NC protest against braid chopping incidents

Srinagar: Opposition party National Conference leaders and workers today staged a protest against the government for failing to curb the menace of braid chopping in the valley. The protest rally was led by the General Secretary of the party Ali Muhammad Sagar and other senior leaders of the party. Meanwhile, normal life was affected in […]

NC protest against braid chopping incidents

Srinagar: Opposition party National Conference leaders and workers today staged a protest against the government for failing to curb the menace of braid chopping in the valley. The protest rally was led by the General Secretary of the party Ali Muhammad Sagar and other senior leaders of the party. Meanwhile, normal life was affected in […]

Man’s hair chopped in Dooru Anantnag

  Srinagar: In a first of its kind, hair of man has been chopped off at Sehpora village of Dooru area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The Victim identified as  Bilal Ahmad Mir son of Abdul Gani Mir was reportedly sleeping in his room at around 2 a.m. when some allegedly non local men broke […]

Another braid chopping in Bandipora

Srinagar: With no let up in braid chopping incidents, braid of a 35-year-old woman was chopped off in Nowpora locality of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday. Sources said that some unknown person attacked a woman near main gate of her house, leaving her unconscious and left after chopping her hair. After chopping her hair, […]

Restrictions, shutdown cripple life in Kashmir

Srinagar: A shutdown called by separatists and restrictions imposed by authorities has paralysed life across Kashmir valley Saturday. In view of the Joint Resistance Leadership’s shutdown call against the unabated braid chopping incidents in Kashmir, authorities have imposed strict restrictions in at least seven police station areas of the summer capital Srinagar. The areas where […]

Fresh braid chopping incident reported from Budgam

Srinagar: A fresh braid chopping incident has been reported from Bachroo Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday morning. The victim has been shifted to nearby Chadoora hospital. Pertinently , there have been more than 100 braid chopping incidents in Kashmir so far. More details are awaited.     Guest

Dozen held for thrashing mentally challenged man in Sopore

SOPORE:- Following the thrashing of a mentally challenged man yesterday on suspicion of being a braid chopper, police arrested over a dozen youth north Kashmir’s Sopore town during nocturnal raids. Sources told that at least 14 youth, who were identified from the video of the attack, were picked up during night in Muzbug area of […]

Continuous siege of Jamia Masjid tragic: NC

Srinagar: National Conference (NC), General Secretary, Haji Ali Mohammad Sagar on Friday castigated PDP BJP government for barring Friday prayers in the historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar for four consecutive weeks. In a statement issued here, the NC General Secretary said, “Stopping people from praying at Jamia Masjid has been the only ‘achievement’ of this government […]

AIP condemns curbs in Old City

Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) on Friday condemned the imposition of restrictions in Old City. AIP spokesman, Inam-un-Nabi according to the statement issued here said that raising the bogey of maintaining law and order, the whole population of the Old City is repeatedly made hostage in their own homes by imposing curfews. He said that […]

Chief Minister condoles Saifi Sopori’s demise

  Srinagar: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has condoled the demise of noted educationist and prominent intellectual, Peer Saifuddin Saifi, popularly known as Saifi Sopori, who passed away last evening at Sopore. In her condolence message, Mehbooba Mufti described late Saifi as one of the great educational administrators of his times who contributed a lot in […]