KU to hold two day National Urdu Congress from Oct 24
SRINAGAR: A two- day National Urdu Congress under the theme “Language, Literature & Society” organised by Department of Urdu, University of Kashmir is to begin from Wednesday, 24th October 2018. According to the organisers the purpose of the Urdu Congress is to bring the stakeholders of Urdu Language together on a common platform for dialogue, […]
Fishing costs a youth his life
Srinagar: An 18-year old youth drowned while fishing in a pond constructed by Irrigation department at Chandigam area of Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said Saturday. The youth identified as Shaheen Ahmad Mir (18) son of Abdul Rashid Mir, is a resident of Chandigam, Lolab. Shaheen slipped and drowned in the Irrigation storage […]
Following an IED blast at Pulwama, army men go berserk
Beat villagers, damage private property
Beat villagers, damage private property
On JRL’s call JKLF members stage protests against killings, arrests
Srinagar: Following the call given by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Friday staged a protest here at Maisuma area here against what they termed as ‘ongoing oppression’ in Kashmir. According to a statement issued here, JKLF leaders and activists gathered at Madina chowk (Lal chowk) and staged a peaceful […]
New Delhi’s aggressive policy becoming ‘more brutal’: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Friday said that the aggressive policy and approach of New Delhi towards the people of Kashmir is becoming ‘more brutal and aggressive’ as almost every day Kashmiri youth are being killed and targeted ‘ruthlessly’. The amalgam in a statement issued here urged the world community including UN, OIC and other […]
Frequent internet snapping: Hakeem Yaseen castigates government
Srinagar: Chairman, PDF and MLA Khansahib Hakeem Yaseen has castigated government for frequently snapping internet services in Kashmir valley adding that it was a cause of serious concern for business fraternity as well as student’s whose examination schedule has already begun. In a statement issued here, Hakeem Yaseen has said that frequent snapping of internet […]
PDP office bearers for Bandipora appointed
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday accorded approval for the appointment of party’s District President and Vice President in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Party’s chief spokesman Rafi Ahmad Mir in a statement issued here said that Ghulam Nabi Tantary has been appointed as the PDP District President for Bandipora while as […]
Not militants but forces initiate encounters: Er Rasheed
Kupwara: Awami Itehaad party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Thursday said that it is not militants but the security forces who initiate the encounters by conducting cordon and search operations, saying that the pro-active policies of New Delhi are pushing youth to join militancy. Reacting to Governor Satya Pal Malik’s […]
Attack of journalists tantamount to dismantling forth pillar of democracy: Congress
Srinagar: The state Congress on Thursday strongly condemned the thrashing of Journalists at encounter site in Fateh Kadal area of Srinagar, describing the incident as ‘an attack on freedom of the press’. The party as per a statement issued here also demanded action against the personnel responsible, urging upon the authorities to take serious note […]
GOC XVI Corps reviews security situation in Jammu region
Jammu: Lt General Paramjit Singh, the general officer commanding (GOC) of the Army’s Nagrota-based XVI Corps, who recently took over reviewed the security situation of hinterland in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts, a defence spokesperson said. Lt Gen Singh visited Surankote sector in Poonch district and Counter Insurgency Force (Romeo) at Palma in […]
