Kashmir Student Death

The authorities have today released the salaries of around 600 school teachers in Jammu and Kashmir who were not paid since 2019.

Thirty five people have been killed and 17injured after a mini bus fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district this morning. The bus, which was on its wayfromKeshwan to Kishtwar, veered off the road and fell into the gorge at Sirgwari around 7:30 am, news agency PTI reported.

The Home Ministry on Saturday told all the states and Union Territories to ensure the safety of people from Jammu and Kashmir after it received reports of harassment and threats against them, as the nation mourned the deaths of 40 CRPF soldiers in a car bomb attack three days ago.

The death of a Class 9 student has led to massive protests in south Kashmir's Shopian. 15-year-old Umar Kumar was killed in firing by security forces on Wednesday evening after clashes in the area. There is also anger against destruction of residential houses during a security operation.

A class 11 student was killed and seven persons were injured in Kashmir on Friday as security forces opened fire on protesters in Kupwara in clashes that mirrored the deaths in Handwara three days ago.

Parts of the Kashmir Valley were tense on Wednesday after the death of four, including a young cricketer, in firing on protesters. The protests erupted yesterday over allegations that a soldier had molested a student in Handwara, a charge the army tried to refute with a video of the girl's statement.

The death of Afzal Talib Shah -- one of the terrorists killed by the security forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on Thursday -- has brought fresh focus on the growing radicalisation of educated youths in the Valley, who are increasingly taking to arms.

A day after a 12th standard boy Altaf was killed in firing by jawans of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Baramulla in north Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today strongly condemned the incident, dubbing it as an "inexcusable, excessive use of force". Mr Abdullah also sought exemplary action against the guilty so that nobody els...

A day after a 12th standard boy was killed in firing by jawans of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Baramulla in north Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today strongly condemned the incident, dubbing it as an "inexcusable, excessive use of force".

The authorities have today released the salaries of around 600 school teachers in Jammu and Kashmir who were not paid since 2019.

Thirty five people have been killed and 17injured after a mini bus fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district this morning. The bus, which was on its wayfromKeshwan to Kishtwar, veered off the road and fell into the gorge at Sirgwari around 7:30 am, news agency PTI reported.

The Home Ministry on Saturday told all the states and Union Territories to ensure the safety of people from Jammu and Kashmir after it received reports of harassment and threats against them, as the nation mourned the deaths of 40 CRPF soldiers in a car bomb attack three days ago.

The death of a Class 9 student has led to massive protests in south Kashmir's Shopian. 15-year-old Umar Kumar was killed in firing by security forces on Wednesday evening after clashes in the area. There is also anger against destruction of residential houses during a security operation.

A class 11 student was killed and seven persons were injured in Kashmir on Friday as security forces opened fire on protesters in Kupwara in clashes that mirrored the deaths in Handwara three days ago.

Parts of the Kashmir Valley were tense on Wednesday after the death of four, including a young cricketer, in firing on protesters. The protests erupted yesterday over allegations that a soldier had molested a student in Handwara, a charge the army tried to refute with a video of the girl's statement.

The death of Afzal Talib Shah -- one of the terrorists killed by the security forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on Thursday -- has brought fresh focus on the growing radicalisation of educated youths in the Valley, who are increasingly taking to arms.

A day after a 12th standard boy Altaf was killed in firing by jawans of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Baramulla in north Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today strongly condemned the incident, dubbing it as an "inexcusable, excessive use of force". Mr Abdullah also sought exemplary action against the guilty so that nobody els...

A day after a 12th standard boy was killed in firing by jawans of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Baramulla in north Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today strongly condemned the incident, dubbing it as an "inexcusable, excessive use of force".