Mirwaiz’s continuous detention is trampling of his rights: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Wednesday denounced the continuous house detention of its amalgam chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, thereby barring him from social, religious and political obligations terming it ‘highly undemocratic, authoritarian and dictatorial’. According to a statement issued here, the amalgam said that the step is an eye-opener as to how the rights of […]
Arrest spree to make ‘bogus operation’ success is condemnable: JKLF
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Wednesday said that the spree of arrests, nocturnal raids, manipulations and other undemocratic acts for making a ‘bogus operation’ termed as municipal elections a success is ridiculous and condemnable. A JKLF spokesman in a statement issued here also condemned the arrest of its Zonal president Noor Muhammad Kalwal, […]
665 selection grade constables promoted in Jammu
Jammu: Police authorities have promoted 665 selection grade constables (SGCts) to the rank of head constables in Jammu region, officials said Wednesday. Extending greetings on the beginning of the festival of Navratri to all ranks of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, IGP, Jammu Zone, S D Singh, issued formal promotion order in respect of 665 […]
More impetus needed
Kashmir has got a High Altitude Disease Investigation Laboratory in Sonamarg that is bound to provide better and timely treatment to livestock in hilly areas. This facility is the first of its kind in the region. The facility in the Sonamarg will provide timely and better treatment to the livestock which graze in the meadows […]
Governor’s remarks have cast a shadow on the election process: NC
‘Mayor for Srinagar city has already been selected’
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday said that the Governor Satyapal Malik’s recent remark favoring a particular individual for the post of Mayor of Srinagar is shocking and puts a big question mark on the impartiality of the governor’s office. In a statement issued here, senior leader and MLA Eidgah Mubarak Gul, Women’s […]
Elections have no value in Kashmir, says Sehrai
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai Tuesday said that holding of elections be it Panchayat, Municipal or parliamentary have no value in Kashmir instead the only way out is accepting the basic problem and addressing it head on. Sehrai in a statement issued here said that “Right of self-determination is the most democratic and simple […]
One dead, another injured in Anantnag mishap
Anantnag: A youth died while another sustained injuries on Tuesday after they met with an accident at Nandpora area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Locals said that a scooty bearing registration number JK03F-9604 collided with a sumo at Nandapora, Anantnag, resulting in injuries to two persons. Both the injured persons were shifted to District Hospital […]
Ongoing ULB polls have lost credibility, says Congress
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Vice President and MLC Gulam Nabi Monga on Tuesday expressed surprise over the statement made by Governor Satya Pal Malik, saying that ongoing ULB elections has lost the credibility, as that BJP-RSS has already decided as to who would be the Mayor in Srinagar. Monga was reacting […]
DAK for administrative seniority in Health Department
Demands appointment of Health Directors on Priority
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday in a statement said that Health Department is in a dire need of overhaul and it is due to ‘callous attitude’ of the successive governments that “the most essential department dealing with humanity, life and death is in shambles.” DAK said that the department needs multi-dimensional reformative changes to […]
DAK condemns assault on doctors at SDH Kupwara
Kupwara: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday has strongly condemned the ‘brutal attack’ and ‘manhandling’ of on duty doctors of SDH Kupwara on Monday Afternoon. DAK in a statement said that “it has become a routine for unruly and jingoistic mobs to target the doctors across the state for no fault of theirs. Yesterday at 1.30pm, […]
