Shifting inmates to outside jails ‘cruel act’: Malik
Srinagar: Condemning the recent shifting of dozens of Kashmiri detainees to Haryana jail, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Libation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik on Wednesday termed the shifting of inmates to outside jails as ‘most cruel, illegal and vengeful act’ of rulers and their Kashmiri supporters. In a statement issued here, Malik said that […]
Pro-freedom leaders protest against slain Mir’s killing
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leaders and workers on Wednesday organized a protest at Abiguzar Srinagar here against the killing of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat district president Mir Hafizullah. The protesting leaders and activists condemned the kiling of Mir and termed it as ‘cowardly act’. “Such barbaric and inhuman acts by the Indian democracy is an ugly […]
Hafizullah was a great soldier of Kashmir movement: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: On the direction of Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a high-level delegation of amalgam and Awami Action Committee (AAC) led by senior leader Muhammad Shafi Khan visited Badoora, Achabal, Islamabad to express solidarity with the family members of slain Tehreek-e-Hurriyat district president Hafizullah Mir. The delegation strongly condemned the killing of Hafizullah […]
IUST postpones examinations scheduled for today
Srinagar: Islamic University of Science and Technology has postponed examinations scheduled for Thursday, Nov 22. “It is notified for the information of all the concerned that the university examinations scheduled for tomorrow (22-11-2018) have been postponed. New dates shall be notified separately. However, the Practical/Viva examination of the students of B.Sc Nursing (AMCNMT) scheduled for […]
Jaish blames ‘Indian agencies’ for Tehreek leader’s killing
Srinagar: Militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad Wednesday said Hurriyat leader Mir Hafizullah had been killed by “Indian agencies.” Hafizullah, the Anantnag district president of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, was shot dead from point-blank range by unidentified assailants in Achabal area on Tuesday. “India is staring at a defeat in Kashmir and its secret agencies have let loose their agents to […]
JKCS calls for constituting special cells in engineering dept
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam called for creation of special cells in various engineering departments for formulation and monitoring of projects in the state. He asked officers of public works, PHE and Irrigation and Flood Control departments for creating special cells preparation of detailed project reports (DPR) to expedite processing […]
Sajjad Lone reciprocates, says Muzaffar Beigh his ‘favorite uncle’
Srinagar: Hours after senior PDP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffar Hussain beigh said that Peoples Conference (PC) is just like a home to him and Sajad Lone like his son, the PC Chairman, Sajjad Gani Lone in a tweet said “Muzaffar Beigh is a person of stature, experience and intellect and he can […]
Dark days ahead in Kashmir
Power curtailment schedule issued, power cuts ranging from 6 to 16 hours
Srinagar: Kashmir is likely to face more power cuts as the Power Development Department (PDD) has issued its curtailment schedule that ranges between 6-16-hour cuts ranging from one area to another. As per the schedule, there will be six-hour power curtailment in metered areas of Srinagar and Budgam districts. The areas have been divided into […]
JRL calls for shutdown in poll bound areas
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik has asked people to observe a complete protest shutdown in Kalaroos, Machil, Rajwar, Ganstan, Nowgam, Sangrama, Wagoora, Kangan, Rathsun, and Bijbehara areas going to polls in the second phase of panchayat elections on Tuesday. The leaders in a statement […]
Former CS Iqbal Khanday passes away
Srinagar: Former Chief Secretary Jammu and Kashmir, M Iqbal Khanday (IAS) passed away in Srinagar on Monday morning, family sources said. Khanday who had resigned as the state’s Chief Secretary in August 2015 following differences with the then Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was not keeping in good health. He was suffering from recurrence of […]