News Topic:Srinagar

Srinagar woman gets place in Oxford University

Defying all the odds to achieve her goals, a young Kashmiri woman Sahreen Shamim from Srinagar, who left her home without the wishes and consent of her parents some three years ago facing severe challenges and social stigma of being a woman, has outshined and become the first Kashmiri woman to be offered Masters in Public Policy at the University of Oxford.

IGP visits Sopore civilian victim’s family, assures ‘impartial investigation’

Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) Vijay Kumar along with other senior police officers on Saturday visited the family of a civilian who was killed at Sopore earlier this week.

Srinagar cannot be militancy-free: IGP

Srinagar district cannot be militancy-free for various reasons, Inspector General of Police, Vijay Kumar, said on Friday.

Militant, CRPF man killed in gunfight in Srinagar

A militant has been killed and a CRPF personnel injured in a gunfight between militants and government forces in Malabagh area of central Kashmir's Srinagar district.

Gunfight breaks out in Malabagh area of Srinagar

A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Malabagh area of central Kashmir's Srinagar district on Thursday evening.

Civilian Killing: Police must probe whose bullet killed my father, slain’s daughter

Family members of the civilian man who was killed during a militant attack on a CRPF party in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district yesterday, asked police to come out with substantial evidence as to whose bullet killed their father.

Wreath laying ceremony held for slain trooper in Srinagar

A wreath laying ceremony was held at RTC Humhama Campus of CRPF this morning.

Family accuses troopers of killing civilian, CRPF denies

The Srinagar family of slain civilian, who was killed after militants attacked CRPF in Sopore on Wednesday, accused Paramilitary troopers of killing the elderly man.

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