Wazwam row: Hurriyats slam ‘insensitive NC

SRINAGAR: Parallel factions of Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Sunday slammed the ruling National Conference for “relishing the luxury of Wazwan” while people were “besieged for mourning the killing of a teenager in forces’ firing” in Naid Khai area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. In a statement, Hurriyat Conference […]

HC raps police for cloaking civil dispute into criminal offence

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has slammed police for ‘cloaking’ a civil dispute into criminal offence as it quashed a case registered for ‘cheating’ at Police Station Kulgam in 2012. “I am convinced that it is only a machination on the part of police to get leverage to convert and cloak an otherwise a […]

‘Delhi Dialogue’ urges India, Pak to improve bilateral ties

Srinagar:  The fourth ‘Delhi Dialogue’ concluded in New Delhi on Friday last with the adoption of a joint resolution calling on both countries to make concerted efforts towards improving bilateral relations. The dialogue brought together senior journalists, policy experts, academics, lawyers, former military officials, and diplomats from India and Pakistan for two days of intense […]

Pak HC to India visits ailing Geelani in New Delhi

SRINAGAR: Pakistan High Commissioner to India on Sundayvisited the chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani who is undergoing treatment in New Delhi and conveyed the concern of Pakistan prime minister on the health of the ailing leader. In a statement, the Hurriyat Conference (G) spokesman said that Abdul Basit said that PM Nawaz […]