Racism, Casteism and Islam
By Zeeshan Rasool Khan Racism and Casteism are the evils that repeatedly try to engulf society. Racism and Casteism are not newly coined terms as people have been facing these two issues from time to time. Racism is defined as ‘poor treatment of people because of their race while as Casteism is a blind group […]
Army Chief visits south Kashmir, reviews security situation
Srinagar: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat Wednesday visited the militancy-infested south Kashmir to review the security situation and counter-insurgency operations in the region, officials said. “Continuing with his visit to the Valley, the Chief of Army Staff Gen Bipin Rawat reviewed the prevailing security situation and strategy for counter terrorist operations in the hinterland,” an […]
Thwart all attempts by militants to target Jammu: IGP Jammu
Jammu: Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, M K Sinha Wednesday called upon personnel to make exhaustive efforts to thwart the nefarious designs of militants. He also directed police officials to ensure a sustained drive against the menace of drugs and narcotics. Sinha, recently took over as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) of […]
Police failed to discharge duties, accuses Er Rasheed
Says passenger vehicles being hijacked by Army at Seeloo camp
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and former MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Wednesday accused police of failing to discharge its duties to stop army from harassing innocent masses, who according to him are picking up the vehicles and taking the passengers and the vehicle owner’s hostage for hours. According to a statement […]
PSA slapped on JKLF zonal organizer, shifted to Kot Balwal jail
Malik says ‘Kashmiri’s family not informed’, condemns slapping of PSA
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday booked Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) zonal organizer, Bashir Ahmad Kashmir under Public Safety Act (PSA) and shifted him to Kot-Balwal Jail, amalgam spokesman said Bashir Kashmiri as per a statement issued here was under police custody from Dec 12 2018, adding that he was arrested by police for organizing […]
Shimla incident: Kashmiris not safe anywhere, says Geelani
Says ‘India scared of conscious youth’
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Wednesday strongly condemning the ‘highhandedness and criminal assault’ on the shopkeepers in Shimla, a few days back. In a statement issued here, Geelani said that “we always believe that Kashmiris are neither safe in their houses nor outside the state. Such incidents stand testimony to our […]
Snow shoveling increases risk of heart attack: DAK
Srinagar: With fresh bout of snowfall and people clearing their sidewalks and driveways, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said shoveling snow increases the risk of having a heart attack. “Lifting snow is incredibly taxing on heart and can trigger a fatal heart attack,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “A 2017 study published […]
12946 criminal cases registered, 11880 disposed off: IGP
Srinagar: IGP Kashmir Zone, S P Pani on Wednesday said that 12946 criminal cases were registered in 2018 in which 11880 cases were disposed of, taking the disposal rate to 61 per cent. Addressing media men he said that in non-militancy related case, 97 murder cases were registered in the year 2018 while as 32 […]
Inter-state fraudster arrested, Rs 60 lakh recovered
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch has recovered Rs 60 lakh from an inter-state gang in Rajasthan and arrested one of its members for duping a trader in the state of Rs 1.2 crore, officials said. According to a complaint filed with the crime branch here, the complainant Ravinder Kumar Gupta had been duped […]
Leopard, cub captured in Doda, Rajouri districts
Jammu: A leopard and a cub were captured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda and Rajouri districts on Wednesday, officials said. Acting on information received from people about movement of a leopard in villages of Doda district, wild life department officials laid a trap and captured the animal in Beoli hamlet, they said. Also a leopard […]
