Congress pledges to defeat communal, divisive elements
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress president G A Mir vowed to defeat the communal and divisive forces” in the state who were creating an “atmosphere of discord”. “Congress will defeat the designs of communal and divisive forces creating atmosphere of discord and will not allow them to play with the emotions of people for political […]
Jailed Bitta Karatey’s mother dies
Srinagar: The mother of jailed JKLF leader Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karatey died on Tuesday after a brief illness at SKIMS Soura. She had suffered a stroke after which she was admitted at SKIMS where she breathed her last. Dar could not speak, or visit the family as he is lodged in Delhi’s Tihar […]
Observing World HR day: JRL writes to UN Chief, demands ‘commission of inquiry’
Srinagar: On the eve of World Human Rights day, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) wrote to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, urging him to establish a ‘commission of inquiry’ to conduct comprehensive and independent international investigation into human rights violations in Kashmir. The leadership asked the UN secretary general to press upon “New Delhi to […]
Protests, seminars mark world HR day in Kashmir
Srinagar: To mark the 70th World Human Rights Day, a number of protests and functions were held across the Valley on Monday to highlight the ‘rights violation’ in the State especially the violence hit Kashmir Valley. Pertinently, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik had called for […]
Govt ready to deal with any weather eventuality: Div Com
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan Monday said that Divisional Administration is fully prepared and ready to deal any kind of weather eventuality. The Divisional Commissioner made these remarks while addressing the media persons here today at a function organized by JKSHRC. He said that after receiving weather advisory from Indian Meteorological Centre, Rambagh […]
BJP arousing religious passion for electoral success, says Omar
Rules out alliance with any political party
Jammu: Accusing the BJP of misleading the people, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah alleged Monday the party built the tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat, but could not keep the promise of constructing a Ram temple in Ayodhya. He said the BJP was reverting to its tactics of arousing religious passion for […]
Apologize or show proof of threats to MLAs, BJP tells Omar
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP Monday described as “serious” the statement by National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah that some MLAs were threatened by investigating agencies during an unsuccessful attempt by the two-member Peoples Conference to form a government in the state. “Dragging the names of the country’s prestigious investigation agencies like […]