‘Ready for Assembly Election’
Srinagar: AIP Chief Engineer Rashid said that his party is ready for assembly elections and people will choose candidates to contest on AIP ticket. “We are prepared for assembly elections. People will nominate candidates to contest on AIP ticket. Those parties and politicians, who criticised us during Parliamentary polls, need to make preparations for assembly […]
Three arrested with Heroine, vehicle seized at Lakhanpur
Jammu: Police on Monday arrested three persons and recovered about 500 gram of heroine at Lakhanpur. Reports said that a team of police and sleuths of Excise Department stopped a vehicle and during searches about 500 gm of heroine was found in it. A police officer told that the operation was launched by a joint […]
Sustained, meaningful Indo-Pak dialogue will restore trust deficit in Kashmir: Rafi Mir
Srinagar: Former MLA and PDP’s Chief Spokesperson, Rafi Ahmad Mir said that talks between India and Pakistan were imperative for peace. In a statement issued here, Mir hoped for reconciliation between the two neighbouring countries. He stressed upon the need to restore trust deficit and favoured sustained and meaningful dialogue between India and Pakistan. Mir […]
NC’s OBC Cell celebrates party victory in Lok Sabha elections
JAMMU: National Conference OBC Cell on Monday organised a road show at Nawabad area of Bhathandi here to celebrate the clean sweep of Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir. Addressing the workers before the take off of the road show Co- Chairperson of the Cell said, “The clean sweep on all the seats the party contested […]
Justice Masoodi condemns ‘mass arrests’ in South Kashmir
Srinagar: Justice Hasnain Masoodi, National Conference leader and elected Member Parliament from Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency has condemned mass arrests across south Kashmir after Dadsara encounter. Justice Masoodi was addressing National Conference workers, who visited him after his election, at Khanabal. He said that as per the reports received from Kokernag, Anantnag, Qazigund, Awantipora, Pampore, Seer […]
Govt order on daily-wagers has created confusion: Tarigami
Srinagar: CPI (M) leader M Y Tarigami Monday said the recent order by the government over disengagement of casual, seasonal, adhoc, contractual, need based and daily rated workers in all departments, who were engaged after April 29, 2010 and March 17, 2015 “has created uncertainty as these poor people are already suffering due to the […]
Hakeem Yaseen lauds Modi, Imran Khan for ‘willingness to work for restoration of peace’
Srinagar: Chairman PDF, Hakeem Yaseen has hailed statements of Narendra Modi and Imran Khan wherein they have shown their “willingness to work jointly for the betterment of their people and fight against poverty”. In a statement issued here, Yaseen has said that the respective people of India and Pakistan have given overwhelming mandate in favour […]
JRL condemns NIA Court’s judicial extension of Yasin Malik
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership has strongly condemned the NIA court’s verdict of extending the judicial remand of incarcerated JKLF chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik upto July 7. A JRL statement said that the “illegal detention of JKLF chairman is being deliberately prolonged under political vendetta and is against the basic principles of democracy and humanity as […]
Prof Tareak Rather is new Director CCAS at KU
Srinagar: Prof Tareak Ahmad Rather has taken over as Director, Center of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir. A well known Sociologist of Kashmir, Prof Tareak has an expertise on Globalization, Migration and Central Asia. He has visited many countries of the world including England, Russia, Germany, France, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Prof Tareak has […]
Div Com reviews cleanliness drive of Badami Bagh cantonment area
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan Monday convened a meeting to review cleanliness drive in Badami Bagh cantonment and the connected areas. The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir stressed the concerned officers to remove all bottlenecks immediately so that the inhabitants of the Badami Bagh cantonment and the connected areas do not face inconvenience due to […]