LeT militant held in Srinagar
Srinagar: A suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant, who was allegedly involved in a weapon-snatching case, was arrested here on Friday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of the Srinagar police apprehended a person near Bone and Joint Hospital at Barzulla, a police spokesperson said. The accused has been identified as Showket Ahmed Khan […]
Villagers of 50 hamlets suffer in absence of a bridge
Pulwama: At least fifty villages of Southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district are facing immense hardships in absence of a vital bridge at Trichal village. The bridge was damaged in 2014 floods that hit Kashmir and lead to huge losses here. The construction of the bridge was started years ago but is still incomplete, therefore leaving thousands […]
Removal of Art 35-A, 370 will be made in dramatic manner, apprehends JRL
Condemns GoI's decision of banning JeI
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Friday condemned what they termed as ‘authoritarian and arbitrary’ decision of Government of India banning Jamat-e-Islami J&K after a crackdown on its cadres and rampant arrests. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik in a joint statement issued here said that Jamat-e-Islami has been running […]
BJP govt clearing way for revoking Art 35A, 370: Hakeem Yaseen
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) President and former MLA Khansahib, Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen Friday said the Governor administration must leave the decisions of extending two central constitutional amendments to Jammu and Kashmir to elected government. Hakeem was reacting to Government of India’s decision of extending two central constitutional amendments to Jammu and Kashmir on recommendations […]
Ban on Jamaat-e-Islami in JK another example of muscular approach: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Friday condemned the Centre’s decision to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was another example of “muscular approach” of the central government to deal with a political issue of the state. “Democracy is a battle of ideas, crackdown followed by banning of Jammat Islami (JK) is condemnable, another […]
Hurriyat (G) hits streets to resent ban on Jamaat
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) leaders and activists on Friday held a protest against the banning of Jamat-e-Islami and recent NIA raids on pro-freedom leaders, their relatives and others. Following the call given by the Joint Resistance leadership (JRL), the leaders and activists of Hurriyat (G) staged a protest after the culmination of Friday prayers here. […]
Political parties welcome IAF pilot’s release
Srinagar: Mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday welcomed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s announcement that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by the neighbouring country after his MiG 21 went down, will be released on Friday. “The decision to hand over Wing Commander Abhinandan is a great gesture & shouldnt be seen […]
CPI (M) leader urges India, Pakistan to end standoff
Jammu: Senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami on Thursday urged governments of India and Pakistan to immediately take steps to end the standoff through de-escalation. “We urge both the governments to immediately take steps to end this dangerous standoff by going for de-escalation, which is in the best interests of the people of both the […]
Book Review: ‘Kashmir thinks it’s free’ released
Jammu: The much-awaited sequel to the controversial novel ‘Kashmir is free’ is now available worldwide in paperback and eBook formats on popular ecommerce sites like Amazon and Flipkart. Written by Dr. Arun Kumar, an IAS officer of 1979 batch of the J&K cadre, the story starts in April 2022 when India has walked out of […]
Full-fledged war knocking doors of sub-continent: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani has expressed his serious concern and anguish on the escalating tension between India and Pakistan. Geelani in a statement issued here said although borders were never calm, but for the last couple of days they are roaring with thunders of bombs and guns threatening the whole population […]
