Governor’s statement over govt formation stripped BJP naked: JKNPP
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) said Wednesday Governor Satya Pal Malik’s remarks over recent attempt of government formation in the state by the BJP has left the party fully exposed for its “duplicity and dishonest” intentions. Last week, the governor defended his decision to dissolve the state assembly and said had […]
Bulldozing properties, carrying genocide won’t help in silencing Kashmiris: Sehrai
Srinagar: Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Wednesday demanded release of political prisoners who according to him continued to remain under ‘illegal incarceration’ saying that shifting of political prisoners outside jails is ‘inhuman and outrageous act of repression’, which needs to be condemned across the spectrum. “The whole of Kashmir valley has been likened […]
Prevailing uncertainty in JK basic cause of this human tragedy: Geelani
Says sacred blood of militants has indebted whole nation
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Wednesday paid tributes to the slain militants killed in Chattergam Chadoora. Geelani in a statement issued here blamed authorities, saying that “their insensitivity and unconcern is the sole reason for this unabated bloodshed”. “This sacred blood of these martyrs throughout the state of Jammu and Kashmir […]
Allow displaced people from PaK to vote for JK Assembly
Jammu: An outfit claiming to represent people displaced from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has urged the Election Commission to allow the community to elect their representatives to eight of the 24 Assembly seats designated for the area falling under PaK which are kept vacant. Rajiv Chuni, chairman of SOS International, has submitted a representation to the Chief […]
Authorities express displeasure over construction delays
Jammu: Authorities have expressed displeasure over the delay in the constructions approved by the government in various departments. Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Transport Department Asgar Hassan Samoon took a comprehensive review of the departmental activities during a meeting here at Civil Secretariat, an official spokesman said Wednesday. Samoon took stock of ongoing […]
Bovine smuggler detained under PSA
Jammu: A man was slapped with the Public Safety Act (PSA) and detained for his alleged involvement in bovine smuggling in Rajouri district, police said Wednesday. The accused, Mohammad Amin, is a resident of Badhoon village of Rajouri and has a number cases registered against him in the district, they said. He was found involved […]
SSB Selections: SAC nods enhancement of waiting list limit to 50%
Jammu: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved enhancement in the waiting list from the existing 33.33% to 50% of the posts advertised, which shall extend to 100% wherever the number of posts is 10 or less, either under normal selection or under the […]
JK turned red by killing innocent Kashmiris: JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Tuesday said that Jammu and Kashmir have been turned red by spilling the blood of innocent Kashmiris who are asking for their right to self-determination. JRL comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement issued here said that “forces has gone berserk […]
Migratory birds throng Gharana wetland in Jammu
Gharana: Hundreds of migratory birds have arrived in Gharana Wetland Conservation Reserve in Jammu and Kashmir, after keeping away last year in large numbers due to heavy firing and shelling along the International Border (IB) here, officials said. Every year with the onset of winter, over 370 bird species, including 310 water species, from Central […]
Communist leader calls for united struggle against NDA’S ‘anti-labour’ policies
Jammu: Senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami Tuesday called for united struggle to fight the onslaught of the “anti-labour” policies of the central government, alleging that every section of the society has been bearing the brunt of its neo-liberal economic policies. “The BJP-led central government is formulating the labour laws which are totally pro-corporate and […]