Drug peddler arrested, 865 kg poppy straw seized
Banihal: A suspected drug peddler was arrested Tuesday after 865 kg of poppy straw was found in his truck here along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, police said. An apple-laden truck was stopped for checking at a railway crossing in Banihal and during the inspection, 13 bags filled with poppy straw were found hidden underneath the […]
Kashmir shuts against ‘killing spree’
Srinagar: Following the call given by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a complete shutdown was observed Monday across the Valley to protest against the 17 killings in Southern districts in last three days. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik had called for a shutdown against the recent militant and civilian […]
Centre’s ad-hoc policy on Kashmir proving disastrous: Omar
New Delhi: The NDA government’s handling of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in an ad-hoc and experimental manner has pushed the state several years back, former chief minister Omar Abdullah claimed on Monday. After a hectic political week, Omar feels the BJP is yet to answer many questions, including “why it entered an alliance […]
Fourth phase of panchayat polls to be held today
Jammu: Polling for the fourth phase of panchayat election will be held on today at 2,618 polling stations across Jammu and Kashmir, state chief electoral officer Shaleen Kabra said. Voting will begin at 8 am and end at 2 pm in 639 polling stations in Kashmir and 1,979 in Jammu division, Kabra said. According to […]
NC, AIP demand rollback of decision to treat J&K Bank as PSU
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) took out a protest march here Monday demanding an end to civilian killings and rollback of the Governor administration’s decision to treat the J&K Bank as a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU). The State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik approved last Thursday the proposal for […]
SHRC issues notices to DC, SSP Kulgam
Seeks report on missing Kulgam man
Seeks report on missing Kulgam man Srinagar: State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Monday issued a notice to Senior Superintendent of Police (SP) Kulgam and Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, asking them to file detailed compliance report before the commission with regard to the mysterious disappearance of Sheeraz Ahmad Bhat, son of Ghulam Muhammad Bhat who […]
Kartarpur corridor: Valley based Sikhs welcome move
Say it will help in normalizing strained relations
Say it will help in normalizing strained relations Srinagar: All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) on Monday welcomed the opening up of Kartarpur corridor and said that the step would help a lot in normalizing the strained relations between India and Pakistan. In a statement, APSCC Chairman Jagmohan Singh Raina said that people of Kashmir […]
18 killings in 3 days, a planned genocide: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Monday paid tributes to 18 people killed in last three days in Kashmir. Hurriyat (M) termed it as ‘a planned genocide aimed at selective killing of people especially the young lot which deserves highest form of condemnation’. The amalgam spokesman in a statement issued paid tributes to six armed youth […]
Malik remembers Khawaja Sanaullah, Sofi Ghulam Muhammad
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Mohammad Yasin Malik on Monday recalled the persona of late Khawaja Sanaullah Bhat of ‘Aftab’ and Sofi Ghulam Muhammad of ‘Srinagar Times’ on their anniversaries. Malik in a statement issued here said that the duo was unblemished luminaries of journalistic history. “They were personalities whose social […]
Late Khawaja, Sofi were legends of field of journalism: Geelani
Srinagar: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Geelani on Monday paid tributes to deceased journalists including Late Khawaja Sona ullah Bhat and Late Sofi Ghulam Mohammad on their death anniversaries. In a statement issued here, Geelani said that both the deceased journalists were legends of not only the field of journalism, but were equally […]