Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.Protesters refused to disperse as they marched from Qamarwari towards Batmaloo in Srinagar. After persuasion by police, the crowd agreed to move back after cops released those apprehended for defying restrictions in the…
Aligarh/Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) A protest was held at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) campus over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as students gathered to express their grief and anger. Locals also joined the students’ protest inside the university campus.One of the protesters, speaking to IANS, said, “I have been in Iran for nine years. Following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, we staged protests in the afternoon and again at night…
Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) A large number of people across the Kashmir Valley, especially in Srinagar city, carried out peaceful protests against the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli bombing, as local political and religious leaders condemned the killing while appealing for peace in Jammu and Kashmir.Protesters came out in processions shouting slogans against the US and Israel as the security forces maintained vigil to ensure that anti-national and anti-soci…
Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) Spontaneous protests broke out on Sunday in parts of Srinagar city following the confirmation of the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a US-Israeli bombing.Authorities have already made elaborate arrangements for security across the Kashmir Valley in anticipation of the fallout of the bombing among the Shia Muslim community of Jammu and Kashmir.Protesters raising slogans took to the streets in many areas of Srinagar city as traffic officials dive…
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said it has secured non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against the chief of the United Jihad Council (UJC) and three other operatives of the proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) as part of an intensified crackdown on terrorist operatives.A CIK spokesperson said the warrants were obtained in connection with FIR No. 05/1996 registered at Police Station CIK under Sections 121, 121-A, 1…
Gulmarg, Feb 26 (IANS) The first time Renu Danu saw snow, she didn’t touch it. She studied it as she stood on the slopes of Gulmarg, the silence broken only by the crunch of skis slicing across frozen earth. The snow was not soft like in films. It did not care that she was 26, she was a constable in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and had grown up in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, where winters were cold but never white.Two years later, Renu stood on the podium with three silver medals around he…
Srinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch said on Thursday that it has registered a formal case against two individuals for their alleged involvement in large-scale fraud in medicine procurement during the Covid-19 pandemic. A spokesperson of the J&K Crime Branch Kashmir said on Thursday, “The Economic Offences Wing, Kashmir of the J&K Crime Branch has registered a formal case against two individuals for their alleged involvement in a large-scale fraud related to procu…
Srinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will be the chief guest on Thursday at the 21st convocation of the University of Kashmir, and all arrangements, including security, are in place for the event.A civic reception was given to the Vice President at the Lok Bhawan in Srinagar on Wednesday evening. The reception was followed by a cultural programme showcasing the traditional folk dances and the music of Jammu and Kashmir.He will deliver the address at the University’s 21st c…