Kashmiri Hindus demand corridor to Sarda Temple in PaK
Jammu: A prominent Kashmiri Hindus’ body Monday demanded a corridor to the “world-famous” Sharda Devi Temple in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on the lines of one proposed to Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Narowal district in Pakistan. All Party Migrant Coordination Committee (APMCC) of displaced Kashmiri Hindus raised the demand on the day Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu […]
Soldier injured in sniper fire
Srinagar: An army soldier was injured in a ‘sniper fire’ by Pakistan Rangers in Machil sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday afternoon. Army sources said that Pakistan Rangers in “violation of ceasefire” opened some rounds of sniper fire on an army posts of 17 Jakli in Machil […]
Militant hideout busted, arms and ammunition sized
Srinagar: Security forces busted a militant hideout and seized a cache of arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday, police said. Based on specific information, a search operation was launched by police along with the 5 Rashtriya Rifles of the Army in the forest area of Badurkund in the Gutlibagh area […]
Over 400 Kashmiris killed by forces in 2018 so far: JRL
Calls for candle light march today after Maghrib prayers
Srinagar: Condemning what they termed as ‘barbarism let loose against the people of Kashmir by government forces’, Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Saturday said that with two civilian killings today, this year alone more than 400 Kashmiri’s have been killed. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and incarcerated Muhammad Yasin Malik in a […]
JKCSCC prescribes unity among stakeholders
Says challenge to JK's special status can be fought by standing united
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Coordination Committee (JKCSCC) on Saturday urged all the political parties, Civil Societies and Bar association to come together and formulate a joint strategy to fight the evil designs who are hell-bent to erode special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference, JKCSCC member and ANC senior vice […]
Imran Ansari a power hungry politician: NC
Sidhra scam, IT and loan defaults reflective of his family’s moral disposition
Sidhra scam, IT and loan defaults reflective of his family’s moral disposition Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Saturday rejected the jibes of new PC entrant Imran Raza Ansari as an attempt to conceal his filial tendency of fluctuating loyalties to axe his own grind. NC spokesman Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi taking a dig at Imran […]
Forces enjoy impunity, kill people at their will: Sehrai
Srinagar: Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Saturday expressed his grief and shock over the civilian killings in Budgam and Kulgam including a teen age girl Muskaan Jan and Ishfaq Ahmed Ganai of Khandah. “The forces had once again proved that they could kill at their will as they continued to enjoy impunity through […]
Kashmir most challenging work place for a Journalist, senior scribes
Srinagar: Kashmir is one of the most challenging places for journalists to report from, senior journalist Yusuf Jameel said on Saturday at a maiden event at Kashmir Press Club about “reporting in Kashmir: Challenges and Dealing with Harassment”. Sharing his experiences about his journalistic career spread over for more than three decades, he recalled that […]
CPI (M) demands end to civilian killings in Kashmir
Jammu: Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader M Y Tarigami Saturday demanded an immediate end to civilian killings in the Kashmir Valley. “The unabated civilian killings in Kashmir must be a cause of concern for every right-thinking person in the state and the country,” Tarigami said. Three civilians, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed in […]
Forces cook up covering stories to justify killings: Malik
Srinagar: Condemning the killing of Chadoora youth and a girl from Kulgam who succumbed t her injuries on Saturday, Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Saturday termed killing spree as ‘worst kind of savagery’. Malik who is languishing at jail has condemned what he termed as brutal killing of yet another […]
