Don’t fiddle with special status, rehabilitate KPs
Srinagar, July 5: Kashmiri Pandits today slammed the centre for fiddling with special status of Jammu and Kashmir saying the ground is allegedly being prepared to settle outsiders in Kashmir while its natives (KP’s) have been living a life of nomads over the past more than three decades. “Who would they settle here after abrogating […]
UVPPF demands clearance of SRO 43 cases
Srinagar, July 4: Union of Victims Police Personal Families (UVPPF) today threatened to take legal action against the state government in case pending SRO 43 cases of the next of kin of policemen who died of natural causes during active duty are not cleared forthwith. Addressing press conference at Kashmir Press Club here, the union […]
Deceased cops’ families hold protest to demand jobs under SRO 43/376
Srinagar, Jul 03: Families of police personnel who died natural death during active duty have appealed the Governor administration to provide jobs to the next of kin of deceased cops as per SRO 43/376 of 2017. The families under the banner of Union of Victims Police Personnel Families (UVVPF) assembled at Press Enclave here and […]
Budgam farmers protest blocking of irrigation canal
Srinagar, July 1: Angry over blocking of irrigation canal, which caters around 1500 kanal agricultural land in a village at Chadoora area in central Budgam allegedly by I&FC department, the farmers today staged protest here demanding canal to be immediately resurrected for smooth farming activities. Protesters holding paddy saplings in their hands assembled at Press […]
Nishat contractor’s family stage protest on his death 23rd anniversary
Srinagar, June 26: Family members of a contractor from Brein Nishat, Ali Mohammad Mir who was allegedly killed by notorious (Ikhwani) Papa Kishtwari on this day in 1996 today staged protest here. Joined by social activists and civil society members at Pratap Park here, the family asked the government to explain the delay in tracing […]
Protests held against illegal constructions in Gulmarg
Srinagar, June 24: Demanding immediate ban on illegal constructions at tourist resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir, civil society and traders from Tangmarg and Gulmarg Monday staged demonstration here to protest alleged silence of Gulmarg Development Authority (GDA) over the issue. “Save Gulmarg save future, stop illegal construction at Gulmarg” shouted the protesters who had assembled […]
Sikh body holds protest against ‘murderous assault’ on Sikh driver
Srinagar, June 20: Kashmir Sikh body on Thursday hit streets to protest the alleged “murderous assault” on one of their community members, a driver by profession, and his son and alleged ‘desecration’ of their religious symbol by the police in New Delhi recently. Shouting slogans “don’t hurt religious sentiments, punish the culprits”, scores of Kashmiri […]
Shah Feasal enters into pre-poll alliance with Er Rasheed
Srinagar, Jun 18: JKPM + AIP = PUF. No this is not a chemical, nor a mathematical equation, it is a new political ‘formulation’ which came to forth Tuesday when the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement headed by former bureaucrat Shah Faesal Tuesday entered into a pre-poll alliance in the state with the Awami Ittehad […]
Nomadic family demands compensation for killed sheep
Srinagar, June 17: A nomadic family Monday staged protest here to seek compensation of losses it suffered after a speeding vehicle mowed down two dozen sheep and left scores others wounded at Abdullah Bridge, Rajbagh here earlier this month. The protesting nomads said although police arrested the accused same day, however the losses they suffered […]
JKTA thanks Governor for resolving issues
Demands early release of salaries
Srinagar, June 11: Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Association (JKTA) Wednesday thanked Governor Satyapal Milk and his Council of Advisors for resolving their long pending issues which they alleged previous governments miserably failed to do. The teacher’s body said the inclusion of SSA teachers into state cadre and issue of fund deficiency were two serious demands […]
