Friday restrictions put entire Old City in great distress: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Chairman of Jamia Masjid Auqaf, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday denounced the government policy of ‘converting Jamia into a military garrison every Friday’. “It seems to be a well drafted plan to deploy large number of forces to prevent me from addressing the Friday gatherings on one hand, and to stop people from reaching Jamia, […]
Schools closed along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: Authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of schools near the Line of Control (LoC) in Degwar area of Poonch district following heavy exchange of fire and shelling between the armies of India and Pakistan. Reports said that shelling and firing from across the border started at 8:45 am in Degwar, Maldiyalan and Tarwan […]
Maleeha Lodhi warns against Indian aggression
United Nations: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday warned India against its repeated threats to carry out surgical strikes across the LoC, saying that Pakistan would respond effectively to any Indian aggression. “All I can say to them is: do not underestimate Pakistan’s resolve […]
Two killed in cross LoC shelling, says Pakistan
Muzaffarabad: Pakistan army on Wednesday claimed that Indian troops resorted to heavy shelling from across the LoC, leading to the death of a woman and her younger brother in Abbaspur area of Poonch in Pakistan administered Kashmir PaK). Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said that shelling began at 6am in the Abbaspur sector of Poonch […]
SC likely to pass directive on use of pellet guns in J-K next year
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it would pass a directive likely by January 18 next year on whether pellet guns can be fired upon protestors in Jammu and Kashmir. The top court expressed shock and pulled up the petitioner, the Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association (JKBA), for submitting an affidavit, which […]
Stop acts of aggression, DG-BSF tells Pakistan
Srinagar: Director General (DG), of the Border Security Force (BSF), K. K. Sharma on Wednesday issued a veiled warning to Pakistan asking it to stop its acts of aggression in Kashmir Valley. “As long as our friendly neighbor does not behave, I think we will expect to have many more attacks,” Sharma told media here […]
Mehbooba meets Vohra
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, held an hour long discussion Wednesday evening with Governor N.N. Vohra to brief him about various important matters relating to the affairs of the State. This meeting came in the wake of the Fidayeen attack on the BSF Headquarters in Srinagar, located next to Srinagar Airport, which resulted in the […]
Forces behind braid chopping incidents: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistant Leadership (JRL) Wednesday said that shameful act of braid chopping by ‘forces and authorities’ is aimed to divert the attention of people from right to self-determination movement. JRL including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yaseen Malik according to the statement issued here expressed serious concern for increasing incidents […]
Encouraging Education: Fund allocation under SSA slashed
Srinagar: After the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), decided to slash the central share for salary of teachers recruited under centrally sponsored scheme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the state government is contemplating to bear the extra burden of teachers recruited under the scheme in school education department. The decision has been taken […]
Mehbooba flags issues for proper, planned city growth
Srinagar: Terming Srinagar as the pride of Jammu & Kashmir, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday flagged issues like urban mobility, disaster management, environmental awareness and protection of water bodies and solid waste management to be addressed for a proper and planned growth of the city. Addressing the review meeting of District Development Board, Srinagar here […]