Srinagar, Nov 19: Normal life was crippled across Kashmir on Friday due to the strike called given by the Hurriyat Conference against the killing of three civilians in Srinagar during an ‘encounter’ in Hyderpora. Shops and business remained closed in the summer capital, Srinagar. Traffic was also off the roads. However, banks, educational institutions and […]
Srinagar, Nov 19: After authorities handed over the bodies of two civilians from Srinagar to their respective families, political leaders including former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti have been demanding that the body of third civilian Aamir Magrey should also be handed over to his family. Mehbooba Mufti took her Twitter handle […]
Srinagar, Nov 19: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has urged President of India to ensure rule of law prevails in Jammu and Kashmir, stressing that incident like controversial Hyderpora ‘encounter’ widen the gulf between the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the Government of India. In a letter to the President, PAGD’s chairman and […]
Srinagar, Nov 19 : Member parliament and senior National Conference leader, Hasnain Masoodi on Friday demanded revocation of August 05, 2019 decisions and repeal of Reorganization Act and other laws whereby the State of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh was unconstitutionally stripped of its special constitutional status, fragmented and downgraded from State to Union Territory. In […]
Srinagar, Nov 19: The three controversial farm laws at the heart of massive farmer protests across the country for over a year will be withdrawn, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during his address to the nation on Friday morning, Reports said that the announcement came on the Guru Purab festival, when Sikhism founder Guru Nanak’s […]
Srinagar, Nov 19: The Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC) on Friday demanded an impartial, independent and judicial probe into the killings in Hyderpora encounter on Monday evening and in this regard the group has written to the Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor, Manoj Sinha. In the letter, GCC, a non-political, non-partisan civil society collective comprising […]
Srinagar, Nov 19: CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Friday urged the government to return the body of Amir Ahmad Magray, a resident of Gool in Ramban, the third civilian killed in Hyderpora without any further delay. Tarigami said that it has been proven beyond any doubt that Magray is a civilian. “His father Abdul […]
Poonch, Nov 18: The security forces Thursday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in some villages located near Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati area of Poonch district. The operation has been launched after security forces reports regarding suspicious movement in the area. Officials said that the teams of Army and Police have […]
Jammu, Nov 18: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that there will be no militancy in Kashmir after two years even as some elements are trying to keep it alive. “Let me assure you that there will be no militancy in Jammu and Kashmir after two years. The Government of India […]
Srinagar, Nov 18: Hours after announcement by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Deputy Commissioner here appointed ADC Srinagar Khurshid Ahmad Shah as an inquiry officer into controversial Hyderpora “encounter” and asked him to submit the report within 15 days. “Whereas, an encounter took place at Hyderpora National Highway near Classic Hospital, Srinagar in the intervening […]
