AAC observes Youm-e-Aseeran
Srinagar: Awami Action Committee (AAC) Tuesday observed October 10 as Youm-e-Aseeran (the Prisoner’s Day). It was on this day in 1965, AAC founder president Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq was arrested by the authorities for representing the political aspirations and send to prison for the next two and a half years, while being subjected to intense […]
World Mental Health Day observed
Srinagar: On the eve of World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, the Department of Psychology, Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar, in collaboration with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), organized a function at GMC Auditorium in which experts, including administrators deliberated upon the psychological issues confronted by the population, and the measures to deal with such issues. […]
Braid chopping incidents, Police Public meets held
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police in its efforts to crack the cases of braid chopping, held four police public meets in Ganderbal and Anantnag. In Ganderbal Police Public meetings were held at Police Post Shadipora, chaired by DySP Aashiq Hussain, Sub Division Kangan chaired by SDPO Kangan Umar Shah and Police Station Gund, chaired by […]
Braid chopping aimed to create fear psychosis among Kashmiris: Malik
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Tuesday condemned the continuing assaults on ‘chastity’ of Kashmiri women and growing acts of braid chopping. According to the statement issued here, Malik said that these attacks are intended to create fear psychosis among Kashmiris and make lives of Kashmiris more vulnerable. “The […]
Principal Secretary Home, DGP inaugurates residential blocks
Srinagar: In its endeavour to provide better accommodation to the police and security forces four blocks of alternate accommodate were inaugurated by Principal Secretary, Home R.K. Goyal and Director General of Police, Dr. S.P Vaid at Dignibal, Ganderbal. The alternate accommodation will be put in use by relocating the security forces from some hotels and […]
Humiliating approach towards womenfolk pushing youth to take extreme steps: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday paid tributes to the slain youth who were killed in Shopian gunfight. Geelani as per the statement issued here said “due to disputed status and conflicting nature of Kashmir issue, our fourth generation is pushed to wall and forced to face extreme situations.” “Jammu and […]
MLA Habba Kadal leads protest against braid chopping
Srinagar: As the braid chopping incident occurred in her own constituency in the wee hours today, the MLA Habba Kadal, Shameema Firdous Tuesday led a protest of National Conference’s women’s wing here to protest against what she termed as the failure of administration in tracing the braid hoppers. Amid anti-government sloganeering, scores of NC women’s […]
CM responsible for Govt’s complete failure: NC
Srinagar: National Conference, (NC) on Tuesday expressed a note of alarm over the unprecedented state of disarray and chaos plaguing the State Administration. The NC as per the statement issued here said that the Cabinet meetings had been turned into a matter of ridicule and contempt to the Chief Minister’s authority as key Government departments […]
Naeem dismayed over its dilapidated condition of SPS Museum
Srinagar: Following the concern expressed by some citizens over the dilapidated condition of the SPS Museum, the Minister for Works, Naeem Akhtar today visited the heritage depository in Rajbagh area here to personally take stock of its condition. The Minister expressed dismay over the poor maintenance of the building and the lack of lavatory facilities there. […]
Div Com reviews draft plan for proposed Batamaloo mini-secretariat building
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Tuesday convened a meeting to review draft plan for the construction of state-of-art mini secretariat building at old Bus terminal, Batamaloo. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Chief Engineer R&B, Chief Town Planner, Deputy Director Planning, officers of SDA, Engineers of R&B and other concerned officials were present in the meeting. Divisional Commissioner said […]