Revoking orders tantamount to confessing guilt: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Tuesday said that the withdrawal of an order regarding introduction of religious books in colleges, schools and universities was a confession of guilt and has exposed the proxies of Sang Parivar and their nefarious designs. In a statement issued here, Er […]
JRL calls for Kulgam march today, shutdown on Oct 27
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday issued a fresh protest programme against the Kulgam killings and appealed people to observe complete shutdown on October 27. JRL in a statement issued here said that “on October 24 (Wednesday) people, especially those living in south […]
Relieve doctors deputed to GMCs: DAK
Srinagar: To ease the burden on rural hospitals, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday demanded major reshuffle and immediate transfer of all the 480 doctors who have been deputed to government medical colleges from directorate health services Jammu and Kashmir divisions for years now. These 480 doctors who have occupied medical officers posts of rural […]
NC leaders try to march towards Raj bhawan, detained
Srinagar: Several National Conference leaders were Tuesday taken into preventive custody as they tried to march towards Raj bhawan in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir to protest against the civilian deaths in a blast at an encounter site in Kulgam on Sunday.Led by party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, National Conference leaders and […]
Kashmir is a land of tragedies, says JKDFP
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) on Tuesday paid tributes to Bijbehara martyrs on their 25th martyrdom anniversary. The party as per a statement issued here remembered all the martyrs of Kashmir and pledged to take their mission forward till the aim of ‘freedom’ is achieved. The spokesperson said “it was black day […]
Blast inside army camp in Poonch, no casualties
Jammu: A blast took place inside an Army camp in Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said. There were no casualties. The explosion occurred inside the 93rd brigade headquarters at Moti Mahal in the border district around 10.45 am. It has nothing to do with cross-border shelling (from Pakistan), said Jammu-based Army spokesperson Lt Col Devender […]
Pilgrim dies on way to Vaishno Devi
Jammu: A 61-year-old pilgrim from Uttar Pradesh died en route the Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. Harbir Singh Teotia, a resident of Ghaziabad, fell unconscious near Satya point along the new track while on his way from base camp Katra to cave shrine on Monday evening, […]
Kulgam civilian killings: SKAUST students, Civil Society Sopore stage protest
Sopore: The students of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) of North campus at WadooraSopore on Monday staged a protest against the civilian killings in Kulgam district on Sunday. Scores of students including female students assembled in the premises of varsity and shouted anti-government and pro-freedom slogans. The students held a protest at […]
Kulgam: Amid tears, sobs, 7th civilian laid to rest
Anantnag: Amid tears, sobs, the seventh civilian who succumbed to his injuries on late Sunday night was laid to rest at his native village Hawoora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Earlier on Sunday six civilian died in an explosion near gunfight site in Laroo area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district while as another civilian succumbed […]
JRL’s Lal Chowk march: Authorities decide to bar traffic movement in city centre
Srinagar: Authorities on Monday issued a traffic advisory that they will not be allowing any vehicular movement between Regal Chowk and Amira Kadal on the residency road in Srinagar as Joint Resistance Leadership has asked people to march towards the city center on Tuesday. “In view of security restrictions in Srinagar on 23rd of October, […]
