Doctors resent intimidation, demand legislation for protection of rights
Srinagar: Hours after a doctor on duty was threatened by a cop in South Kashmir’s Qazigund Hospital, medico body, Doctor’s Association of Kashmir (DAK) demanded an immediate legislation to protect the doctors on duty from public and police. Dr Suhail Naik, President, Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK), while addressing a press conference here, said that […]
Geelani completes eight years of house confinement, says Hurriyat (G)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Friday completed eight years under house detention, a Hurriyat spokesperson said. The spokesperson, according to a statement issued here, said that no court has ever issued any formal detention order for detaining the veteran leader. The spokesperson strongly condemned the house detention and said that “the rule […]
India-China hold border talks, discuss CBMs after Doklam
New Delhi: India and China agreed today that pending the final resolution of the boundary issue, it is necessary to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas, and exchanged ideas on various confidence building measures (CBMs) in this regard as the two sides tried to put behind them the Doklam episode. After a meeting between […]
Editorial: Justice delayed is justice denied
Srinagar: Speedy disposal of cases in the courts deserves to be the key priority area. The issue needs lot of attention in the state of Jammu and Kashmir as more than three lakh cases are pending for want of disposal. An insight into the work load of the Courts at different levels and the […]
Er Rasheed leads protest against civilian killings
Handwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) President and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh led a protest march in Handwara against the civilian killings at the hands of security forces in Shopian, Kupwara, Handwara and other places. The protesters raised pro-plebiscite and anti-forces slogans and demanded immediate end to what they termed as ‘state terrorism’. According […]
Gang of thieves busted, stolen property worth 11 lakhs recovered
Baramulla: Police on Friday claimed to have solved a theft case by arresting four persons involved in the crime. The police also claimed to have recovered the property of Rs 11 lakhs comprising jewelry, mobile phones and other objects. Officials said that the Police Post Delina received a complaint from Khazan Singh, son of Darshan […]
Shopian village faces acute water scarcity
Shopian: The residents of Shirmal village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district are up in arms against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for ‘failing to provide adequate water supply to their villages from the past one month’. The residents said that while the peculiar power cuts have already irked the villagers, the PHE department is […]
Geelani condemns Asiya’s re-arrest
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani has strongly condemned the re-arrest of Dukhtaran-e-Milat chairperson Asiya Andrabi, despite court quashing her PSA. Geelani said, “Asiya is unwell and is suffering from many ailments but puppet rulers claiming to represent a democratic coalition have most undemocratically kept her incarcerated, only for raising voice for suppressed […]
Mehbooba led Govt crossing all limits of repression: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday denounced the imposition of curbs in majority of downtown and other areas of Srinagar. Mirwaiz condemning the authorities led by Mehbooba Mufti of being anti-Muslim and said that they are crossing all limits of repression by creating a history of barring Friday prayers at the central […]
Fake degree racked busted in Kupwara
Kupwara: Police claimed to have busted a fake degrees racket by arresting a computer operator in Drugmulla area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. “Based on specific information regarding issuing fake qualification certificates, state subject certificates and other important documents, a raid was conducted at Shah Photostate located at main market Kupwara and recovered […]
