APDP faction seeks whereabouts of disappeared persons
Calls for DNA profiling to ascertain identity of those buried in unmarked graves
Srinagar, Apr 28: Association of the Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), an organization seeking whereabouts of those subjected to enforced disappearances in Kashmir, held monthly sit-in here today, demanding DNA sampling of unmarked graves. Protesters, mainly females from different parts of the Valley, carrying placards in their hands which read “what lies beneath, stop enforced […]
Tuition centres refuse to obey govt directive
Won’t shut until govt ends ambiguity: CCAK
Srinagar, Apr 23: With the government having ordered closure of private tuition centres here, an association of coaching centres on Monday said that they won’t close the institutions until the government ended the ambiguity surrounding the decision. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the Coaching Centres’ Association of Kashmir (CCAK) said the centres will remain […]
Edu minister urges students to attend classes
Warns action against delinquents; pleads for ensuring disruption-free academic calendar
Srinagar, Apr 21: Dismayed at continued student protests, Minister for Education Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday asked the students to control their emotions and attend classes even as he sought cooperation of the larger society for ensuring disruption-free academic activities in the Valley. Speaking to media here, he said the students were given chance […]
Journalists demand justice for Kathua victim
Students clash with forces at several places
Srinagar, April 18: Protests against rape and murder of minor Kathua girl continued to rock Kashmir valley on Wednesday with people demanding death penalty to the accused. Valley based scribes from different media outlets today held symbolic protest against incident and demanded capital punishment to the accused. Carrying banners and placards which read “no politics […]
Series of protests held in Srinagar seeking justice for Asifa
Students in Anantnag too take to streets
Srinagar, April 16: Demand for capital punishment against rape and murder of minor Kathua girl gained momentum on Monday after people from different sections of the society held protests here to support the cause. Members of High Court Bar Association (HCBA) besides seeking action against the lawyers who they claimed ashamed the noble profession by […]
Separatists call for shutdown against Kulgam killings
Srinagar, Apr 11: Separatist — Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik — today called for valley-wide shutdown on Thursday against the killing of four civilians at Khudwani in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Addressing a joint press conference at Abiguzar area here, the separatist trio said that people of Kashmir have […]
Kathua rape-murder case: Condemning protest by lawyers, NC demands shifting of trial
Srinagar Apr 10: While condemning the protest by some lawyers who attempted to prevent the Crime Branch officials from filing charge-sheet in the Kathua rape-and-murder case, National Conference (NC) today demanded shifting the trial out of Kathua. National Conference general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar told reporters in Srinagar that it is unheard of in the […]
Soura residents urge govt to save former cremation ground from being grabbed
Srinagar, April 3: Once used as a cremation ground by Kashmiri Pandits, a piece of land at land in Soura area on the city outskirts is being grabbed by the “land-mafia” as authorities are seemingly unmoved over the issue. Situated at Bilal Colony Soura, the said piece of land, locals say was saved on many […]
Talk with Pakistan if you want to end violence: Abdullah
‘If situation continues like this, there will be no place here from where people will not be ready to die’
Srinagar, Apr 04: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Wednesday warned that there will be no place left in Kashmir where people will not be ready to die if the situation continues to be like it is today. He also said it was imperative to find a solution to the Kashmir issue for which talks had […]
Clashes rock Soura area after student’s arrest
Police says he is ‘wanted stone-pelter’; protestors say he is not
Srinagar, Mar 31: Massive clashes broke out between government forces and students at Soura area in the city outskirts today after a student was arrested by the police on charges of stone-pelting. The family of Adil Ahmad Kundoo, son of Mohammad Yusuf Kundoo of Aanchar Soura, alleged that the police arrested him along with three […]
