Extreme repression convinces youth to pick up arms: Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar:Hurriyat Conference (M) on Wednesday paid tributes to six militants who were killed in two separate encounters at Chari ShaiefBudgam and HeffShirmalShopian. The amalgam spokesman in a statement issued here said that “it is the extreme repression and use of brutal force, which is pushing young generation towards the wall and convinces them to pick […]

Forces leave no place for militants to pursue peaceful path: Malik

Srinagar: Terming the killing of six militants at Budgam and Shopian as ‘part of unabated genocide of Kashmiris’, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Wednesday said that “first police, forces and agencies torture, torment, humiliate Kashmiri youth and leave no place for them to pursue peaceful path and then eliminate them in […]

Mandatory order on R-day parade: Politics being played by pol parties on the issue: Guv

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday accused political parties of politicising an order mandating government employees to attend the Republic Day celebrations and said he stood by the order which was being issued since 2009. Malik said there was nothing wrong in the order. “I stand by this. This is not a […]

Shortage of doctors at MCH hospital Sopore irks patients

Sopore: The patients as well as their attendants are being forced to face hardships in absence of doctors at ‘Mothers’ and Child Hospital’ in Sopore town. Amid chilly weather, conditions, the people in Sopore are suffering due to lack of proper facilities like absence of electricity, water, transport facility, roads and other services. “Almost 200 […]

Coaching centres in Sopore ask for registration papers

Srinagar: The directorate of school education Kashmir (DSEK) has delayed the registration for the coaching centres in apple town Sopore of Baramulla district. The delay in issuance of the registration in favour of these coaching institutes has hampered the functioning of these centres causing unnecessary inconveniences for the students as well. “We have completed all […]

CRPF trooper ‘attacks’ boy in Habakadal

Locals stage protest, demand removal of bunker

Srinagar: A massive protest erupted in Habakadal area of Srinagar city after a boy sustained critical injuries when a CRPF trooper alleged hurled a stone on him while he was crossing a bridge. Eyewitnesses said that a 15 year old boy whom they identified as Muhammad YounisFaffu son of Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Habakadal […]

Authorities enjoying pain, agony of families of prisoners: Geelani

Pays tribute to slain militants Budgam, Shopian militants

Srinagar:Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday paid tributes to the militants who were killed in separate encounters at HapatnarBudgam and HeffShopian on Monday and Tuesday. Geelani as per a statement issued here reiterated that “the youth of Kashmir were forced to opt for gun as a reaction to the Indian military and […]

JRL asks people to register protest, observe Jan 26 as ‘Black Day’

Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Tuesday asked people to register their strong protest against Govt. of India’s Policy of non-resolution of the Kashmir issue and the subsequent ‘severe repression’ unleashed on people of J&K, by observing 26th January as a black day. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik […]