Srinagar Youth Killed

Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed alarm over more and more local youths joining terrorism and has blamed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for the new trend which, he said, has emerged after killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani two years ago.

A 30-year-old youth wing leader belonging to the BJP was allegedly killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

A Kashmiri youth who played a key role in the lynching of police officer Mohammad Ayub Pandith last month and later joined the ranks of the Hizbul Mujahideen was killed along with two other terrorists in an overnight encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district.

A mob in south Kashmir's Kulgam district took a police officer hostage, demanding the release of youth arrested on charges of stone pelting following the killing of the top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.

Curfew was imposed after a youth was killed in firing by security forces on Wednesday.

Concerned over the death of two youths in army firing, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said such "avoidable" incidents negate attempts being made by the Centre to bridge the emotional distance between the state and rest of the country.

Finger-tips of both hands touching, head bowed, an emotional Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was silent for a full 40 seconds today in the middle of a passionate statement on the death of a 24-year-old man in firing by security forces during a protest in Baramulla, north Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today condemned the death of shopkeeper Tariq Ahmed Bhat, who succumbed to injuries inflicted upon him by some people who were forcing him to close his shop in Nowhatta area of Srinagar during a strike.

Indefinite curfew has been imposed in Srinagar with tension growing after a 25-year-old woman was killed when a stray bullet hit her in the Batmaloo area. Earlier on Tuesday, a young man was killed allegedly in clashes between security forces and protesters.The Jammu and Kashmir Police issued a statement on the woman's death saying, "While dealing ...

People in Srinagar have had enough. The city continues to be tense on the third day of protests over the killing of a Class XII boy, Tufail Ahmad.Tufail was allegedly killed on Friday when a tear gas shell hit him on the head during police firing. However, there are allegations that the police fired at Tufail point blank. "There was no stone t...

People in Srinagar have had enough. The city continues to be tense on the third day of protests over the killing of a Class XII boy, Tufail Ahmad.Tufail was allegedly killed on Friday when a tear gas shell hit him on the head during police firing. However, there are allegations that the police fired at Tufail point blank. "There was no stone t...

Barely recovering from protests over a fake encounter in which the Army killed innocent villagers and passed them off as LeT infiltrators, Srinagar is tense again, this time over the death of Class 12 student. A tear gas shell allegedly hit the student on Friday. The public has accused the police of shooting the boy at point blank range and coverin...

Ahead of the arrival of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Srinagar, independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid was on Monday placed under house arrest when he along with his supporters defied prohibitory orders and tried to stage a dharna to protest the killing of three youths in the Machhil fake encounter.

Who killed 16-year-old Zahid Farooq at Nishat area of Srinagar on Friday? Five days on, the shooter is yet to be identified.

Kashmir remains shut on Friday as it is the fifth day following the killing of a youth by the police in Srinagar.

Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed alarm over more and more local youths joining terrorism and has blamed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for the new trend which, he said, has emerged after killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani two years ago.

A 30-year-old youth wing leader belonging to the BJP was allegedly killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

A Kashmiri youth who played a key role in the lynching of police officer Mohammad Ayub Pandith last month and later joined the ranks of the Hizbul Mujahideen was killed along with two other terrorists in an overnight encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district.

A mob in south Kashmir's Kulgam district took a police officer hostage, demanding the release of youth arrested on charges of stone pelting following the killing of the top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.

Curfew was imposed after a youth was killed in firing by security forces on Wednesday.

Concerned over the death of two youths in army firing, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said such "avoidable" incidents negate attempts being made by the Centre to bridge the emotional distance between the state and rest of the country.

Finger-tips of both hands touching, head bowed, an emotional Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was silent for a full 40 seconds today in the middle of a passionate statement on the death of a 24-year-old man in firing by security forces during a protest in Baramulla, north Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today condemned the death of shopkeeper Tariq Ahmed Bhat, who succumbed to injuries inflicted upon him by some people who were forcing him to close his shop in Nowhatta area of Srinagar during a strike.

Indefinite curfew has been imposed in Srinagar with tension growing after a 25-year-old woman was killed when a stray bullet hit her in the Batmaloo area. Earlier on Tuesday, a young man was killed allegedly in clashes between security forces and protesters.The Jammu and Kashmir Police issued a statement on the woman's death saying, "While dealing ...

People in Srinagar have had enough. The city continues to be tense on the third day of protests over the killing of a Class XII boy, Tufail Ahmad.Tufail was allegedly killed on Friday when a tear gas shell hit him on the head during police firing. However, there are allegations that the police fired at Tufail point blank. "There was no stone t...

People in Srinagar have had enough. The city continues to be tense on the third day of protests over the killing of a Class XII boy, Tufail Ahmad.Tufail was allegedly killed on Friday when a tear gas shell hit him on the head during police firing. However, there are allegations that the police fired at Tufail point blank. "There was no stone t...

Barely recovering from protests over a fake encounter in which the Army killed innocent villagers and passed them off as LeT infiltrators, Srinagar is tense again, this time over the death of Class 12 student. A tear gas shell allegedly hit the student on Friday. The public has accused the police of shooting the boy at point blank range and coverin...

Ahead of the arrival of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Srinagar, independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid was on Monday placed under house arrest when he along with his supporters defied prohibitory orders and tried to stage a dharna to protest the killing of three youths in the Machhil fake encounter.

Who killed 16-year-old Zahid Farooq at Nishat area of Srinagar on Friday? Five days on, the shooter is yet to be identified.

Kashmir remains shut on Friday as it is the fifth day following the killing of a youth by the police in Srinagar.