Clean the country, state of communal yolk: Farooq tells workers

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday asserted party’s resolve to fight against machinations aimed at obliterating the special identity and integrity of the state saying with active support of people National Conference will never allow such intrigues to get materialized. Addressing working committee meeting of Srinagar district here at […]

Chattisinghpora massacre: Delay in justice leads to disillusionment among Sikhs, says APSCC

Srinagar: On the anniversary of Chattisinghpora massacre, the Sikh body on Tuesday expressed dismay over the delay in justice to the families of 35 Sikh families who were killed at Chattisinghpora in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on March 20, 2000. All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) Chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina in a statement issued here […]

Sehrai condemns custodial death of Rizwan

Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai has strongly condemned the custodial death of Awantipora school teacher Rizwan Pandit and expressed his deep anguish over the “cold blooded murder”. “Such brutality is unjustified and has no place in civilized democracies,” Sehrai said in a statement issued here. He said that harassment of innocent Kashmiris by […]

Omar was always Delhi’s Ambassador in Kashmir: Sajad Lone

Says Indira-Abdullah accord biggest surrender of State’s special status

Srinagar: Peoples’ Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday said that Omar Abdullah and his family are ambassadors of Delhi in Kashmir and represent their interests rather than the interests of the people of J&K. Sajad emphasized that while the representation of Delhi in Jammu and Kashmir was never a problem for the Abdullahs, the […]

Magisterial enquiry no answer to custodial death: Justice Masoodi

Srinagar: Former judge J&K High Court Hasnain Masoodi has strongly condemned the custodial death of Rizwan Pandith of Awantipora, who was allegedly killed in the joint custody of NIA and Police Component (SOG) Srinagar. In a statement issued here, Masoodi said that incidents like these are not only tragic and unfortunate but highly condemnable. “Such […]

Omar demands ‘exemplary punishment’ in teacher’s custodial death

Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday demanded a time-bound investigation into the custodial death of a school teacher in Jammu and Kashmir and exemplary punishment to those responsible for the death. “I had hoped custodial deaths were a thing of our dark past. This is an unacceptable development & must be investigated in […]

‘Rizwan was on radar after 2017 Fidayeen attack on CRPF Training Centre’

Awantipora: Rizwan Asad Pandit, a resident of Awantipora, who died in police custody came on the radar of security agencies following the Fidayeen attack on CRPF Training Centre in Lehthpora on 31 December 2017. Two local Fidayeen militants from militant outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad and five CRPF personnel were killed in that attack. Since that attack, Rizwan […]

Northern Army Commander reviews operational preparedness

Srinagar: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, General Officer Commanding – in – Chief, Northern Command visited forward posts in Siachen Glacier today and reviewed operational preparedness being maintained in the sector, a defence ministry spokesman said. He was accompanied by Lt Gen YK Joshi, General Officer Commanding, Fire & Fury Corps, he said. Lt Gen Ranbir […]

Mirwaiz pays tributes to founder of Anjuman-e-Nusratul Islam

Srinagar: Anjuman-e-Nusratul Islam president Mirwaiz Muhammad Umar Farooq paid tributes to the founder of the institute Mirwaiz Alama Ghulam Rasool Shah on his 110th death anniversary. Mirwaiz as per a statement issued here said the contributions of Mirwaiz Alama Rasool Shah on social, religious, political and educational fronts continue to be the torch bearer for […]