KASHMIR

Government urges people ‘not to pay heed to rumours’

Government urges people ‘not to pay heed to rumours’

Jammu: The Government on Sunday urged people not to pay heed to rumours and get panicky on the basis of unsubstantiated and exaggerated pieces of information which are in circulation. “During the past few days several rumours are in circulation and panic messages are being disseminated and most of these have been based on unsubstantiated […]

3 Kashmiri girl students in UP booked for ‘controversial comments’ against Army on WhatsApp

3 Kashmiri girl students in UP booked for ‘controversial comments’ against Army on WhatsApp

Bareilly: Three Kashmiri girl students of the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) have been booked for allegedly forwarding controversial comments, along with their own remarks, against the Indian Army on an instant messaging app following the Pulwama militant attack, police said Saturday. According to an official, after the deadly Pulwama attack on February 14, these girls […]

NC holds protest demonstration against harassment of Kashmiris outside valley

NC holds protest demonstration against harassment of Kashmiris outside valley

Srinagar: The National Conference Saturday took out a protest march here against the intimidation and harassment of the people of Kashmir outside the valley and demanded such attacks be immediately stopped.  Scores of NC activists, led by party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, assembled at the party headquarters ‘Nawai-Subah’ here and took out a protest march. […]

Shabir Shah’s bail plea hearing deferred till April 2

Shabir Shah’s bail plea hearing deferred till April 2

Srinagar: A Delhi court on Saturday deferred the hearing on the bail plea of Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmad Shah till April 2. Shah is lodged in Tihar Jail in a decade-old money laundering case. The court of Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora had on February 18 sought response from the Enforcement Directorate on Shah’s […]

Mirwaiz condemns crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir; ‘Illegal and coercive measures’ will worsen situation

Mirwaiz condemns crackdown on Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir; ‘Illegal and coercive measures’ will worsen situation

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday condemned JKLF chief Yasin Malik’s detention and the crackdown on the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir leadership, saying force and intimidation will only worsen the situation. Police swooped on Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir members in Kashmir during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, and detained around two […]

Govt stops advertisements to Greater Kashmir, Kashmir Reader newspapers

Govt stops advertisements to Greater Kashmir, Kashmir Reader newspapers

Srinagar: The Governor administration has stopped state government advertisements to two major daily newspapers including Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Reader Newspapers in the valley. “With utmost regret, we wish to inform that the Jammu and Kashmir government has stopped state government advertisements to two major daily newspapers – Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Reader. The decision […]

Two Kashmiri alleged Jaish members arrested from Deoband in UP

Two Kashmiri alleged Jaish members arrested from Deoband in UP

Srinagar: Anti-Terrorism Squad on Friday arrested two alleged active Jaish-e-Muhammad members from Deoband, Saharanpur, reports said. Reports quoting DGP UN Police OP Singh said that the UP ATS arrested Shahnawaz Ahmad, a resident of Kashmir’s Kulgam district and Aqib Ahmad Malik, a resident of Pulwama. He said it was difficult to say whether the two […]