Governor announces ex-gratia of Rs 20 lakh for the family of CRPF jawan
JAMMU: Governor Satya Pal Malik has announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 20 lakh to the next of the kin of CRPF Head Constable, Naseer Ahmed of district Rajouri. Naseer Ahmad was killed during the suicide attack on a CRPF convoy in Lethpora on Tursday. The Governor prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and […]
Kashmiri employees in Civil Sec’t Jammu won’t join duties, demand safe return of families to Valley
Srinagar: Civil Secretariat employees in Jammu has decided to not resume duties on Monday and have asked government to provide them transportation to send their families back to valley due to ‘insecurity in the region.’ Employees Coordination Committee Civil Secretariat Jammu headed by its Chairman Ghulam Rasool Mir said that they will not be […]
Leaders never asked for ‘security’ says Hurriyat (M) over Gov’t decision to withdraw police cover
Srinagar: Soon after the government decided to withdraw the security of the Mirwaiz and four other separatist leaders, Hurriyat (M) said they the leaders had never asked for security from the government. “Hurriyat leaders had never asked for security and that it was the government that insisted on keeping the personnel based on their threat […]
Pulwama attack: MNS asks music companies to drop Pak singers
Mumbai,(PTI) Following the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed, the film wing of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Saturday asked music label companies to stop working with Pakistani singers. “We have verbally communicated to Indian music companies like T-Series, Sony Music, Venus, Tips Music etc to not work with Pakistani singers. These […]
J&K adminstration withdraws security of 5 Hurriyat leaders
Srinagar, Feb 17 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration Sunday issued orders to withdraw security of five Hurriyat leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, officials said. Besides the Mirwaiz, the security cover for Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Lone, Hashim Qureshi and Shabir Shah has been withdrawn, they said. However, there is no mention of pro-Pakistan separatist Syed […]
ICJ to hold public hearings in Kulbhushan Jadhav case from Feb 18
The Hague: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case from Monday at The Hague during which India and Pakistan will present their arguments before the top UN court, which was set up after World War II to resolve international disputes. Jadhav, 48, was sentenced to death by […]
Kashmir shuts against harassment of Kashmiris in Jammu, elsewhere
Srinagar, (PTI) Normal life was affected in Kashmir on Sunday due to a valley-wide bandh called by trade bodies here against the alleged harassment and attacks on Kashmiris in Jammu and outside the state, officials said. The Kashmir bandh call was supported by major trade bodies like the Kashmir Economic Alliance and Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers […]
Pulwama attack fallout: Kashmiri students in Delhi fear for their security
New Delhi,(PTI) Several Kashmiri students here said they were in a state of fear after reports of alleged harassment of Kashmiris following the Pulwama terror attack, even as police asserted that security had been enhanced in the national capital and they would ensure the safety of all citizens. According to media reports, several Kashmiris living outside […]
Mobile internet services suspended in most parts of Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 16 (PTI) Mobile internet services were Saturday suspended in most parts of Kashmir while the network speed was throttled in other parts as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, officials said. Mobile internet has been suspended in south Kashmir’s four districts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama and central Kashmir’s Srinagar […]
Valley student booked in Dehradun, reports say Kashmiris ‘harassed’
Dehradun/Srinagar, Feb 16 (PTI) A Kashmiri student was booked for allegedly sending WhatsApp messages supporting the Pulwama suicide attack, amid reports that students from the Valley were being harassed in the Uttarakhand capital. The messages shared by the Kashmiri student on WhatsApp created tension and some right-wing Hindu outfits gheraoed the university, demanding immediate arrest […]
