News Topic:Pulwama

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.

Operational Chief Commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Riyaz Naikoo and his associate were killed in a gunfight with a joint team of police, Army and CRPF at Beighpora area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Wednesday.

Two militants have been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Shaar Shali village of Khrew area in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.