NC demands airlifting of stranded passengers at Jammu
Srinagar: National Conference on Friday expressed concern over the continuous closure of national highway and demanded airlifting of the stranded passengers at Jammu. Party’s south zone president Dr Bashir Veeri castigated the state government for turning a blind eye towards the plight of Kashmiris stranded at Jammu and on the highway owing to closure of […]
Handwara shuts to remember massacre victims
Handwara: Normal life was hit in Handwara town of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district following a general strike against the cold-blooded massacre of 21 civilians allegedly by the Border Security Forces (BSF) personnel on 25 January 1990. The markets remained closed and transport was off the roads. The government offices and banks also remained shut in […]
Resolve Kashmir, end militancy: Er Rasheed over Guv’s remarks
Kupwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and former Langate legislator, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Thursday reiterated that Kashmiris are against all sorts of violence, asking New Delhi and security establishments to put an end to militancy by resolving the Kashmir issue once for all. In a statement issued here, Er Rasheed said that contradiction […]
Massive frisking ahead of Jan 26 added to people’s miseries: Hurriyat (M)
‘Entire Kashmir converted into military fortress’
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Thursday strongly denounced the massive frisking and search operation in run up to January 26, the Republic Day. The amalgam in a statement issued here stated that this has resulted in severe hardships for the general public as the entire Kashmir has been converted into a military fortress. Hurriyat (M) […]
Geelani pays tribute to slain Bla militants
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday paid tributes to the militants who were killed in an encounter on Wednesday in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Geelani as per a statement issued here said that “the youth are sacrificing their precious lives for a greater cause to serve the nation and we are […]
Malik remembers martyrs of Handwara, Kupwara massacres
Says killing innocents can is ‘act of savagery’
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Thursday paid tributes to slain Muhammad Hussain Hakak, Manzoor Ahmad, Abdul Jabbar Amjad, Muhammad Altaf Mir and others who were during present freedom struggle. Terming these slain as ‘real heroes of Kashmiri nation’, Malik in a statement said that “the struggle and sacrifices […]
