Geelani undergoes minor eye surgery
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani was on Tuesday operated upon for a minor surgery in his right eye at a private hospital here, a spokesman said. According to a statement issued here, the amalgam spokesman said that Geelani was today taken to ‘Sharp Sight Centre of Florence hospital’ at Chanapora this morning […]
On JRL’s call, Hurriyat (G) offers funeral prayers in absentia
Srinagar: Following the call given by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), Hurriyat Conference (G) activists and workers on Tuesday offered Nimaz-e-Jinaza in absentia at various places. According to a statement issued here, Hurriyat (G) leaders and workers and large number of people offered Nimaz-e-Jinaza in absentia at Amira Kadal Lal Chowk. Condemning the killings of innocents […]
Mirwaiz pays tribute to Dastgeer Sahab (RA)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema chief, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday paid tributes to one of the top Islamic missionary and spiritual saint, Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) on his annual Urs. According to a statement issued here, Mirwaiz said that “Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) had dedicated his life for […]
New Delhi can’t suppress popular sentiments of Kashmiris: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Tuesday said that New Delhi can’t resolve the issue nor can it suppress or muzzle the popular sentiments of the people of Kashmir. In a statement issued here, the amalgam spokesman strongly denounced the continuous imposition of curfew in Pulwama district’s every lane and by-lane leaving the population confined to […]
Centres approves new tourist, trekking routes in Ladakh
New Delhi: The Home Ministry has approved new tourist and trekking routes in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir to promote adventure tourism and enhance economic activities. The Home Ministry, in a statement, said the decision has been taken buoyed by the success of many tourism initiatives announced under the Prime Minister’s Development Package-2015. […]
Leopard kills 3-year-old boy in Reasi
Jammu: In a second such incident this month, a leopard has killed a three-year-old boy in a remote hilly village in Mahore area of Jammu division’s Reasi district, officials said Tuesday. A massive search operation has been launched to track down the beast which had earlier struck in Kansoli village of Mahore belt on December […]
Hafiz Saeed pens column in Pakistani newspaper
Lahore: Hafiz Saeed has donned the hat of a column writer for a leading Urdu newspaper, stirring a debate among journalists as to how the media house allowed the head of a banned militant group to write on the Kashmir issue and the creation of Bangladesh in 1971. Saeed was declared a global terrorist by […]
Even a blood bath in Kashmir fails to garner emotions
By Wasim Ahmad Sheergojri Kashmir, once known as paradise of earth, has now turned into a pandemonium. The killing spree on regular basis has changed its greenery to red. Nowadays, streets are decorated with blood. Every nook and corner of the valley presents a view of pain and loss. Kashmiri’s hear a heart piercing news […]
Texas school named after Malala
Texas: Texas’ Fort Bend Independent School District (Fort Bend ISD) has voted to name the district’s 51st elementary school Malala Yousafzai Elementary School. “Fort Bend ISD is proud to name Malala Yousafzai Elementary in honour of a true advocate for education. Our FBISD Profile of a Graduate outlines the skills and attributes graduates should possess […]
British Airways to resume flights to Pak after a decade
Islamabad, Dec 18 (PTI) British Airways said on Tuesday that it will resume flights to Pakistan from June next year, a decade after suspending operations due to security fears. “All of us at British Airways could not be more pleased to be coming back to Pakistan and we very much look forward to June next […]
