J&K

Srinagar; 16 Oct 2021 (UMMN): Two non-Kashmiris were shot dead in Srinagar and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

Arvind Kumar Sah (30), a resident of the Banka area in Bihar was shot in in Srinagar, and Saghir Ahmad, a carpenter hailing from Uttar Pradesh was shot in Pulwama district, a police official said.

Former chief minister and national Conference leader Omar Abdullah condemned the killings.

Srinagar, 13 Oct 2021: A Kashmiri was killed on Wednesday by Indian security forces in Pulwama district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar claimed that the killed Kashmiri, Sham Sofi, was the top commander of an organisation called Jaish-e-Mohammad.

Srinagar, 12 October 2021: Three Kashmiris were killed on Tuseday by Indian security forces in Shopian district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

Five Indian Army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), also lost their lives in a fierce gunfight with terrorists during an operation in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said.

Jammu, Oct 11 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday launched its first "tourist village" project in the mountainous belt of Panchari in Udhampur district for development of tourism.

Divisional Commissioner of Jammu Raghav Langer launched the tourist village at Panchari under the tourism development programme launched by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.

Langer said 75 villages in the union territory will be developed as model tourist villages.

Srinagar, Oct 11 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir police has established a distress helpline for members of minorities living in Kashmir in the wake of recent spate of civilian killings in the Valley.

"Kashmir Police established Minority distress #helpline at PCR Kashmir. In case of #emergency, one may call for #assistance on 0194-2482626," IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar tweeted.

The setting up of the helpline comes days after four people from the minority community, including two teachers, were shot dead by militants in Srinagar City.

Srinagar, 11 Oct 2021: A Kashmiri was killed on Monday by Indian security forces in Anantnag district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

Srinagar, Oct 8 (PTI) National Conference (NC) president and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah Friday condemned the killing of a youth in Anantnag in CRPF firing on Thursday night.

Abdullah called the use of force by the CRPF "undue and unjust".

"As we were yet to come to terms with the loss of precious civilian lives in targeted killings in Srinagar, death of a youth resulting from CRPF firing has us again down in the dumps. Such incidents will further add to the already brewing sense of insecurity in the people," he said.

Srinagar, 08 Oct 2021: A Kashmiri was killed on Friday by Indian security forces in Natipora Area of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

Slain Kashmiri was identified as Aqib Bashir Kumar, a resident of Trenz Shopian.

Srinagar, 01 Oct 2021: A Kashmiri was killed on Friday by Indian security forces in Shopian district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.

Killed Kashmiri has been identified as Mujeeb Lone of Redwani Bala Kulgam.

Srinagar, Oct 2 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Centre of bias, saying preventing people from offering prayers at mosques and shrines in Kashmir shows the Government of India's "disrespect" for the sentiments of the majority community.

Mehbooba was reacting to the continuous closure of a few mosques and shrines in Srinagar city, including Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta here, for the past few weeks in the wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases.