Only local organisations, traders help stranded passengers, Admin in deep slumber: PDP
Jammu Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sought immediate airlifting of passengers stranded in Jammu and opening of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on war footings. On the instructions of Party President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, a team of PDP leaders led by MLC Firdous Tak visited Bus Stand Jammu and interacted with stranded passengers. He […]
JKLF chief Yasin Malik detained on eve of Jan 26
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik was on Friday arrested by police along with Vice Chairman Mushtaq Ajmal from JKLF office at Abi-Guzar and shifted to police station Kothi-bagh. “Police today afternoon raided the office of JKLF and immediately took Yasin Sahib in custody ahead of Republic Day tomorrow,” JKLF […]
As South Kashmir soldier gets Ashoka Chakra posthumously, wife recalls his ‘valiant’ behavior
New Delhi: It was love at first sight for Mahajabeen, wife of Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, when the two met at a school in South Kashmir around 15 years back. Nearly one-and-half months after Wani’s death in an anti-militant operation in Shopian, Mahajabeen, a teacher and mother of two, says his immense love for […]
NC demands airlifting of stranded passengers at Jammu
Srinagar: National Conference on Friday expressed concern over the continuous closure of national highway and demanded airlifting of the stranded passengers at Jammu. Party’s south zone president Dr Bashir Veeri castigated the state government for turning a blind eye towards the plight of Kashmiris stranded at Jammu and on the highway owing to closure of […]
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) […]