Qazi Yasir no longer Mirwaiz South
Srinagar: Idara Tahqeeqat-e-Islami patron Shaikh Muhammad Abdullah on Friday expelled Qazi Yasir Ahmad from the post of Mirwaiz south Kashmir and also removed him from presidentship of Idara-e-Tahqeeqat-e-Islami. In a video message, Abdullah said that the decision has been made keeping in view the aspirations of people and also said that he was “ashamed” of […]
Life comes to halt, internet chocked; educational institutions shut
Srinagar: Educational institutions in most parts of Kashmir Valley are shut for the day, with restrictions in several parts of the old city to mourn the killing of scholar turned militant commander Manan Wani. Educational institutions across Sopore Division, Bandipora, Kupwara are closed. The step has been taken to maintain law and order in wake […]
Manan Wani: AMU suspends 3 students for offering funeral prayers in absentia
Srinagar: The Aligarh Muslim University Thursday has suspended three Kashmiri students afte they tried to offer ‘Janaje ki Namaz’ following the death of former research scholar-turned Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Mannan Wani, in an operation by the Army’s 30 Rashtriya Rifles in Kupwara of Kashmir earlier in the day. Confirming the move, proctor of the university […]
Petrol, diesel prices register yet another minor rise
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices across India saw another rise with the fuels retailing for Rs 82.48 and Rs 74.90 per litre in the national capital on Friday. Fuel prices have been steadily rising each day despite a cut in central taxes last week. Several states too cut on levies but a strong dollar […]
Our 10 month persecution has ended, says Manan Wani’s father
Srinagar: The death of Manan Bashir Wani, top Hizbul Mujahideen commander of north Kashmir, might be a big achievement for the government forces, but for his family his death means an end to ten months of alleged persecution at the ‘hands of government forces’. “I would have never asked him to surrender. He had chosen […]
Hizbul commander Manan Wani, associate killed in gunfight
Srinagar: Militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen suffered a setback on Thursday when its top commander Manaan Bashir Wani, who left a PhD course in the AMU midway to join militancy, was killed along with his associate in a gunbattle with security forces in north Kashmir, police said. 27-year-old Wani, who quit PhD studies in Allied Geology […]
From ‘Sainik School to Hizbul Mujahideen’
Srinagar: From being an outstanding student to one of the most wanted militants in Kashmir, Manaan Bashir Wani, a former PhD scholar at Aligarh Muslim University, was among a stream of educated youths who have joined militancy since the 2016 unrest in the Valley. A profile of 27-year-old Wani as sketched by security agencies shows […]
We want to kill terrorism, not terrorists: Guv Malik
Leh: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday reiterated that the efforts of his government are meant to kill terrorism instead of terrorists. He said that terrorism severely and adversely hampers the growth and development of youth and fills them with resentment against political parties, government and the country. Presiding over the 30th […]
Observe shutdown today, appeals JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Thursday called for a complete shutdown on Friday against the killing of top Hizb commander and a PhD scholar turned militant, Abdul Manan Wani. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik in a statement issued here expressed grief over his death and his associate […]
Unknown gunmen kill Hurriyat activist in Shopian
Father of three, Tariq was a former militant
Shopian: Unidentified gunmen on Thursday afternoon shot dead a Hurriyat activist in Memandar area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Sources said that the unidentified gunmen barged into the house of Tariq Ahmad Ganaie and abducted him from his residence. Ganaie, who was also a Hurriyat activist was later shot at him by the unidentified gunmen […]
