WUCMA celebrates World Wetlands Day
Sopore: Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) on Saturday celebrated the World Wetlands Day at Zurmanz village, situated on the lake shore of Asia’s largest lake (Wular Lake) in north Kashmir. On this occasion, importance of Wular Lake was highlighted, which provides various ecological, hydrological and cultural services. Wular Lake, which is one of the […]
To foil AIP’s protest, Er Rasheed put under house detention
Srinagar: Condemning house arrest and ‘ill-treatment’ given to its president Engineering Abdul Rasheed Sheikh, Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) on Saturday said that “by such cheap measures, New Delhi cannot hide its failures and mislead the world community over its atrocities on people of Jammu and Kashmir.” AIP Spokesman, Sheeban Ashie in a statement issued here […]
Delhi’s attitude towards inmates crossed every limit of heartlessness: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Saturday condoled the demise of maternal uncle of Dr. G. Mohammad Bhat, who is incarcerated in Tihar jail for past nine years. Geelani as per a statement issued here said that “families of prisoners particularly those who are being kept thousands miles away from their home […]
Mirwaiz placed under house arrest ahead of PM visit
Srinagar: Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest on Saturday, a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Jammu and Kashmir. The Mirwaiz has been put under house arrest for maintaining law and order as separatists have called for a complete shutdown on Sunday, officials said. A […]
Malik grieved over demise of Altaf Shah, mother of Shabir Zargar
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Saturday expressed his heartfelt grief and sorrow over the demise of Muhammad Altaf Shah of Goni Khan, now at Gopalpora and mother of senior resistance leader Shabir Ahmad Zargar. According to a statement issued here, Malik along with a delegation comprising of Noor […]
Omar, Mehbooba condemn killing Pulwama woman
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti Saturday condemned the gruesome killing of a young woman by militants in Shopian district of the state. Ishrat Muneer, a 25-year-old woman from Pulwama, was shot dead at point blank range by militants in Shopian district on Thursday night. They made a video […]
PaK displaced persons stage protest in Jammu
Jammu: A group of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) displaced persons Saturday staged a protest here, demanding their proper rehabilitation. The protesters assembled under the banner of SOS international at Bakshi Nagar, and staged the protest on the eve of Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi visit to the state. In November 2015, the Centre had announced a package […]
FFC order a cruel Joke, says JCPS
‘Admission fee our backbone, if Govt removes it, will close down schools’
Srinagar: Joint Committee of Private Schools (JCPS) on Saturday termed the recent government order as ‘another act of destabilizing private education sector’ especially the budget schools. The Committee as per a statement issued here expressed its shock at the government decision that instead of rewarding the private schools for their contribution in providing the quality […]
Case registered against revenue officials
Jammu: An FIR has been registered against two revenue department officials for damaging official records to illegally favour private beneficiaries in lieu of pecuniary benefits in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, an anti-corruption bureau spokesman said on Saturday. A formal case was registered at ACB Doda police station on Friday on the basis of […]
Hundreds of bikes seized ahead of PM Modi’s visit to JK
Srinagar: A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to State, authorities on Saturday beefed up security across Kashmir and seized hundreds of bikes across Srinagar. Sources said almost every police station has seized bikes and a number of people told police seized them irrespective of any shortcoming in terms of documents. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq […]
