Officers favoring early elections in JK threatened, alleges Omar
Srinagar: Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) Vice President, Omar Abdullah on Monday alleged that officers in the administration favouring early Assembly elections were being browbeaten and threatened, saying that those making threats will not remain in the state for very long. In a series of tweets, Omar lashed out at some officers in […]
No end to power woes
The month of March has crossed its halfway mark and within a week’s time we are all set to enter the spring season. The season-when the entire Kashmir valley will be opening a new chapter of its existence by welcoming the New Year with hope and positivity in mind. However, for the Power Development Department […]
Exposure to violence, armed conflict hitting education sector
By Hakim Mohammad Ilyas Education plays a positive role in peace promotion and heals the wounds of war, solve youth unemployment, deliver decentralization and democracy, build peace and promote economic/social development. Unfortunately since last 30 years of conflict in Kashmir, the education sector has been badly hit. Unrest and violence has affected young minds the […]
The pragmatic ways of successful business!
Sheikh Aatif Leo Tolstoy a Russian writer regarded as one of the greatest authors of all times opines that “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” But Business is opposite to this thought. Today’s business model implies “All happy companies are different, each one earns a monopoly by […]
NIA, ED summons to Mirwaiz, Naseem part of ‘operation all-out’: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umar Farooq and Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Monday said that warrants and summons by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Dr. Naseem Geelani was part of ‘operation all-out’. JRL in a statement issued here […]
Not Marrying is a Pitfall—Let’s end the obstructions
Peer Faizan Bashir “I wish I had a dream of the upcoming horrible issues, I would marry my sister even to a limp. The situation is exacerbating each passing day sometimes succumbing to devour the poison and sometimes of strangulating herself with a rope. ‘What to do?’ a man asked to me. His gloomy eyes, […]
Mirwaiz’s counsel shoots another written response to NIA’s summon
'My client can't travel to Delhi, he is facing assassination threat'
Srinagar: In response to second summon issued by National Investigation Agency (NIA), the counsel of Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman and Jamia Masjid’s head cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday told NIA that his client is facing assassination threat and that he can’t travel to Delhi in such a situation. “My client is facing assassination threat […]
NC a puppet whose strings are pulled by people sitting in New Delhi: PDP
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said that the politics of national conference is right now hostage to Farooq Abdullah’s cricket scam in which no action was initiated since July 18 last year when CBI filed charge sheet against the NC patriarch. In a statement, senior PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar stated […]
CASO launched in two Sopore villages
Sopore: Forces on Monday launched a Cordon and Search Operations in two villages of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said a joint team of forces including Army’s 22RR ,SOG of J&K Police and CRPF jointly launched a search operation in Lattishart village of Zaingeer Sopore in this morning and conducted house to house […]
Sopore boy goes missing, family seeks help
Sopore: A boy hailing from Hathlango village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district has gone missing from Sunday while as the family has sought help from general public to trace their son. The family identified the missing boy as Danish Bashir Khan, 13, son of Bashir Ahmad of Hathlangoo Sopore and sought public help […]
