Srinagar: The United Nations Special Rapporteur David Kaye has written a letter to Twitter CEO about blocking of Twitter handles of Kashmiris and blocking twitter users for sharing or posting Kashmir related content. Kaye has asked twitter to provide complete details of request made by Indian government authorities about the withholding of Kashmir content and blockage of Kashmir […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday telephoned United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to convey his “deep shock and grave concern” at the human rights violations “committed by Indian security forces” in Kashmir, Dawn reported. The premier during the conversation “underscored [the] UN’s role to end these violations”, the report quoting a statement added. […]
Srinagar: The Kashmir Economic Alliance Chairman Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan has condemned the police action of getting Jammu Kashmir Liberation from leader (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik and his associates booked for “attempt to murder”. In a statement, Khan who also heads the KTMF said it was unfortunate that the ailing separatist leader who heads JKLF […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has released one month additional salary for the employees who were deployed for election duty during the recently held municipal and Panchayat elections in the state. The drawing and disbursing officers have been authorized to draw the additional one month salary to the employees deployed on election duty on […]
Srinagar: Alleging that vested interests, including some occupying positions of authority in J&K, are trying to engineer a delay in Assembly elections, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commit his government to holding polls in the state. ‘Your government’s handling of J&K will be judged by whether Assembly elections […]
S8rinagar:Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq strongly denounced the dictatorial approach adopted by the authorities against the resistance leadership in Kashmir stating that booking pro-freedom leadership in fake and fabricated cases has become the norm deserving severe condemnation. In a joint statement, JRL while condemning the arrest of JKLF […]
Srinagar: The students of Aligarh Muslim University on Wednesday held a strong protest demonstration at the varsity campus against the deteriorating situation in Kashmir valley and the recent civilian killings by government forces in Pulwama district. Reports said that the students under the banner of AMU students association condemned the civilian killings in Kashmir and pressed […]
Srinagar: The students of Aligarh Muslim University on Wednesday held a strong protest demonstration at the varsity campus against the deteriorating situation in Kashmir valley and the recent civilian killings by government forces in Pulwama district. Reports said that the students under the banner of AMU students association condemned the civilian killings in Kashmir and pressed […]
Srinagar: The authorities Wednesday did not allow fresh traffic on the Jammu-Srinaga highway after shooting of stones from a hillock overlooking the road left hundreds of vehicles stranded, officials said. It was decided to clear the stranded vehicles and therefore no fresh traffic was allowed on the 270-km highway either from Srinagar or Jammu this morning, […]
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday pitched for elections in the state. Speaking to media at his Gupkar residence in Srinagar after two former PDP leaders Basharat Bukhari and Mohammad Hussain joined the party, senior Abdullah said that the President’s rule, which will start tomorrow, […]
