News Topic:Pulwama

Mobile Internet and voice calling services continued to remain suspended in southern Kashmir's twin districts of Pulwama and Shopian for the sixth consecutive day, today, since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Riyaz Naikoo.

The cellular services were restored by the government on Friday evening after remaining suspended for three days in the Valley. However, the internet services across Kashmir continued to remain suspended across the Valley as a precautionary measure.

Authorities on Friday tightened restrictions across Kashmir even as mobile telephone and Internet services continued to remain shut in the Valley on the third day following the killing of Hizbul-Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo along with his associate in a gunfight on May 06.

District Magistrate Pulwama, Dr Raghav Langer on Friday ordered suspension of two government teachers for non-compliance of directions under Section 34 and 65 of Disaster Management Act, 2005.

Three more villages have been declared as Red Zone by the district authorities in south Kashmir's Pulwama district after new cases of coronavirus surfaced in the district.

The killing of a civilian was reported from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A police officer confirmed the killing of the civilian during a protest and said that he was buried on Wednesday evening.

Accused of sexually abusing a girl, a ‘faith-healer’ in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district faced the wrath of local people. He was thrashed and paraded in the village on a pony while his house was ransacked.

At least 25 people were injured, four of them due to “bullets” as government forces resorted to firing live ammunition and pellets in order to disperse large number of protesters near Beighpora area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday.