PIB organizes media workshop
Shopian: Press Information Bureau (PIB) Srinagar today organized one-day media workshop for journalists at meeting Hall mini secretariat Arhama Shopian Around 50 working journalists from Pulwama and Shopian districts participated the day-long workshop, titled “Vartalap”. The programme has been organized by PIB with support from District Information Centre Shopian. During the event, number of experts […]
Progress of various schemes under transport, animal husbandry reviewed
JAMMU: Principal Secretary Transport, Animal and Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, today convened a meeting here to review the progress of various schemes under Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Transport sectors. Director Animal Husbandry Jammu, Dr Tahir Beg, Director Sheep Husbandry Jammu, Dr Sanjeev Sharma, Director Fisheries, J&K, Dr Pandita, Director Planning Animal, […]
JRL calls for shutdown today against arrest spree
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Saturday called for a complete shutdown on Sunday to protest against ‘arbitrary’ mass arrests, nocturnal raids, insecurity among people due to ‘state repression’, killings and censorship and any tampering with 35A. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq as per a statement issued here, said “arbitrary arrest of […]
BSF to take command, replace CRPF at various locations
Srinagar: Hours after the central government ordered the deployment of 100 more companies of central armed forces in Jammu and Kashmir, J&K police on Saturday issued an order replacing the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) with the Border Security Force (BSF) and Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBF) for static guard duties in Srinagar. An order issued […]
NC activists protest against harassment of Kashmiris outside valley
Srinagar: National Conference Saturday took out a protest march here against the intimidation and harassment of the people of Kashmir outside the valley and demanded such attacks be immediately stopped. Scores of NC activists, led by party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, assembled at the party headquarters ‘Nawai-Subah’ here and took out a protest march. […]
Govt unleashing terror on unarmed people: PDP
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday condemned the fresh wave of arrests in Kashmir Valley, questioning the government strategy to turn the already perturbed situation more chaotic and violent. In a statement issued here, PDP General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura said that the uncalled for, unjustified and undemocratic means are being adopted in […]
Tinkering with constitutional provisions applicable to state a dangerous trend: Lone
Srinagar: People’s Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday said Governor Satya Pal Malik should not tinker with the constitutional provisions applicable to Jammu and Kashmir and asked him to desist from taking any decisions that can have far reaching consequences. Lone, who was a minister in the erstwhile PDP-led coalition government from the BJP […]
Crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir ‘arbitrary’: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Saturday questioned the legality of the crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir leaders, saying the “arbitrary” move will only “precipitate matters” in the state. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to the government crackdown on separatists and Jamaat-e-Islami which began Friday night. JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik […]
Haryana man detained by police for shouting slogans in Lal Chowk
Srinagar: A man from Haryana, claiming to be an activist of the Akali Dal, was Saturday taken into preventive custody by police at Lal Chowk here as he was shouting slogans. Deepak Sharma was taken into custody near the iconic Clock Tower at Lal Chowk in the early hours as he was shouting slogans like […]
Stop terrorizing Kashmiris, Er Rasheed to New Delhi
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and former MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Saturday condemned arrest of Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and Mohammad Yasin Malik, a-pealing New Delhi to stop terrorizing Kashmiris and understand the fact that Kashmiris are not enemies of India but want simply political dispute to be resolved for a permanent peace in […]
