Mountain out of a molehill
Kashmiri language was taken off from the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) promoted language-promoting portal — Bhasha Sangam this week. The move was taken by the ministry after objections from various Kashmiri pandit groups who opposed the words used while translating commonly used words in Kashmiri. The controversy was raised after some pandit journalists […]
Poonch accident: Geelani sympathizes with bereaved families
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Saturday expressed his deep condolence with the families of all those 13 persons killed after a bus skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge at Mandi Poonch. Geelani in a statement issued here also consoled the injured people in the same accident. Praying […]
Congress leader, political activists join BJP
Jammu: Several political activists from Kishtwar, including a Congress leader, Saturday joined the BJP here and pledged to work for strengthening the party at gross-roots level, a party spokesperson said. Congress leader Pardeep Singh Parihar, former trade union leader Suresh Sharma and eight NC and PDP activists, including former sarpanches Noor Hussain and Joginder Dhar, […]
Ailing Malik discharged from hospital, caged again
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Saturday said that its ailing Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik who was admitted at Soura Medical Institute has been discharged from the hospital. Malik was admitted to the hospital on 03rd December 2018, after he felt severe pain in his back at Maisuma police station where he was […]
KCC&I, transporters protest in response to JRL’s call
Srinagar: The protests in response of the Joint Resistance Leadership’s (JRL) call over Human Rights violation continued for the sixth straight in the Valley on Saturday. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik had called for protests against human rights violations in Kashmir and had also appealed people to observe […]
Hurriyat (M), AAC hold candlelight protest
Srinagar: In view of the ongoing Human Rights Week, Hurriyat Conference (M) and Awami Action Committee (AAC) activists on Saturday held a candlelight protest at Ahmad Nagar area of Srinagar in which a number of people also participated. The candlelight protest was held on the call given by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL). The protestors raised […]
Leopard mauls 8-year-old boy to death
Jammu: An eight-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Saturday. The half-eaten body of the boy, Rehmat Ali of Kansoli village, was found from the Wani Morh during a search operation Saturday afternoon, a police officer said. The animal took away the boy Friday night […]
Mujgund encounter: 2 cops injured, referred for treatment
Srinagar: Two cops have sustained injuries during an ongoing encounter in Mujgund. Reports said that two JKP cops have sustained injuries during the encounter who have been referred to Army hospital Badami Bagh for further treatment. Further details are awaited.
Former MLA Abid Ansari resigns from PDP
Srinagar: Abid Ansari, the uncle of former minister Imran Raza Ansari on Saturday evening formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Abid Ansari is the third dissident leader after Imran Ansari and Haseeb Drabu to quit the party. Taking to micro-blogging social networking site Twitter, Abid Ansari wrote, “I hereby announce my resignation from […]
