Sopore Police felicitates its Karate team
Sopore: The police team which recently participated in the 2nd J&K State Ren-Bu-Kan Karate championship 2017 at Sainik School Palpora Qazi Abad Handwara was Tuesday felicitated by Sopore police. The team which participated in the championship includes: Mehraj-ud-Din Dar, Shadaab Ali Dar, Mudasir Bashir, Zubair Ahmad Bhat, Umer Mohammed, Rizwan Mohiudin, Imran Lone, Tanveer Ahmad […]
CFT-2017: Degree College Sopore emerges victorious
Srinagar: In the final Match of Play for Health, College Football Tournament 2017 played at Synthetic Turf TRC in which Degree College Sopore defeated Islamia College XI by 1:0 goals. Kamran was the scorer who netted the Ball in 17th mint of the game and team maintain this lead till the final Whistle. Islamia College […]
NIA ‘pressure tactics’ won’t dampen the spirit of detainees: UJC
Srinagar: Conglomerate of local militant outfits United Jihad Council Tuesday expressed deep anguish over the plight of Kashmiri detainees lodged in different jails of India. The conglomerate while seeking the attention of international human rights organizations towards the deteriorating health of these prisoners has termed their silence as “criminal and immoral.” As per a statement […]
Sharma meets delegations in Baramulla
Srinagar: Government of India’s special representative Dineshwar Sharma today reached Baramulla district in north Kashmir to meet various delegations on the second day of his third visit. Amid tight security, Sharma reached Baramulla to meet people at Dak Bungalow. Sharma met 24 delegations from Baramulla district. The list included many junior leaders from the ruling […]
Kupwara driver’s killing: Guilty soldiers will be punished: Interlocutor
Srinagar: The Centre’s representative for Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma Tuesday said that any soldier found guilty in the killing of Kupwara cab driver will be punished and the probe will be made public. Asif Iqbal, a cab driver was killed in an ambush at Thandipora village of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district last week. Police have already […]
Humiliation of a teacher: Govt fails to complete probe report on time
Srinagar: The government enquiry ordered to probe the incident of forcing a government school teacher to rub his forehead on the sputum of an official, has missed its first deadline. The probe was ordered on December 16 by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag after a teacher was reportedly forced to rub his forehead on the sputum […]
NIA cancels summon to Naseem Geelani
Srinagar: In a surprise move, the National Investigating Agency (NIA) Tuesday cancelled its summon issued to Syed Naseem Geelani. Naseem, son of All Party Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, was to appear before the NIA today and was already in Delhi to appear before the agency, sources said. “No reason was given for […]
French documentary filmmaker Comiti Paul is a free man
Srinagar: A Mobile magistrate Tuesday discharged French journalist who was bailed out by a local court here after his arrest by local police for violating the visa norms. French documentary filmmaker and award winning journalist Comiti Paul Edwards was arrested by Kothi Bagh Police on Dec 10 under section 87/2017 under section 14 (B) […]
Editorial: Interlocutor Sharma’s third innings
Srinagar: It’s severe winter in Kashmir but the severity of winter has had least effect on the efforts of the centre’s new interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma who has once again arrived in Kashmir to play his third innings. This time around Sharma is playing on a much milder pitch of North Kashmir which has been comparatively […]
Pak summons Indian diplomat over soldiers” killing along LoC
Islamabad: Pakistan today summoned India’s acting deputy high commissioner to protest “unprovoked” firing by the Indian Army that killed its three soldiers along the LoC. The Foreign Office in a statement rejected reports that the Indian Army commandos crossed the Line of Control in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir and smashed a post. “The false […]