Centre using SPG for ‘spying’, alleges Omar
Former Chief Minister and National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah has accused the BJP led Central government of using the Special Protection Guard (SPG) for spying. Earlier Home Minister rajnath Singh had questioned Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over not taking Special Protection Guard (SPG) cover along on foreign trips. Taking to Twitter, the former Chief […]
Cross LoC trade resumes from Uri
The Cross LoC trade that was suspended during the last week of July resumed from North Kashmir’s Uri Trade Facilitation Point (TFC), officials said. Sub District Magistrate (SDM), Dr Sagar Doifode, who is also the in-charge custodian overlooked the trade for the day. “Today’s trade was a one sided affair as only four trucks laden […]
Geelani’s two sons being subjected to mental torture: Hurriyat (G)
Hurriyat Conference (G) Tuesday criticized National Investigation Agency (NIA) for summoning of Dr Nayem Geelani and Dr Naseem Geelani, saying that the authorities in Delhi have virtually accepted defeat and now subjecting leadership and Geelani’s two sons to physiological and mental torture. Hurriyat (G) spokesman according to the statement said that during NIA raids and […]
Terror funding row: Naseem, Nayeem Gelani questioned by NIA
The National Investigating Agency (NIA), on Tuesday questioned hardline Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s two sons, Naeem and Naseem, media reports said. The NIA officials claimed that the Geelani brothers arrived at its headquarters round 11 am after evading the counter-terror agency’s earlier summons. The NIA had issued summons to Naeem, a doctor who […]
DGP seeks peoples co-operation to restore peace
Director General of Police (DGP), Dr. S.P Vaid Tuesday sought help from the people to bring in peace in the Valley. Talking to media men during a ceremony in South Kashmir, the DGP sought continuation of help from the people for bringing in further betterment in the situation and restoration of peace in the […]
With rise in drug abuse, establishing specialized de-addiction centres inevitable
Functioning in a Community Hospital that stands right in the compound of valley’s premier hospital SMHS, a Drug De-addiction Centre manned by the Department of Psychiatry, is craving for the immediate facelift. The centre has been curing chronic drug addicts from last many years, from patients who are dependent on certain drugs to the patients […]
Abrogation of Article 35A: Mainstream, separatist on same page, says Soz
Senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on Tuesday said that the opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir have taken a right decision to show a united face to fight any effort to abrogate the Article 35-A. He said that the mainstream parties in the State and the Hurriyat Conference are on the same page on this […]
HED violates norms, blued eyed get prized postings
Resentment is brewing among permanent and senior Principals of Government Degree Colleges against the authorities for “violating” norms for posting of Principals in Degree Colleges. A top source in the department said the Higher Education Department in July this year issued orders for reshuffle of Principals of various colleges wherein the higher ups violated the […]
Mehbooba led regime surpasses every ‘tyrant, oppressor’: Malik
Condemning the ‘cruel approach’ of rulers and their authorities’ while treating the jail inmates, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Tuesday said that from 80 year old person to 10 year old boys and women, jails and police stations have been filled with Kashmiris who are being ‘terrorized and tortured’ […]
Life returns to normal in Sopore
Life returned to normal in Sopore and its outskirts on Tuesday after a three-day shutdown to mourn the killing of three local militants who were killed in an encounter at Amargrah on Saturday morning. All shops, business establishments, petrol pumps, government offices and banks reopened, while public transport also was back on roads in Sopore […]