Hurriyat (M) condemns caging of Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Monday lashed out the authorities for confining its chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to his house, thereby barring him from carrying out social, religious and political responsibilities. Hurriyat (M) in a statement issued here also condemned the crackdown on entire resistance camp terming it as ‘a frustration and the absolute authoritarian mindset […]
Ailing JKLF chief Yasin Malik hospitalized
Srinagar: Ailing Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik was on Monday admitted in Soura Medical Institute (SKIMS) Srinagar at the advice of doctors who examined him at the hospital. In a statement issued, JKLF spokesman said that Malik was earlier on Dec 01 taken to a private hospital where a team […]
Police solves Soura hit and run case
Srinagar: Police on Monday said that they have solved a hit and run case in which one person was killed at the 90 feet road near Soura on November 26. The accused in the case has been arrested. A police spokesman said that on Monday, last a pedestrian was mowed down by an unknown vehicle […]
Seven persons injured in two separate mishaps
Poonch: Seven persons were injured in two separate mishaps in Poonch district on Monday. Reports said that a vehicle skidded off the road at Lisana resulting in injuries to two employees. The employees were on the way to Mendher for Election duty when the mishap occurred. The injured employees Mohammad Shabir and Mohammad Bashir have […]
JK’s power woes to end by 2020, says advisor to Guv
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma on Saturday said the power crisis in Jammu and Kashmir would be overcome to a large extent by 2020 as massive infrastructure upgradation is going on in this key sector. Taking a comprehensive review of the of power sector at a high-level meeting here on Saturday, Sharma asked […]
Guv administration fiddling with PRC laws, alleges PDP
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday alleged that the Governor administration is fiddling with the existing state subject laws and amendment made in Jammu & Kashmir Protection of Human Rights Act. The party urged the administration not to act beyond its mandate. The Governor administration has cleared a proposal that has turned the State […]
Court convicts man in sodomy case, says offense was very painful to imagine
Srinagar: After eight years of trial, the court on Friday convicted a man for sodomising a minor in Awantipora area of South Kashmir. The court of additional special mobile magistrate Awantipora after hearing Khurshid Ahmad, senior prosecuting officer and the counsel for the accused, convicted a person Javaid Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Gani Dar, […]
Mirwaiz put under house detention ahead of amalgams session: Hurriyat (M)
Denounces curbs on workers, delegates session at Rajbagh
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Saturday strongly denounced and ridiculed the authorities for disallowing the one day workers and delegates’ session of the amalgam to be held today at the amalgam’s Rajbagh Headquarters. The amalgam spokesman in a statement issued here said that chairman of amalgam, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was put under house arrest last […]
Punishing kiths, kins for no crime is a ‘revengeful act’: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani has strongly condemned the arrest of mother and two sisters of a militant in Kishtwar on the suspicion of being involved in the killing of BJP worker and his brother about a month back. “Our stated policy is that we neither support nor encourage any attempt harm […]
