Sopore remains shut on third straight day
Sopore: A complete shutdown was observed for the third consecutive day in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday to mourn the death of a local LeT militant, Mehraj-ud-din. Mehraj-ud-din Khan @Maaroof and Kaleemullah, son of Mushtaq Ahmad of new colony Sopore was killed along with a top commander Naveed Jatt in a […]
Court convicts man in sodomy case, says offense was very painful to imagine
Srinagar: After eight years of trial, the court on Friday convicted a man for sodomising a minor in Awantipora area of South Kashmir. The court of additional special mobile magistrate Awantipora after hearing Khurshid Ahmad, senior prosecuting officer and the counsel for the accused, convicted a person Javaid Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Gani Dar, […]
Mirwaiz put under house detention ahead of amalgams session: Hurriyat (M)
Denounces curbs on workers, delegates session at Rajbagh
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Saturday strongly denounced and ridiculed the authorities for disallowing the one day workers and delegates’ session of the amalgam to be held today at the amalgam’s Rajbagh Headquarters. The amalgam spokesman in a statement issued here said that chairman of amalgam, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was put under house arrest last […]
Punishing kiths, kins for no crime is a ‘revengeful act’: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani has strongly condemned the arrest of mother and two sisters of a militant in Kishtwar on the suspicion of being involved in the killing of BJP worker and his brother about a month back. “Our stated policy is that we neither support nor encourage any attempt harm […]
Confinement to small room aggravated Malik’s fragile health: JKLF
Shifted to hospital for medical checkups
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik was on Saturday taken to Khyber Hospital for necessary medical check-up, JKLF said in a statement issued here. According to the statement, Malik who is languishing at police station Maisuma from last many days has “grown too weak during recent imprisonment and has […]
Don’t follow things in blind, stop misusing your position: Er Rasheed to Guv
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Saturday condemned SAC decision of amending the law and barring State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) from entertaining complaints older than one year, asking Governor to stop misusing his position. According to a statement issued here, Er Rasheed sought immediate revocation of the order. “While […]
Protests by political groups against Guv’s decision on JK Bank condemnable: BJP
Jammu: The BJP Friday condemned the propaganda launched by some Kashmir-based political and other socio-economic organisations against the State Administrative Council’s (SAC) decision to convert the J&K Bank into a PSU. It said there is an urgent need for transparency in the operation of the bank which has been under cloud for rising NPAs and […]
Beerwa has been ignored on power front: Omar
Srinagar: Former MLA Beerwa, Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed disappointment over the erratic power supply in the Beerwah constituency. Vice president said that the people of Beerwah constituency are facing immense hardships due to the administrative apathy. “Many hamlets in Beerwah constituency are reeling under darkness, the pesky power supply and unscheduled power cuts have […]
NC workers stage protests against decision to treat JK bank as PSU
Jammu: Workers of the National Conference Saturday took out protest rallies across the Jammu division, seeking revocation of the decision of Governor S P Malik-led state administrative council to treat the J&K bank as a public sector undertaking (PSU). The main rally was taken out from NC headquarters at the Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan with dozens of […]
BSF, Pak rangers exchange sweets along IB
Jammu: The BSF and Pakistani Rangers Saturday exchanged sweets along the International Border (IB) in Jammu as the Indian border guarding force celebrated its 54th raising day, officials said. “On the occasion of BSF’s 54th raising day, both border guarding forces of India and Pakistan– Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers– exchanged sweets and […]
