NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Indian government on Thursday cleared a proposal for setting up the much- awaited Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), a statutory body to check discrimination of minority communities in jobs and education. The Justice Sachar Committee, which went into the socio-economic backwardness of Muslims, had recommended setting up […]
SRINAGAR: Several parties and leaders Thursday expressed condolences over the demise of Nazir Ahmad Qadri who died in a road accident in Jammu on Wednesday. Qadri, brother of Daily Afaaq’s editor, Ghulam Jeelani Qadri and its associate editor Morifaat Qadri, was working in agriculture department. While condoling the demise, chief Patron of Jammu Kashmir Mahaz-e-Azadi […]
JAMMU: Minister for Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Mir Saifullah has said that the Government has taken several initiatives in this direction to provide justice to the people at their doorstep by strengthening the network of courts across the State. The Minister said that government has appointed five High Court Judges during the last year […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation (JKLF) Thursday condemned “the killing and mutilation of a Pulwama youth by Indian forces.” In a statement, JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik while condemning as “heinous” the killing by forces said that “people of Pulwama and the area where this young man has been martyred are protesting against this custodial […]
SRINAGAR: JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday paid rich tributes to slain medico Dr Farooq Ahmad Ashai on his death anniversary. Recalling Dr Ashai’s social, political and medical services for the people of Jammu Kashmir, Malik in a statement said Dr Ashai was a “man of great conviction, his services for the people of […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (JK) on Tuesday appealed the people of Kashmir to boycott the upcoming polls in the state. “Taking part in elections (is) tantamount to dishonesty with the blood of martyrs. We will continue to offer sacrifices till the achievement of freedom,” Hurriyat’s senior leader Shabir Ahmad Shah was quoted as saying in a […]
Poonch: Government Degree College, Mendhar (Poonch) Tuesday organized a quiz competition for its students. The completion was organized by the Department of Chemistry under the guidance of its head Professor Shokat Hussain, officials said. As many as 25 students participated in the quiz after their selection on the basis of screening test. The students were […]
SRINAGAR: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Mohammad Yasin Malik on Monday slammed Indian Defence Minister AK Antony’s reported refusal to reopen the 2001 Pathribal fake encounter case after the Army gave a clean chit to five of its men accused of killing five civilians. “Killers of Kashmiris cannot evade punishment and will have […]
New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday extended till March 3 the judicial custody of a Jammu and Kashmir Police constable and two others, arrested for their alleged roles in narcotics trade through which money was used to fund militant outfit Hizbul-Mujahideen. Khurshid Alam, a constable of JK Police, B Ganesh and M Senthil, residents of […]
Srinagar: Paying tributes to slain Hizb commander Mohamamd Shafi Sheikh of Seelu Sopore, Hurriyat Conference(M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday said safeguarding the “sacrifices of martyrs” was the “collective responsibility of the people and leadership.” “It is important that people show resolve and complete commitment towards the freedom struggle,” Mirwaiz said in a statement. Meanwhile, […]