SRINAGAR: At least four persons were injured including a teenage girl on Sunday after security forces opened fire on people protesting against crackdown on a village in south Kashmir's Shopian district. Meanwhile, curfew was re-imposed in Srinagar and North Kashmir to thwart the call of separatists for a protest march. 'The ...

MALERKOTLA (SANGRUR): Curfew has been re-imposed in Malerkotla. The relaxation after 6 am on Wednesday was short-lived. The civil and police administration re-imposed the restrictions from 7 pm to 6 am in the wake of a rumour campaign on short-messaging service (SMS) that anti-social elements could resume violence. Subdivisional Magistrate (SDM) Gurloveleen ...

MALERKOTLA (SANGRUR): Hit by communal tension; the town seemed to return to normalcy on Tuesday, with the district administration first lifting the curfew from 11 am to 2 pm, and then extending it to 6pm. However, the curfew would still be implemented from 6 pm to 6 am. Curfew was imposed on ...

SRINAGAR: Expressing Concern at continued closure of Dargah Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar for regular prayers, Peoples’ Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday called for immediate measures to end the deadlock. In a statement, Mehbooba said the holiest place of Kashmir had been closed for prayers for fifth day, which was ...

SRINAGAR: Kashmir valley saw a rare calm day on Thursday, with curfew being lifted from all the regions and a break in strikes called by separatists. "The situation is peaceful throughout the Valley and cur few has been lifted from all parts," Inspector General Police (Kashmir Range) Farooq Ahmad told PTI. Normal ...

SRINAGAR: Hundreds of people thronged Srinagar's markets, shops, banks and medical stores on Sunday after nine consecutive days of curfew, security restrictions and separatists' shutdown. Residents rushed to ATMs and oil pumps early in the morning. "I had to wait in queue outside a Lal Chowk ATM for more than an ...

BATALA: No untoward incident was reported from any part of the town on Tuesday as shops, industrial units, government offices, banks, schools and colleges reopened after curfew was relaxed during the day. Curfew was imposed after Saturday's communal clash. The district administration, however, said that the dusk to dawn curfew in ...

BATALA: Before a meeting arranged by the administration was able 00 broker peace, a large number of Hindus gathered at the Hindu Raksha Samiti office in Batala in violation of the curfew on Monday. From there they marched onwards Nehru Gate, where they were placated by SDM Rahul Chabba (pic). ...