Geelani seeks UN intervention on HR abuses in Kashmir

Geelani seeks UN intervention on HR abuses in Kashmir

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, Monday appealed United Nations secretary general Ban-Ki-moon to “explore possibilities of investigating the grave human rights violations in Kashmir at the hands of Indian army.” “With the proposed United Nations intervention in Sri Lanka over the human rights and humanitarian violations of Tamil people living in Sri […]

Batamaloo residents protest govt inaction to tackle water logging

Srinagar: Hundreds of residents from Batamaloo area here blocked the Tengpora-Batamaloo main road on Monday morning to protest against the government’s failure to tackle water logging in the locality due to flawed drainage system. Eyewitnesses said that the demonstration led to heavy traffic jam in the area for about two hours as people blocked the […]

Pro-freedom leaders condole demise of Hassan Al-Bana’s mother

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Monday condoled the demise of Hajira Begum, mother of People’s Political Front (Pakistan-administered Kashmir chapter) head, Hassan al-Bana who also happens to be close relative of slain People’s League leader, Sheikh Abdul Aziz. In a statement, Mirwaiz expressed profound grief and regret and offered his sympathies with […]

Awami Action Committee turns 50

Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s Awami Action Committee (AAC) is completing its 50 years this year, and to celebrate the golden jubilee the party is holding a “huge” rally at Municipal Park Srinagar on June 20. According to an AAC statement, Mirwaiz convened a meeting of the  workers and delegates of AAC from across the Valley […]

Our slogan should be ‘boycott dikhav, emaan bachav’: Inqilabi

Srinagar: Mahaz-a-Azadi’s patron Mohammad Azam Inqilabi has hailed Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq for calling for boycott of the forthcoming “farcical and sham elections in Kashmir.” “It is heartening to know that the high profile pacifist resistance leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has rejected the so-called elections in Kashmir as a fraud and farce […]

Paramedical students hold anti-GMC protest

Srinagar: Paramedical students from various private colleges and government-run Ancillary Medical Training (AMT) School on Saturday staged protests over denial of reevaluation of their answer papers in the recently held examination. A group of students who gathered at Press Enclave here shouted slogans against the authorities of Government Medical College Srinagar. They said the pass […]

HC declines to quash cheque bounce proceedings before CJM

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of proceedings before Chief Judicial Magistrate Pulwama in a cheque bounce case. The petition was filed by Mohammad Shafi of Pulwama before the High Court seeking quashing of the proceedings initiated against him by the CJM under section 561-A. The case against Shafi […]

Elections used to consolidate India’s control over Kashmir: Mirwaiz

Elections used to consolidate India’s control over Kashmir: Mirwaiz

SRINAGAR: Describing elections in Kashmir as a “sham process” aimed to hoodwink international community, Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq,Friday asked people to boycott the polls, which he said, were aimed only at “consolidating India’s control over Kashmir.” “The only purpose these elections serve is to consolidate India’s control over Kashmir and to hoodwink […]

Cricket row: Mirwaiz assures help to expelled students

Cricket row: Mirwaiz assures help to expelled students

SRINAGAR: A delegation of students who were expelled from Swami Viveknanad Subharti University (SVSU) in Meerut for cheering Pakistan against India in cricket match, called on Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who assured them that the pro-freedom amalgam would utilize its all resources to save their career. In a statement, a Hurriyat Conference […]

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 […]