APHC condemns continuous detention of Mirwaiz
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on Sunday strongly condemned the continuous house detention of its Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq who has been prevented to carry out his social and religious activities in the holy month of Ramadan. “Mirwaiz in connection with Ramadan was supposed to deliver a sermon at Masjid-e-Rehmat Lalbazar, Srinagar where […]
Assault on Shopian villagers act of state sponsored terrorism: Yasin Malik
Chairman JKLF Muhammad Yasin Malik on Sunday that brutal nocturnal assault on the residents of Turkwangam, Shopian has again exposed the ugly face of Indian terrorism and aggression in Kashmir. “The criminal silence of so called rulers on these attacks amounts to their silent support of this terrorism in uniform,” Malik said in statement. […]
Terror threat to Amarnath yatra to malign K-struggle: Geelani
Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, on Sunday said the terror threat to the upcoming Amarnath yatra is “a calculated move aimed at maligning and discrediting the political struggle of Kashmir”. Denouncing misinformation campaign carried by Indian media, Geelani said that people in Kashmir while continuing with the age-old tradition of providing best hospitality to pilgrims have […]
Gujjars oppose move to exclude Gojri from DD programmes
Opposing the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting move to exclude Gojri -the language of Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir ,in commissioning of new programmes, to be telecast on ‘Kashir Channel’ , the Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation (TRCF) today lodged strong protest against keeping out the main tribal language of state from the list […]
Slathia accuses PDP-BJP of betraying peoples’ trust, plunging J&K into crisis
Former minister and Senior state president National Conference Surjeet Singh Slathia on Sunday assailed PDP-BJP dispensation for political inconsistency, “deceit and betrayal to the people, saying their wrong policies have brought Jammu and Kashmir at the cross roads of its history.’’ “The State is in total chaos and the people of all its three regions […]
In Ramadan, brisk business of pickles, fruits, dates in Kashmir
As the holy month of Ramadan is underway, pickles, fruits, dates and dry fruits business has picked up in the Valley. The markets in the Valley, especially in the commercial hub Lal Chowk, is dotted with the street vendors selling fresh fruits, dry fruits, dates and pickles during the entire month of fasting. Various types […]
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Govt reviews afforestation programme
Chief Secretary, B B Vyas, Sunday chaired the 4th steering committee meeting of the State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). The Steering Committee approved a target of 4212 Ha (area) to be treated for Compensatory Afforestation during 2017-18. For the purpose, the Committee approved the proposed outlay of Rs 106 Crore against […]
Working of Tribal Affairs department reviewed
A review meeting of Tribal Affairs department was held under the Chairmanship of Vice Chairman State Advisory Board for the Development of Gujjar & here today. Threadbare discussions were held on various issues of Development pertaining to Department which include; Construction of G&B Hostels, Setting up of cluster Model villages, Milk Villages, Skill Development, Construction […]
Editorial: Scientific management of traffic
We are almost in the last week of Ramadhan. Therefore, the coming week will witness an increased rush of vehicles and shoppers to all the main markets in the Srinagar City and other towns as well. However, like the previous year’s this year too, the city and most of the market places will prove to […]
