Preferring politics over peace
India and Pakistan are at logger heads once again. Though the present standoff has been initiated by India, the entire south Asian region has to bear the brunt of the spolied relations. India and Pakistan are the two main players in South Asian politics, as the two constitute 86% of its population and control over […]
Gandhi’s philosophy taken over by Hitler’s mindset: Er Rasheed
Says those killing Kashmiris have no right to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) President and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Tuesday said that Gandhi’s philosophy has been taken over by Hitler’s mindset and those paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi are just playing with the words and have no more interest in Gandhi’s ideology of non violence. The Langate lawmaker as per […]
Brutality fails to suppress our emotions: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday said that authorities have not been able to suppress our emotions even with brutality. “Since 1947 our nation has rendered unparalleled sacrifices, thousands were caged and brutally tortured, properties worth billions razed to ground and looted, and sexual assault and rape used as war weapon,” […]
JKLF chief Yasin Malik detained ahead of polls
Says India practicing new kind of democracy in JK
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested by police from JKLF office Abi-Guzar Srinagar, a spokesman said on Tuesday. JKLF spokesman said that a large contingent of police cordoned JKLF office at Abi-Guzar today afternoon and arrested him. “Malik has been taken into custody in wake of coming Municipal […]
Tarigami reacts sharply to Guv’s ‘political parties are not so relevant in Kashmir’ comment
Srinagar: Reacting sharply to Governor’s alleged statement that ‘neither political parties nor other organizations are so relevant in Kashmir’, senior CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said such comment could have been avoided. Rather, Tarigami said that the Governor could have advised the political leadership in New Delhi to introspect why the political process in Kashmir […]
Businessman’s house in old city raided by NIA sleuths
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday raided the house of a prominent businessman in old city Srinagar in connection with alleged terror-funding. Official sources said that security forces along with the local police personnel cordoned off Nowhatta area in Srinagar early on Tuesday morning before a team of NIA raided the house of […]
PHE daily wagers stage protests along with family members
Say their wages have not been paid since two years
Srinagar: Hundreds of daily wagers working with the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department and their children on Tuesday protested in the summer capital, Srinagar, demanding wages pending from the last two years. Holding placards, which read, ‘Governor Sahib, I don’t have school fee because I am PHE daily wagers’s child’, ‘Release my father’s wages so […]
After 250 years, heritage minarets of Jamia Masjid repaired
Srinagar: The heritage minarets of historic Jamia Masjid built by Sultan Sikandar in 1400 AD in downtown Srinagar are being repaired, after almost 250 years, to restore them to their original glory. A spokesperson of Anjuman-e-Auqaf (AeA) Jamia Masjid Srinagar said Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq chaired a meeting of the members of AeA to take […]
Transporters strike hits life in Jammu, protest staged
Jammu: The one-day strike by transporters in support of their various demands affected normal life in entire Jammu region on Monday with students and office goers facing hardships to reach their destinations, officials said. The strike was called by all Jammu and Kashmir Transport Welfare Association (AJKTWA) and supported by other transport bodies to protest […]
