‘Terror funding’: ED attaches businessman Watali’s assets
New Delhi: The ED has attached assets worth Rs 1.03 crore belonging to businessman Zahoor Ahmmad Watali in a money laundering case related to funding of terror organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. They said the agency has issued a provisional order for attachment of assets of Watali under the Prevention of […]
No end to highway troubles
IT is mid march and Kashmir is all set to welcome the spring season. However, the Valley is yet to recover from the pain and sufferings that the Jammu-Srinagar highway has caused to them during this winter. This winter the highway has witnessed innumerable closures that too for longer periods of time. The situation turned […]
Retribution to Pulwama attack and the Kashmiri sentiment
Kanchan Basu The Pulwama ‘Militants Attack’ points to a dangerous new trend of militants jettisoning ambushes for tactics with an aim to wreak maximum destruction on ‘Security Forces’ while suffering minimum casualties themselves. The ‘Suicide Bomber’, Adil Ahmad Dar, a 20 years old school dropout from Pulwama, who joined Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) last year, was specifically […]
Obstacles in the Way of Progression
Peer Faizan Bashir I will narrate some factual incidents that will put a light into the obstacles that are in our path of progression. A few months ago, my father who loves and cherishes me, suddenly lay up with a cardiac disease! On that night, when we were all sleeping, and here was my father […]
Students return to outside colleges
Guv directs for formulating team of officials
Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik has given directions for constituting a Team of officers from the Jammu and Kashmir Government which would hold consultations with the managements of the educational institutions of Dehradun, Uttrakhand, besides premier educational institutions in other states where large number of students from Kashmir are studying, an official spokesman said here. […]
Can’t afford to risk life of anybody travelling out of Valley: Geelani
Condemns NIA’s summon to his younger son
Srinagar: In a disturbing atmosphere, we can’t afford to risk the life of anybody travelling out of valley, Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman; Syed Ali Geelani said on Monday. Geelani was reacting to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) summon to his younger son, Dr. Syed Naseem Geelani, who was asked to appear before NIA at New […]
2019 elections: Media Certification & Monitoring Committee constituted
DEO Srinagar directs strict adherence to ECI rules
Srinagar: The Srinagar District Election Office Monday constituted a Media Certification & Monitoring Committee (MCMC) to keep a check on cases of paid news in the district a day after the Election Commission of India announced schedule for General Elections 2019. The constitution of MCMC at district level is mandated under election rules once a […]
Official Secrets Act or a Cage?
Nasir Ahmad Dar The sensational revelation by Attorney General of India K. K.Venugopal in the Supreme Court has stunned the entire nation. He has claimed that the documents related to the much hyped Rafale deal have been stolen from the Ministry of Defense. He was answering the Supreme Court during the hearing on the PIL […]
