SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani Sunday said that chief minister Omar Abdullah’s statement that the upcoming parliamentary elections are the battle of ideologies was a “joke.” In a statement, the spokesman of the pro-freedom amalgam said that “National Conference has never believed in any ideology.” “However this party and its leadership have […]
Lucknow: On BJP’s complaint, the Election Commission has sought a report from the district administration of Meerut in connection with dropping of sedition charges against Kashmiri students. “The district magistrate of Meerut has been asked to submit a reply on the dropping of sedition charges against Kashmiri youths,” Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state […]
Srinagar: K B Aggarwal, Principal Resident Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi, on Saturday visited Sharda University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. “A group of six students, including some from Kashmir, have been expelled from the hostel of the university for violating campus discipline. The students are however, allowed to attend their classes […]
Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen has paid tributes to its slain commanders on their death anniversary. Hizb spokesman Saleem Hashmi in a statement said, “A meeting of Hizb Command Council was held in Muzaffarabad under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief, Saifullah Khalid, where rich tributes were paid to Gazi Naseeb-ud-Din, Engineer Firdous Kirmani, Commander Manzoor Khan and […]
MUMBAI: Stocks Markets ignored the anxiety caused by the geopolitical tension over Ukraine and spurted to all-time highs on a slew of positive domestic factors and robust FII buying ahead of high-stake elections. The benchmark indices – S&P BSE Sensex and the CNX Nifty – were in a record-breaking spree. The former hovered near the […]
BY ABBAS NASIR WHEN Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan makes statements such as a “majority of Taliban” are pro-Pakistan and pro-peace, who’d be surprised to find the interior minister in the critics’ cross-hairs? However we castigate him and with considerable justification, the bitter truth is that he represents a much wider malaise: a lethal mix of […]
SRINAGAR: Over 250 recruits were Saturday inducted as soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) of the Army after a passing-out parade at Regimental Centre here. The rigorously trained 256 recruits, hailing from all parts of the state, took the oath to serve the cause of the nation at a ceremony held at Bana […]
Bilal Habib PAMPORE: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Sarpanch’s father in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on late Saturday. Police sources said the gunmen fired upon Ghulam Mohammmad Dar when he was coming out of the mosque at Dogripora in Awantipora area. Dar died on the spot. The 85-year-old Dar was the father of PDP Sarpanch […]
Srinagar: A JKLF delegation led by the party chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik on Saturday visited the residence of Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani. The JKLF delegation which included Noor Mohammad Kalwal and Mohammad Altaf Khan enquired about Geelani’s health, reports said. Also, a delegation of Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir (HCJK) led by Shabir […]
New Delhi: ‘’I didn’t know India Today organises charters for people on tight schedules to get to Delhi, I’d have asked for 1 instead of flying budget :),’’ Abdullah posted on micro-blogging site Twitter. Pti file photo Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, scheduled to participate in the India Today Conclave, Saturday expressed surprise […]