Anniversaries of Maqbool Bhat, Afzal Guru
Geelani reiterates demand of return of mortal remains
Srinagar: Reiterating demand for the return of the mortal remains of Mohammad Maqbool Bhat and Mohammad Afzal Guru who were buried in the Tihar Jail premises, Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Geelani on Friday paid tributes to the duo on their anniversaries. Geelani in a statement here said that although it is purely […]
Maqbool ‘symbol of freedom’, Guru hanged to satisfy collective conscience of Indians: Malik
Srinagar: Paying tributes to Muhammad Maqbool Bhat and Muhammad Afzal Guru on their anniversaries, Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday called Maqbool Butt as ‘the corner stone of resistance against ‘illegal occupation and symbol of freedom and liberty’. Butt’s struggle and sacrifices represent every oppressed and subjugated human. “Muhammad […]
Guru was hanged to ‘appease communal fascist forces’: Sehrai
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman, Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai on Friday said Muhammad Afzal Guru was hanged to ‘appease the communal fascist forces.’ Sehrai in a statement issued here termed Guru’s execution as “travesty of justice and Humanity”, stating that Guru had no lawyer to represent him when the trial court convicted him without any direct evidence and […]
LeT pays to tribute to slain commander Irfan
Srinagar: Militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba Friday paid rich tribute to Irfan Ahmed alias Abu Hurrara who was killed in a brief gunfight at Chakoora village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. In a statement to a local news gathering agency, the Laskar-e-Taiba Chief Mahmood Shah said that those youth who lay their lives are the hallmark of […]
Airfares touch new heights
Srinagar: The airfare on flights operating from New Delhi to Srinagar has sky rocketed leaving the passengers upset and student community aghast. From Delhi, the air fare to capitals of other countries like Kabul and Dubai are much less than what it costs to reach Srinagar. During the Prime Minister NarendraModi’s visit to Srinagar, J&K […]
Weather vagaries: 300 Umrah pilgrims stranded at IGI Airport Delhi
Srinagar: With cancellation of flights due to snowfall, hundreds of Kashmiri pilgrims who returned from Umrah from Saudi Arab are stranded at the IGI Airport in New Delhi. Mohammad Amin Wani, one of the stranded Umrah pilgrim said over phone that they arrived by Air India Flight No. 992 at IGI Airport Thursday morning at […]
Snowfall: District administrations, police issue helpline numbers
Sriangar: District Administration in various districts on Thursday issued helpline number for the general public who may require assistance in view of the turbulent weather conditions prevailing in the Valley. According to an official spokesman the numbers in District Srinagar are -DC Office Srinagar 0194-2477033/2452182/9419042342/7051112345, R&B 0194-2313751/7006003383, Fire & Emergency Services 0194-2479488/101/9419251908, MED 0194-2497458/9596193550/9419059311, PDD […]
Snow avalanches hit Mahoo, Mangat, animals trapped
Srinagar: Two snow avalanches have reported to have hit far-flung areas of Ramban district in Jammu region on Thursday. Officials said that a snow avalanche hit Mahoo village of Ramban district in which six houses came under the avalanche. However, all the civilians and their livestock were already shifted from the area following predictions of […]
Nashri tunnel closed for vehicular movement
Srinagar: The inclement weather conditions have led to the closure of Nashri tunnel on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Officials said that Nashri tunnel has been closed for vehicular movement at 15:58 hrs today. They said that decision to close the tunnel was taken due to non-availability of electricity and failure of their UPS system.
Gaw Kadal massacre: Police says culprits untraced, records washed away in floods
Srinagar: Police has told the State Human Rights Commission that that the Gaw Kadal massacre case has been closed as the culprits are ‘untraced’ and the records pertaining to the case were washed away in Sept 2014 deluge. The report submitted by the Senior Superintendent of police Srinagar before the state human rights commission on […]
