JRL calls for two-day shutdown
Srinagar: Soon after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided houses of pro-freedom leaders in Kashmir, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Tuesday called for a two-day shutdown in Kashmir beginning today. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and incarcerated Muhammad Yasin Malik in a joint statement issued here said Kashmir will observe complete and […]
Let’s unite to overcome prevailing grave situation in JK: Former Legislators
Srinagar: DPN president Ghulam Hassan Mir, PDF president Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen and AIP president Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Tuesday asked all pro-people voices to unite, suggesting collective efforts to overcome the grave situation the state of J&K is facing under current era of uncertainty. After threadbare deliberations during a joint meeting, a joint statement issued […]
Highway closure: Rationing of petroleum products ordered, Div Com told
Directs strict action against rumor mongers
Srinagar: In view of preventing inclement weather conditions, frequent closure of National Highway and other issues, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan Tuesday convened a meeting with all District Development Commissioners (DDCs) to review the status of essential commodities. During the meeting, the Divisional Commissioner was informed that essential services are functioning smoothly in all […]
250 tankers stuck at Magarkote, expected to reach soon: DC Srinagar
Reviews LPG, fuel supply in view of highway closure
Reviews LPG, fuel supply in view of highway closure Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Tuesday convened a meeting to explore means to fast-track transportation of LPG, Diesel, Petrol and other petroleum products in view of frequent disruptions on the National Highway. ADC K K Sidha, Dy Director FCS&CA Peerzada Zahoor Ahmed, heads […]
Post air strikes, LoC peaceful, troops on high alert
Jammu: Tranquillity prevailed along the Indo-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir after India carried out air strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) and claimed to have destroyed militant camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. However, the troops are on high alert, a senior army officer said. “The situation is peaceful along the LoC in J&K. […]
Thousands participate in funeral of slain JeM militant
Kulgam: Thousands of people Monday participated in the funeral prayers of slain Jaish-e-Muhammad militant who was killed along with his two associates in an encounter in Turigam village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Raqeeb-ul-Islam who was killed along with his two foreign associates in Turigam village of Yaripora belt of Kulgam district on Sunday evening […]
Unite to defend Art 35-A, Hakeem to mainstream, Civil Society
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) President and former MLA Khansahib, Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen Monday warned that any misadventure to tinker with it was fraught with disastrous consequences. In a statement issued here, Hakeem reiterated that Article 35-A of the Constitution of India was untouchable, saying Article 35-A is a Constitutional guarantee for safety to the […]
Make public commitment to retain Article 35A: CPI(M) to govt
New Delhi: The CPI (M) on Monday demanded that the Centre make a public commitment to retain Article 35A in the Constitution that provides special privileges to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir and opposed any move to interfere with it. On Sunday, the Jammu and Kashmir administration had said its stance remained unchanged that […]
Cong leader alleges sloganeering, stone pelting on Jammu people
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma Monday alleged “anti-national” sloganeering coupled with stone pelting on people from Jammu was being carried out at the behest of “Kashmir-centric” politicians and secessionist forces. The former minister also expressed concern over registration of cases against youths of Jammu who protested against such forces. “Anti-national sloganeering […]
‘Individuals will flourish but there may be no KP community as such’, says PDP MP
New Delhi: Kashmiri Pandits will flourish as individuals wherever they go but there may be no KP community as such in a decade or two, People’s Democratic Party MP Muzaffar Hussain Baig has said while highlighting their plight. He was speaking at a recent conclave — The Kashmiri Pandits: Right the Wrong in Kashmir — […]
