Kashmir shuts to mark death anniversaries   

Kashmir shuts to mark death anniversaries   

  A complete strike was observed in Kashmir while as authorities foiled ‘Eidgah Chalo’ called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) by imposing restrictions in parts of Srinagar. The JRL has called for the protest and the march to commemorate the death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Gani Lone. The shutdown and Eidgah […]

Police lodges FIR against Lal Singh’s brother for abusing Mehbooba

Police lodges  FIR  against Lal Singh’s brother for abusing Mehbooba

Police on Monday lodged an FIR  against Chowdhary Jitender Singh brother of  former BJP minister,Chowdhary Lal Singh, for using abusive language against chief minister Mehbooba Mufti. Earlier, in a  video that went viral on social media , Jitender Singh the brother of BJP leader and former minister Chowdhary Lal Singh is seen using ‘shameful’ and […]

Police books Sushil Pandit for spreading rumours and fake news

Srinagar: Police has booked Sushil Pandit for spreading rumours and fake news. Pandit was booked after he spread a rumour in a tweet stating, “Just heard, 5 CRPF jawans martyred in Pampore. #RamzanCeasefire is working. Question is who is it working for!” The police said it has taken the cognizance of the matter when it […]

The closure

The closure

  Naseer Ganaie writes about a man who goes through the painful and torturous journey of searching for his disappeared brother who was picked up from his home by the Ikhwan,the Indian army’s rogue militia.  One day, the man realizes he had spent most of his precious life looking for his brother. Finally, he decides to […]

Burglars tried to loot JK Bank ATM in Beerwah

Burglars on Saturday night made an attempt to loot a J&K Bank ATM machine in Beerwah town of central Kashmir’s Budgam’s district, sources said. Official sources said that unidentified persons after damaging the door of the Jammu & Kashmir Bank, Branch Beerwah ATM in Main Chowk Beerwah and tried to loot the cash. However, the […]

Geelani reminds PM Modi about India’s past; says Mughals, British too led mega development projects

Geelani reminds PM Modi about India’s past; says Mughals, British too led mega development projects

Srinagar: Terming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s to the state as ‘mere military operation,’ Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Sunday said that Indian premier deliberately shied away from mentioning the historical facts. “The fact is that development like roads and building, markets and mansions, came up only under Mughal and British […]

Islamic State fighters leaving last Damascus enclave: Syrian observatory

Islamic State fighters leaving last Damascus enclave: Syrian observatory

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights  said that  a group of Islamic State fighters that had been taking refuge in insurgent enclave near Damascus  was evacuated on  Sunday in a withdrawal that will restore state control over the area. Media reports said Syrian state media made no mention of a deal to allow the militants […]

Grand Mufti convenes Muslim personal law board meeting, vows to fight social evils

Grand Mufti convenes Muslim personal law board meeting, vows to fight social evils

Srinagar: The general body meeting of Muslim personnel law board of Jammu and Kashmir, presided by Grand Mufti (designate) Nasir-ul-Islam, was held in Srinagar During the meeting the participants paid rich tributes to the Moulvi Mohammad Farooq and Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani lone on their martyrdom anniversary. The participants strongly condemned what it described as […]

JKSM pays tributes to late Mirwaiz, Abdul Gani lone

JKSM pays tributes to late Mirwaiz, Abdul Gani lone

Srinagar 20: Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Salvation movement  (JKSM ) Zaffar Akber Bhat  has paid rich tributes to Mirwaiz  Maulana Muhammad Farooq, Khawaja Abdul Gani Lone ,Haji Abdul Gani Bhat and victims of Hawal massacre on their “martyrdom anniversaries”. “Remembering these martyrs rejuvenates our pro-freedom spirit and strengthens our relation with martyrs,” JKSM chairman said […]

Sinthan top closed for traffic

Sinthan top closed for traffic

Srinagar: The traffic police said it has closed Sinthan top for traffic due to the intermittent snowfall going on in the area. The police said that road was not motorable and will remain so for a week, adding, as such keeping in view the safety of the people sinthan top has been closed for all […]