SRINAGAR: JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik and the Syed Ali Geelani-led Hurriyat Conference Thursday slammed the “government crackdown” on pro-freedom leadership ahead of Lok Sabha polls. In a statement, Malik said that while democracy is considered to be a battle of ideologies the government by imposing curbs on pro-freedom leadership had proven to be “highly […]
Srinagar: Violent protests broke out Thursday in Saderkoot Bala area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district against the arrest of five youth on charges of stone pelting. Scores of youth took to streets at Saderkoot Bala and staged pro-freedom and anti-India demonstrations to register their protest against the arrests. Besides chanting slogans, the protesting youth also […]
Srinagar: J&K’s ruling National Conference (NC) on Wednesday elected a 10-member provincial committee for the Kashmir Valley after internal party polls held over a period two months. Provincial president Kashmir Nasir Aslam Wani officially declared the appointment of 10-member provincial committee of NC for Kashmir province, a party release said here. Senior leader Mohammad Syed […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday filed a petition in State Human Rights Commission, seeking registration of an FIR and arrest of IRP personnel who allegedly killed 18-year-old youth on Friday last in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. The teenager, Farhat Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar of Shahgund, Sonawari, was […]
SRINAGAR: Parallel factions of Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday condemned the killing of 18-year-old boy by government forces in Naidkhai area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday evening as “display of state-terrorism” and called for a complete shutdown on Sunday. Abdullah’s rule worst ever for Kashmiris: […]
SRINAGAR: Opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday urged Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh to depute a central team to assess the damage done to the horticulture industry in Jammu and Kashmir due to recent snowfall. “My appeal to the Prime Minister is to depute a central team for assessment of losses to horticulture industry […]
SRINAGAR: National Conference youth leader Junaid Azim Matoo, who was sent to Meerut by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after 67 Kashmir students were expelled from Swami Vivekananda Subharti University for cheering Pakistan against India in a cricket match, Friday said that barring couple of students the university is ready to readmit all the students. He […]
Srinagar: Army Friday expressed satisfaction over the preparedness and synergy between the forces which resulted in the killing of 21 militants and arrest of 13 others in Kashmir valley since the beginning of this year. “Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Sanjiv Chachra arrived in Srinagar today and was briefed by Srinagar-based Chinar Corps Commander Lt […]
Ghaziabad: A 17-year-old student from Jammu and Kashmir fell to death from his school hostel building under mysterious circumstances in Kavi Nagar area here, police said Friday. The student, identified as Mohammed Safi, was studying in Class 11 in Kendriya Vidyalaya in Kamla Nehru Nagar of Ghaziabad. His father, an Army man, lives with his […]
Srinagar: Government needs to equip police force with training and machinery to face the catastrophes in Jammu and Kashmir. This was stated by London-based disaster response expert, Dr (Capt) Sohail Nasti Kashmir-born Nasti also heads Mother Helpage World Wide (MHW) which works in 20 countries across the globe including India. Dr Nasti specializes in disaster […]