Srinagar: Police Wednesday arrested a suspected drug peddler and recovered 420 grams of cannabis from his possession in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. “In its anti-drug drive, police this morning arrested a man with cannabis in Sopore town,” a police spokesman said. Police arrested Ghulam Hassan Hurra and recovered 420 grams of Cannabis […]
SRINAGAR: Welcoming the recent statement of US State department calling for “urgent need to start a meaningful dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue,” Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday said “the conglomerate supports all the dialogue processes aimed at resolving the dispute.” “Kashmir issue being the basic cause of tension between India and Pakistan, […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Mohammad Yasin Malik paid rich tributes to Tahir Rasool Sofi of Baramullah who was slain by forces in 2013. In a statement, Malik said that “martyr Tahir was an emerging scholar.” He also said that “the sacred blood of these martyrs will not go in vain.” The statement […]
Srinagar: Opposition PDP Tuesday took out a rally in protest against National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah for his purported remarks on power theft in Jammu and Kashmir. Several PDP activists, led by former employees’ union leader turned politician Khursheed Aalam, took out a march from party headquarters at Polo View amid tight security arrangements to […]
SRINAGAR: Describing elections in Kashmir as “instrument of occupation”, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Mohammad Yasin Malik Tuesday asked people to stay away from the poll process. “The history of Jammu and Kashmir bears witness to the fact that the pro-India elections and assemblies have always been instrumental in snatching our freedom,” Malik […]
Srinagar: A history-sheeter, carrying a toy pistol, was arrested after he tried to extort money from a shopkeeper in the city Tuesday. Mohammad Salim Mir, a resident of Safakadal locality of interior city, entered a shop in court road area and demanded money from the shopkeeper by threatening him with a toy pistol, police sources […]
Srinagar: The death of a 29-year-old woman under suspicious circumstances sparked violent protests that left six people, including four policemen, injured in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district Tuesday. Police fired teargas shells and used batons to restore calm, officials said. Neelofar Jan, a resident of Prang village, was admitted to SKIMS Hospital in the city where […]