Mufti writes to Modi over action against Kashmiri students after India-Pak cricket match, seeks his intervention
Police stop PDP workers from taking out protest march against arrests
Srinagar: Expressing shock at the punitive action against some Kashmiri students for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in a cricket match, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and sought his intervention so that their future is not destroyed. She noted that such punitive actions will only further the […]
Early snowfall declared natural calamity, govt to compensate farmers for losses: LG
Says agriculture sector will add 10% to UTs GDP by next 3 years
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said the early snowfall which led to the immense losses to the agricultural sector recently has been declared as ‘natural calamity’ and the government would extend all possible assistance to the affected farmers after proper assessment. “We have declared the recent untimely snowfall as natural calamity; since the assessment […]
Aerial surveillance with drones conducted in Srinagar
Srinagar: Paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) along with the local police Friday carried out an aerial surveillance in Srinagar to prevent any untoward incident in and around the areas where minorities live. The move, according to CRPF’s Deputy Inspector General (Operations), Mathew A John, was aimed at providing foolproof security to the minority community […]
Civil society groups hold protest seeking impartial probe into civilian killings
Appeal govt to expose ‘ghost’ called ‘unknown gunmen’
Srinagar: A joint protest of several civil society and apolitical groups was held on Tuesday to press for an impartial probe into the recent back to back killing of migrant labourers by “unknown gunmen” in different parts of Kashmir Valley including Srinagar city. Scores of the activists of Nationalist Peoples Front together with the civil […]
PDP demands stern action against those responsible for targeted killings
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday demanded stern action against those responsible for the recent targeted killings including those of minorities in the Valley. Senior PDP leader and party general secretary, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hajura said the selective killing of minorities are aimed at harming the secular fabric of Jammu and Kashmir and advised everyone […]
Mufti blames Centre for worsening situation in J&K
PDP demands LG’s resignation, says situation alarming
Srinagar: The wrong measures taken by the BJP-led central government are responsible for the “worsening” situation in Jammu and Kashmir, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday after visiting the family of a school principal who was killed here yesterday. With seven civilians killed in five days in the Kashmir Valley, Mehbooba demanded that accountability […]
Congress will oust Godse’s followers from India: JKPCC chief
Srinagar: Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president, Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Saturday said his party would ‘oust’ those who are trying to divide the country and people on the basis of the ideology of Nathuram Godse. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of Gandhi Jayanti at PCC headquarters here, Mir without naming Bhartiya Janata Party […]
PDP protests against “sacking of employees, media gag”
Mehbooba Mufti writes to PCI, EGI; raises concern over ‘intimidation, snooping’ of journalists in Kashmir
MAJID KAPRA SRINAGAR, Sep 27: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday hit streets accusing the present dispensation at centre of committing ‘atrocities’ in Jammu and Kashmir. Led by party general secretary, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, dozens of PDP workers and activists took out a protest rally from party headquarters here against “harassment of journalists, […]
Selectees for Panchayat Account Assistant posts hold protest; demand they be allowed to join
Srinagar: Scores of people who have been selected for the job of Panchayat Account Assistant Friday staged a protest here urging the Lieutenant Governor administration to ensure that they join the department as early as possible. The aggrieved selectees, carrying placards in their hands reading “justice delayed is justice denied”, amid sloganeering appeared at Lal […]
Kashmiri Pandit seeks govt help to retrieve 108 kanal ancestral land in Kulgam
Srinagar: A Kashmiri Pandit from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district Friday sought help from the police and civil administration in retrieving his ancestral land measuring 108 kanal which he alleged was illegally occupied by a local family. Dushant Pandit alleged that his ancestral land was grabbed by a family in Kulgam and the same is now […]
