Hizb commander warns Hurriyat leaders for calling Kashmir struggle ‘political’
Militant outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) has threatened joint resistance leaders of ‘dire consequences’ over their recent statement that Kashmir’s struggle was a political movement. In the video clip that was released by HM commander, Zakir Moosa, that went viral on the social networking sites as well as the Whatsapp, he said that some days back the […]
Gunmen surface in Hajin, participate in protest march
Throwing up a major challenge for the security agencies, armed gunmen on Friday appeared during the protests held in north Kashmir’s Hajin area in Bandipora district. It was for the second time in a week that gun men marked their presence in the protests in the area since past one week. Pertinently, the Union Home […]
CEO reviews preparation of Panchayat Electoral Rolls
Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Shantmanu today chaired a meeting to review the status of preparation of Electoral Rolls for Panchayati Elections. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone, Director Panchayati Raj Asif Hamid Khan, Director Rural Development Department Gazanfar Hussain, Joint CEO, Dr Raman Kumar Kesar, Deputy CEO Jammu Krishan Lal, Assistant CEO Kashmir and […]
Workshop on ‘Journalism and Peace building’ begins at CUK
A two-day capacity-building workshop on ‘Journalism and Peacebuilding’ began at Central University of Kashmir (CUK) on Friday. The workshop is being organised by Department of Convergent Journalism in collaboration with Centre for Law & Development Policy (CLD) and Kargil Development Project. The workshop is aimed to sensitize journalism students about the role of media […]
90 quintals of polythene seized during campaign launched by RDD
The department of Rural Development has seized 90 quintals of polythene in first two days of its campaign against use of Polythene in the state. Minister for Rural Development, Abdul Haq who is personally monitoring the campaign, said 90 quintals of polythene were collected by the field staff across the state while Rs 7000 was […]
SKPSA visits several schools in Bidder, Vailoo zone
The South Kashmir Private Schools Association (SKPSA) zone Bidder and Vailoo Friday visited several schools. The association apprised school administration about the programs and work done by the association. According to the statement issued here, the association led by Zonal President, Majid Majeed visited several schools in Vailoo and Bidder areas where they apprised school […]
Present dispensation not serious to address Kashmir situation: CPI (M)
Senior legislator and CPI (M) leader Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami Saturday said that there seems to be no genuine effort on part of the present Indian establishment to address the basic and concrete issues. He said that secular democrats, intelligentsia, broadminded thinkers and peace lovers, need to come out of slumber and raise their voice against […]
Private news channel served notice
A Mumbai based news channel ‘Times Now’ was on Friday served a legal notice by a lawyer hailing from Srinagar accusing its Editor of tarnishing his father’s image in the society by calling him as ‘Pakistani dalaal’ during a debate on its show ‘news hour’ on May 6. The channel according to the lawyer […]
Indians concerned about Kashmir situation, says Yashwant Sinha
Reiterating that dialogue is the only way to settle Kashmir issue, senior Bhartiya Janata Party leader and former Union Minister, Yashwant Sinha Friday said that majority of the Indians are concerned about present Kashmir situation and want blood-bath should end. “Let people of Kashmir know that majority of the Indians are concerned about them […]
The ‘exploding’ case of Tahir Husain
Tahir Hussain, son of cop who fell to bullets few years back is at ‘war’ with the state. Tahir continues to languish in jail as he has been booked under the draconian PSA act for raising his voice against the Indian establishment. For Tahir, being in jail has not only meant that he has been […]