CRPF gets 2 Kirti Chakras, one Shaurya for operation in Kashmir
New Delhi: Two slain CRPF jawans were decorated with the Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime gallantry medal of the country and their commander was awarded the Shaurya Chakra for displaying dare devilry in taking on heavily armed terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Awantipora in 2017. The military decorations have been bestowed on constables Pradip […]
Handwara shuts to remember massacre victims
Handwara: Normal life was hit in Handwara town of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district following a general strike against the cold-blooded massacre of 21 civilians allegedly by the Border Security Forces (BSF) personnel on 25 January 1990. The markets remained closed and transport was off the roads. The government offices and banks also remained shut in […]
Power Shutdown in Srinagar areas on Saturday
Srinagar: Power Controller, Kashmir province, PDD Bemina on Friday informed that power supply shall remain affected on January 27 to January 28 in view of pruning of branches of Chinar and Walnut trees, and segregation of 33 KV line to be carried out in different areas of the Kashmir province. In an official hand out […]
GL teachers awaiting salaries for six months, urge guv to intervene
Jammu: General line teachers in Jammu and Kashmir, who are awaiting their salaries for the past six months, have urged Governor Satya Pal Malik to intervene in the matter. There are over 15,000 such teachers awaiting their wages for the past six months. “We are awaiting salaries for the past six months. We urge the […]
Resolve Kashmir, end militancy: Er Rasheed over Guv’s remarks
Kupwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and former Langate legislator, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Thursday reiterated that Kashmiris are against all sorts of violence, asking New Delhi and security establishments to put an end to militancy by resolving the Kashmir issue once for all. In a statement issued here, Er Rasheed said that contradiction […]
Massive frisking ahead of Jan 26 added to people’s miseries: Hurriyat (M)
‘Entire Kashmir converted into military fortress’
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Thursday strongly denounced the massive frisking and search operation in run up to January 26, the Republic Day. The amalgam in a statement issued here stated that this has resulted in severe hardships for the general public as the entire Kashmir has been converted into a military fortress. Hurriyat (M) […]
Geelani pays tribute to slain Bla militants
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday paid tributes to the militants who were killed in an encounter on Wednesday in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Geelani as per a statement issued here said that “the youth are sacrificing their precious lives for a greater cause to serve the nation and we are […]
Malik remembers martyrs of Handwara, Kupwara massacres
Says killing innocents can is ‘act of savagery’
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Thursday paid tributes to slain Muhammad Hussain Hakak, Manzoor Ahmad, Abdul Jabbar Amjad, Muhammad Altaf Mir and others who were during present freedom struggle. Terming these slain as ‘real heroes of Kashmiri nation’, Malik in a statement said that “the struggle and sacrifices […]
India has no right to celebrate its R-Day in JK: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday said that India has no right to celebrate its Republic Day in Jammu Kashmir as “they have occupied the Valley with its military might and its presence has tormented all ethics of human and international norms.” Geelani in a statement issued here said that “India […]
Body of Rajouri man killed in Saudi Arabia reaches home, family thanks MEA
Rajouri: Nearly a month after he was murdered in Saudi Arabia, the body of Rajouri man, Mohammad Khalil Mirza, was flown to his native village after the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India intervened. The poor family expressed gratitude to the MEA for making all arrangements to bring the body back. “The body reached […]
