Shopian shuts on Tuesday to mourn the killing of Zeenat-ul-Islam, associate
Shopian: A complete shutdown was observed on the third consecutive day in South Kashmir’s Shopian district to mourn the killing of two Al Badr militants including top commander Zeenat-ul-Islam. Reports from the area said all shops, business establishments, and private offices in the district remained shut while public and private transport also remained off the […]
Ground handling staff of private airline stage protest, seek better wages
Srinagar: The ground handling service staff for ‘Go Airlines’ Tuesday staged a protest against ‘Trikuta Travel Planner’ alleging that they are not being paid wages as prescribed by Ministry of Labour Government of India. The protesting staff alleged that two of their colleagues were terminated after they raised the voice against Trikuta Travel Planner’ and […]
Uproot NC, PDP to end ‘politics of exploitation’: Er Rasheed to people
Srinagar: AwamiItehaad Party (AIP) president and former MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Tuesday asked National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stop mud sliding at each other, saying people of J&K should wake up and uproot both of them, so that politics of hypocrisy, exploitation and deception comes to an end. […]
People been forced to live harassed, threatened life: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday presided over a meeting of its Majlis-e-Shoora that was convened at Geelani’sHyderpora residence today. The meeting took stock of the current situation with reference to the ongoing movement for right to self-determination. It termed Kashmir issue as ‘a long pending political and humanitarian issue’ to […]
Prisoners not being produced to court on time: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Tuesday expressed concern over the plight of Kashmiri political prisoners lodged in different jails of Jammu and Kashmir and outside State. The amalgam spokesman as per a statement issued here said the Kashmiri political prisoners are deprived of the basic facilities including proper medical aid and other facilities as provided […]
Burglars strike at JK Bank branch Mandi, decamp with CCTV cameras
Poonch: Unknown persons forced entered into JK Bank branch Mandi in this district of Jammu division and ransacked property besides damaging CCTVs on intervening night of Jan 14 and 15. Whether or not the attackers decamped with any cash is being investigated, a police official told. He said a case under relevant sections of law […]
Hizbul militant arrested in Bandipora village
Bandipora: Police on Monday arrested a militant in North Kashmir’s Bandipora village. According to sources forces had laid a Naka in Ajas area of the district following specific inputs about the militant’s movement in the area. “A joint Naka was laid by Bandipora Police, Army’s 13 RR and at Ajas village of Bandipora,” sources said. […]
Don’t get provoked, some people trying to stoke sectarian tensions: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference and Patron MutahidaMajlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday asked the people in Kashmir especially youth not to get provoked, as there are always some elements present in societies who want to stoke sectarian and communal tensions among people to create rift between sects and communities. Talking to a group […]
NC complicated situation, added to the miseries of people: PDP
Says Kissan Cell president among several NC workers join PDP
Kishtwar: In a major setback to National Conference (NC), the party’s district head of Kissan Cell and a prominent politician alongwith a Panch and several workers joined Peoples Democratic Party here, the official handout of PDP reads. Mohammad Munwar, District President Kissan Cell National Conference, elected Panch of Wardra in PanchayatTrigamalongwith their supporters joined PDP […]
9 Corps commander briefs governor on security situation
Jammu: General officer Commanding (GoC) of 9 Corps Lt Gen J S Nain met Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here Monday and briefed him about the security situation in Jammu region. The Governor appreciated Army’s cooperation with the state police and other state government agencies involved in dealing with […]
