Srinagar, September 03: Strong resentment is brewing among the residents of Hardshiva in Sopore town of Baramulla district, where the Army has acquired land to set a camp to counter militancy. Sources said that the Army has acquired at least 18 kanals of land from the state government in Pazalpora locality of Hardshiva area of the apple town to establish a camp for its troops posted in the volatile North Kashmir town.

Senior Army officials identified the land and got the concerned Patwari to...

Srinagar, August 31: A pro-government gunman was one of the two people arrested by the police Monday for their suspected role in the murder of two siblings in Tangmarg, Baramulla district last week. Ghulam Mohiuddin (37) and Mohammad Ashraf (31) sons of Habibullah Bhat of Chouker village of Pattan were returning home from Tangmarg when unknown people near Jakhan Nar area on the Tangmarg-Kunzer link road attacked them Sunday.

The injured brothers were rushed to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of...

Srinagar, August 30: After 76 deaths since January, the state government has moved to introduce non-lethal weapons supposed to minimise the chance of casualty during street demonstrations in the Valley. However, these non-lethal weapons have failed to produce the desired results. In fact, a week after they were introduced, Srinagar saw its first casualty.

Last Monday, Sopore resident Danish, who was in his early twenties, got hit by a pellet in his abdomen and chest. He succumbed to...

Srinagar, August 27: Notwithstanding the inconvenience caused to hundreds of students, paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) continues to occupy some 150 rooms of hostels at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here.

Out of the total five hostels at the state’s most reputed engineering college: Indus, Chenab, Tawi, Jehlum and Girls hostel, the CRPF is holding 50 rooms in the Tawi hostel while 99 rooms from the Chenab hostel are also under the paramilitary force’s...