Custodial Deaths: Catastrophic for democracy
By DR JAHANGEER AHMAD BHAT The incidence of custodial deaths in the world’s largest democracy has outstretched eyebrows of every single citizen and shaken the very faith in democracy. The basic fundamental of a state is rule of law. This is a fact that custodial violence and death is a dark reality in India, where […]
Alliance with Congress was to save secular fabric: Farooq
JAMMU: National Conference President DrFarooq Abdullah on Friday said the seat sharing arrangement with the Congress for upcoming LokSabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir has been worked out to strengthen secular fabric of India by marginalizing and isolating the divisive forces. “The tie up with the Congress is purely to keep the divisive forces at […]
Kashmir turned into open air prison: Mehbooba after JKLF ban
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Friday said ban on the Yasin Malik-led Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front was a “detrimental step” that will turn Kashmir into an open air prison. The JKLF was banned on Friday for “promoting” secession of the militancy-hit state from the Union of India, officials said in New Delhi. “Detrimental steps like […]
Cop injured in Anantnag militant attack
Anantnag: Suspected militants on Friday attacked the Chairman Municipal Committee Anantnag when he along with his security guards was coming out from the Town Hall located in Dangarpora area of the district. Chairman Municipal Committee Anantnag, Hilal Ahmed Shah escaped unhurt, however one of his security guards sustained a bullet injury who was immediately shifted […]
Youth being ‘slaughtered’: Geelani
Says won’t allow supreme sacrifices to go waste
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Friday strongly condemned what he termed as yet another barbaric slaughter of Kashmiri youth in Hajin and other places during the encounters. Paying tributes to the slain of Sopore, Hajin and Shopian encounters, Geelani as per a statement issued here said, “forces have crossed all the limits […]
On JRL’s call, JKLF protests against Awantipora teacher’s ‘custodial killing’
Srinagar: Following the call given by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Friday staged a protest against what they termed as custodial killing of a private school teacher from Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district According to JKLF spokesman, the amalgam leaders and activists assembled near BudshahChowk Srinagar on […]
LoC flare up: Two Army men injured
JAMMU: Two Army jawans were injured as Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by firing on forward posts and civilian areas along the Line of Control in Rajouri and Jammu districts, officials said Friday. Pakistani troops continued night-long mortar shelling and firing in Pallanwala, Sunderbani and Nowshera sectors till Friday morning, they said. The two Army […]
Friday prayers disallowed in historic Jamia Masjid
Srinagar: Friday prayers were not allowed in the historic Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar, where restrictions had been imposed since morning as a precautionary measure. Officials said that restrictions were imposed in downtown Srinagar following a call for protest by Joint Resistance Leadership against the custodial killing of school teacher RizwanAsadhPandit. All gates of historic […]
AIP announce four candidates for LS polls
Er Rasheed to contest from Bla constituency
Srinagar: AwamiItehaad Party (AIP) on Friday announced its four candidates for the upcoming LokSabha polls, commencing from April 11. The party president and former Langate legislator, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh is one among the four candidates, testing water in the polls, who will be contesting from Baramulla constituency. Several leaders also joined the party in […]
HR activist AhsanUntoo detained in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Police Friday detained Kashmiri human rights activist Mohammed AhsanUntoo when he was about to enter Pakistan High Commission, officials said. Untoo, who runs an organisation International Forum of Justice and Human Rights, had been invited among others, including separatists, from the militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir by the High Commission to attend the […]
