Meeting with families of slain police personnel held in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: J&K Police held an interaction session at District Police Lines Ganderbal with 43 families of police personnel, who were killed in the line of duty. Various issues of respective families like settlement of SRO-43 cases, payment of pending relief, enhancement of scholarships for their wards, health condition of dependents and other issues were discussed. […]
Former PCF, Haji Abdul Rashid Khan passes away
Srinagar: Former Principal Chief Conservator Forests, Haji Abdul Rashid Khan breathed his last at his residence in Barzulla, Srinagar on Wednesday afternoon. He is survived by his wife, four sons and three daughters. Khan graduated in Forestry from the University College of North Wales, England in 1945 and was one of the foremost authorities on […]
PDP calls for joint response to new political challenges
Srinagar: Expressing concern on the attempts being made to fragment the mandate in Jammu and Kashmir, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday asserted that it shall be open for joint response to the new political challenges in the state. The concerns were expressed by the members of Political Affairs Committee of the PDP, who met […]
NC leader claims landslide win during assembly elections
Says party will surpass its 1996 tally in upcoming assembly elections
Jammu: The National Conference Tuesday claimed it will improve and surpass its 1996 tally of 57 seats in the upcoming assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and form a “strong, stable and responsive” government. National Conference (NC) provincial president Devender Singh Rana said the recent poll outcome in the seats the NC contested is “testimony […]
JKPCC demands early election in JK
Srinagar: The state Congress Tuesday said that delayed assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir after Amarnath Yatra “will point out the desires of the present government”. The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president, Ghulam Ahmad Mir said that state elections should be held “at an earliest so that people can get an elected […]
Disengaging contractual workers will brood disenchantment: NC
Says move will push thousands of families to wall
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday expressed dismay over the government order to terminate those appointed on adhoc/contractual/consolidated basis after 2010 saying the move will snatch the livelihood of thousands of employees and brood disenchantment among the youth. Party’s senior leader, Member parliament elect, Muhammad Akbar Lone while censuring the governor administration for […]
Hakeem Yaseen concerned over ‘unnecessary harassment’ of Kashmiri youth
Appeals for releasing of political prisoners on Eid
Srinagar: Chairman PDF Hakeem Yaseen has expressed serious concern over the “reign of terror let loose on the youth in various parts of the valley by the black sheep in security forces”. Yaseen has also condemned use of “brute force on the innocent youth in Darmuna village of Central District of Budgam” which caused serious […]
Tribal hutments being torched in Bandipora, Governor must intervene: PDP
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday condemned the government action against tribal community of Bandipora’s Argham–Chapran, stating that the hutments of these people are being “torched and they are being hounded for no fault”. Senior PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar said that it is unfortunate to witness how the community members are […]
Congress holds party meet, discusses recently concluded LS polls
Party to chalk out strategy after getting feedback from cadres: G A Mir
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) in a meeting of senior party functionaries at party office Tuesday held threadbare discussions over the recently concluded parliament elections in JK. A statement said that Congress party, after auspicious occasion of Eid, they will get the feedback from the cadres “to chalk out a future […]
Rampant arrests undemocratic, exacerbate anger: Tarigami
UAPA ‘highly misused’
Srinagar: CPI (M) leader M Y Tarigami Tuesday said the “rampant arrest of people, especially youth, in recent times in south Kashmir and other parts of the valley are atrocious and undemocratic”. Such “suppressive measures to contain dissent add to the already existing levels of alienation among the people,” he added. In a statement issued […]
