Protests rock Srinagar airport over cancellation of flights

SRINAGAR: Spontaneous protests rocked inside Srinagar’s airport premises on late Wednesday when several flights were canceled by airport authorities. Sources said that authorities announced the cancellation of several flights to different locations which prompted the passengers to protest who also smashed window panes and doors of the airport. The passengers alleged that the flights were […]

Geelani’s health worsens

Geelani’s health worsens

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani will be shifted to New Delhi for treatment as  his illness has gotten worse, the amalgam said Tuesday. Geelani is suffering from ‘chronic bronchitis’ and the unexpected change in weather has had an adverse affect  on his health, a Hurriyat spokesman said in  a statement here. “He […]

‘Fake currency racket busted; kingpin among 12 held’

Srinagar: Police Tuesday claimed to have busted a major fake currency racket with the arrest of 12 persons, including the kingpin and recovered counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs 8.85 lakh from them here. After getting a tip off, police arrested the key operator Arshad Ahmad Kaloo, Superintendent of Police, East, Harmeet […]

Hurriyats condemn killing of 85-year-old man by unidentified gunmen

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference factions led by Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday condemned the killing of an 85-year-old man in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Mohammad Abdullah Dar of Dogripora Awantipora, who was father of PDP Sarpanch, Mohammad Shaban, was killed by unidentified gunmen late Saturday evening. “It is an un-Islamic […]

IUST students protest fee hike

Srinagar: Demanding revision of the fee structure, the students of Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) on Monday staged protests here alleging ‘loot by the authorities’. A group of IUST students appeared at Press Colony and staged demonstrations against the varsity administration. They alleged that the varsity was forcing them to pay a fee […]

Bilateral talks with India, new formula or covert meetings vis-à-vis Kashmir issue is treachery: HCJK

Srinagar: A high level meeting of Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir (HCJK) was held Monday under the president ship of senior leader of the amalgam Shabir Ahmad Shah. The meeting was attended among others by National Front Chairman, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Muslim League Chairman, Mushtaq-ul-Islam, JKLF (R) Chairman, Farooq Ahmad Dar, Islamic Political Party Chairman, Muhammad […]

Six mothers died without seeing their missing sons: APDP

SRINAGAR: Six mothers were among ten parents who died while longing to see their sons who were picked up by government forces and subjected to enforced disappearances during the last two decades of conflict in Jammu Kashmir, the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) said Monday. “Six mothers and four fathers of the disappeared […]

‘Voter registration camps held across Valley’

SRINAGAR: Special camps were  Sunday organised at all designated polling stations for addition of new voters in wake of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, officials said. “ As many as 804 polling stations in Srinagar experienced huge rush of people  in connection with voter registration,” an official spokesman said. Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant […]

Man held for hotel theft

Srinagar: A man was Sunday arrested for allegedly stealing expensive belongings of a tourist from his hotel room here, police said. The tourist, who was not identified, had lodged a complaint with the Rajbagh police station that his watch worth Rs 3.5 lakh, iPhone and credit card were stolen from his hotel room, a police […]

On 21st foundation day Mirwaiz-led Hurriyat vows to ‘carry forward struggle for freedom’

On 21st foundation day Mirwaiz-led Hurriyat vows to ‘carry forward struggle for freedom’

SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday observed the 21st foundation day of the pro-freedom amalgam and reiterated to carry forward the struggle for Kashmiris right to self-determination “inspite of difficulties and hardships.” In a statement, the amalgam spokesman said that “a special joint session of its Executive Council, General Council and Working […]