Protests, seminars mark world HR day in Kashmir
Srinagar: To mark the 70th World Human Rights Day, a number of protests and functions were held across the Valley on Monday to highlight the ‘rights violation’ in the State especially the violence hit Kashmir Valley. Pertinently, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik had called for […]
Kashmir’s resistance literature gets ‘Nigah-i-Anjum’
Srinagar: In yet another ‘rich’ addition to the resistance literature of Kashmir, Anjum Zamrud Habib’s Autobiography ‘Nigah-i-Anjum’, which revolves around the political sphere of the state and especially Kashmir, was Monday released at the function in Srinagar. Anjum has earlier written a jail dairy, originally in Urdu and which was translated into English and Hindi, […]
Pak reiterates support to Kashmiris
Islamabad: Pakistan would continue to lend full diplomatic, political and moral support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Monday. Khan’s remarks came in a message on the Human Rights Day which is observed every year on December 10. This year, the Human Rights Day marks the 70th anniversary of […]
Govt ready to deal with any weather eventuality: Div Com
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan Monday said that Divisional Administration is fully prepared and ready to deal any kind of weather eventuality. The Divisional Commissioner made these remarks while addressing the media persons here today at a function organized by JKSHRC. He said that after receiving weather advisory from Indian Meteorological Centre, Rambagh […]
BJP leader’s PIL on Assembly dissolution back fires
SC dismisses plea, party shunts him out
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL challenging the dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik. “We are not inclined to interfere (with the decision of the Governor),” a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul said. The bench was hearing a PIL […]
BJP shunts ‘dissident’ leader
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP expelled its former MLA and senior leader Gagan Bhagat for indiscipline and anti-party activities. In August, Bhagat was suspended for three months on the recommendation of the disciplinary committee of the J&K BJP for his role in the alleged abduction of an ex-serviceman’s daughter. Going against […]
BJP arousing religious passion for electoral success, says Omar
Rules out alliance with any political party
Jammu: Accusing the BJP of misleading the people, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah alleged Monday the party built the tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat, but could not keep the promise of constructing a Ram temple in Ayodhya. He said the BJP was reverting to its tactics of arousing religious passion for […]
Apologize or show proof of threats to MLAs, BJP tells Omar
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP Monday described as “serious” the statement by National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah that some MLAs were threatened by investigating agencies during an unsuccessful attempt by the two-member Peoples Conference to form a government in the state. “Dragging the names of the country’s prestigious investigation agencies like […]
DSEK fails to clear liability of 125 Cr towards JKBOSE
Srinagar: The school education department is struggling to clear the liabilities of Rs 125 crore to JK Board of School Education (BOSE) on account of procurement of books for different classes. The liability has got accumulated due to the difference in the actual cost and the approved rates for each set of books under erstwhile […]
