Gunmen attack army camp in Kulgam
Srinagar: Gunmen on Thursday morning fired at an army camp in Khudwani area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir, reports said. They said that militants fired several shots at an army camp in Khudwani during wee hours. The army soldiers retaliated, leading to a brief exchange of fire. The brief exchange if fire left a […]
Dissolution of assembly was a decision taken in haste: Tarigami
Srinagar: The decision of Governor Satya Pal Malik to dissolve Jammu and Kashmir assembly was taken in haste and not keeping in mind the constitutional spirit, CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami said here on Thursday. The governor abruptly dissolved the state assembly Wednesday night, hours after the PDP staked claim to form a government with […]
Dissolution of assembly a fixed match: Er Rasheed
‘Grand alliance a plan to keep Sajad Lone away from breaking PDP, forming Govt’
Kupwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Thursday termed the dissolution of Assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik ‘a match fixing’ between various stake holders. Er Rasheed in a statement issued here said that it is yet again proven that ‘there is a controlled democracy in J&K’. “While […]
Move beyond statements: JKDFP to OIC, other int’l forums
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) on Thursday welcomed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its continuous support to the freedom struggle of Kashmir. The party as per a statement issued here has however, said that international forums like OIC have to do more than issuing statements so that people of Kashmir […]
JKLF delegation visits slain Hurriyat leader’s residence
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) delegation on Thursday visited the residence of slain pro-freedom leader, Mir Hafizullah and participated in a congregational prayers meeting at Akingam, Achabal. The congregational meeting was held for slain Mir who was killed on Nov 20. JKLF Vice Chairman Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi, Zonal President Noor Muhammad Kalwal, Zonal […]
2200 political prisoners lodged in jails for demanding RSD: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Thursday expressed serious concern over the shifting of prisoners from Jammu and Kashmir to outside jails, saying that at least 2200 political prisoners are lodged in various jails of the State and against them there are no charges other than the one they demand right to self determination. The amalgam […]
Crime Branch arrests two persons from Delhi for fraud
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch arrested two persons from New Delhi, including a foreign woman, for fraudulent transfer of over Rs 94 lakh from Jammu and Kashmir Bank account of a private company, a CB officer said Thursday. A case was lodged regarding the fraudulent transfer of Rs 94.10 lakh from the official […]
Thousands throng Hazratbal on Eid Millad eve
Srinagar: Tens of thousands of devotees from across the Kashmir Valley converged at the historic Hazratbal shrine on the outskirts of city on the eve of Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi (SAW) on Wednesday. The devotees including men, women and children thronged the shrine all through the day to have glimpses of the holy relics of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), […]
Militants fighting for bigger democratic right: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Wednesday said that the people of Kashmir including militants are fighting for a bigger democratic right. Reacting to Prime Minister Narindra Modi’s claim that ballet has won over bullet, AIP President said that New Delhi is again repeating the mistake of […]
Patients kept waiting as medicos turn up late in Rafiabad health centre
Baramulla: Amid prevailing wintry chill, many patients were kept waiting outside a health centre at Panzalla area in Rafiabad in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district by doctors who reportedly turned up in the afternoon on Wednesday. Locals of the area said the doctors seldom come on time, forcing patients either to wait or visit Srinagar or […]
