Blood of innocents will soon destroy ‘castles of oppression’: DFP
Srinagar: Strongly condemning the imposition of curfew in Srinagar and south Kashmir areas, Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) on Monday said that authorities and their local supporters don’t allow people even to mourn. The JKDFP spokesperson in a statement issued here said caging people after every killing has become a norm in Kashmir and […]
Prof Talat to visit Leh campus on Wednesday
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir, Prof Talat Ahmad is visiting the varsity’s Leh campus on Wednesday to chair a student outreach programme there and, alongside, review its functioning. The day-long programme is aimed at raising awareness among various stakeholders about academic programmes being offered at the Leh campus with the larger objective of making […]
Bear attacks teacher
Poonch: A government school teacher was injured in a bear attack at village Nar Mankote area of Poonch district of Jammu division on Monday. Reports said that Mohammad Naseer (30) son of Fazal Hussain of village Dhargloon area of Balakote was injured seriously when a wild bear attacked him near Nar Mankote area. The incident […]
Spontaneous shutdown, clashes mark Pulwama killings
Srinagar: A spontaneous shutdown was observed in most parts of Southern Kashmir in some Srinagar areas following the news about the killing of seven civilians during the clashes in Pulwama spread across the Valley. Soon after the seven civilian killings took place in Pulwama after the gunfight in Pulwama village that left three militants and […]
Political parties condemn civilian deaths, demand action
Srinagar: Mainstream political parties in Kashmir Saturday condemned the killing of civilians allegedly in security forces’ action during an encounter in Pulwama district, with National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah calling the incident a “massacre”. Abdullah alleged that the Governor Satya Pal Malik-led administration was apparently not doing anything for the security of people in […]
JKUPM protests killings in valley, advocates dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue
Jammu: Members of the Jammu and Kashmir United Peace Movement (JKUPM) Saturday protested here against the killings in the valley and advocated dialogue to resolve the Kashmir problem. The protesters assembled at Exhibition Ground and staged a peaceful sit-in on a day when seven civilians, three militants and an army soldier were killed and scores […]
BJP using Raj Bhawan for ‘rotation of seats’ in JK: Cong
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress has lashed out at the BJP claiming it failed to fulfil its promise of implementing delimitation of Assembly constituencies and was now allegedly using the governor’s office for rotation of seats. “The BJP utterly failed to fulfill its much talked about commitment of delimitation (of constituencies in J&K),” Jammu […]
Cong playing into hands of enemy nations, says BJP
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Saturday accused the Congress of playing into the hands of enemies of the country, like Pakistan and China, to force cancellation of Rafale jet deal. His comments came a day after the Supreme Court dismissed the petitions seeking a direction to the CBI to register an […]
Help in stopping ‘genocide’ of Kashmiris: Er Rasheed to world community
Handwara: Condemning what he termed as brutal massacre in Pulwama, Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Saturday urged the world community to help in stopping the genocide of Kashmiris. In a statement issued here, Er Rasheed asked New Delhi to stop genocide of Kashmiris. “Pulwama massacre has exposed the tall but […]
Change in examination centres by IGNOU trigger protest in Jammu
Jammu: The aspirants appearing in separate examinations by Indiria Gandhi National Open University, Jammu staged a protest against the authorities for changing their centres. The students after assembling outside IGNOU Complex demanding establishment of centres at their respective hometowns, raised slogans against the authorities to press for their demands. They said that there are four […]
