Allow displaced people from PaK to vote for JK Assembly
Jammu: An outfit claiming to represent people displaced from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has urged the Election Commission to allow the community to elect their representatives to eight of the 24 Assembly seats designated for the area falling under PaK which are kept vacant. Rajiv Chuni, chairman of SOS International, has submitted a representation to the Chief […]
Authorities express displeasure over construction delays
Jammu: Authorities have expressed displeasure over the delay in the constructions approved by the government in various departments. Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Transport Department Asgar Hassan Samoon took a comprehensive review of the departmental activities during a meeting here at Civil Secretariat, an official spokesman said Wednesday. Samoon took stock of ongoing […]
71.3% voting in 4th phase of panchayat elections: Govt
Jammu: An estimated 71.3 per cent of voters exercised their franchise Tuesday in the fourth phase of panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir which concluded peacefully amid tight security arrangements, state chief electoral officer Shaleen Kabra said. While an overwhelming 82.4 per cent polling was recorded in Jammu division, 32.3 per cent was registered in […]
JK turned red by killing innocent Kashmiris: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Tuesday said that Jammu and Kashmir have been turned red by spilling the blood of innocent Kashmiris who are asking for their right to self-determination. JRL comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement issued here said that “forces has gone berserk […]
New campus of ‘Spring Buds Educational Institute’ inaugurated
Srinagar: An annual day-cum-inauguration of new campus of Spring Buds Educational Institute was held in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Dr Sehrish Asgar was the chief guest on the occasion. She inaugurated the new campus of Spring Buds Educational Institute and applauded the work done by the educational trust. The other dignities […]
Everything will be snatched from us, if we remain contended with slavery: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday paid tributes to slain Kulgam and Tral militants, saying that ‘bloodshed on such a large scale should have acted as an eye opener for the world community.’ Geelani as per a statement issued here said that “champions of democracy and human rights should have woken […]
Youth primary target under a ‘planned genocide’: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Tuesday paid tributes to three militants killed in two separate gunfights in Redwani area of Kulgam and Tral in Pulwama district. The amalgam spokesman in a statement issued here said that the youth of Kashmir are sacrificing their lives for a great and sacred cause and “it is our collective […]
Sehrai pays tribute to slain Kulgam, Tral militants
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Tuesday expressed grief over what he termed as ‘prevailing grim situation’ in Kashmir. Sehrai in a statement issued here said that “the lack of political will, strategic and economic interests are the reason why the international community appears powerless to halt humanitarian crisis in Kashmir and hold India […]
Governor’s remark on govt formation vindicates opposition charge: Cong
Jammu: The Congress in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday said that Governor Satya Pal Malik’s remark on government formation in the state has vindicated the opposition charge that the BJP wanted him to install a government through “unconstitutional act”. Malik on Saturday said had he looked to Delhi, he would have had to install a government […]
