KASHMIR

Geelani hospitalised, undergoes minor eye surgery

Geelani hospitalised, undergoes minor eye surgery

Srinagar:  Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani was taken to Sharp Sight Centre of Florence hospital Chanapora this morning for his eye checkup, a spokesman said. Hurriyat (G) spokesman said a team of noted ophthalmologists conducted several eye tests of the pro-freedom leader and performed a minor surgery in his right eye. “After the […]

PDP’s MP protests against Pulwama civilian killings in Parliament

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Member of Parliament Mir Mohammad Fayaz on Tuesday protested inside the premises of Parliament against the recent civilian killings in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Fayaz hails from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, and is a sitting Member of Parliament in the upper house or Rajya Sabha. Wearing a white T-shirt inscribed […]

Leopard kills 3-year-old boy in Reasi

Leopard kills 3-year-old boy in Reasi

Jammu:  In a second such incident this month, a leopard has killed a three-year-old boy in a remote hilly village in Mahore area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials said Tuesday. A massive search operation has been launched to track down the beast which had earlier struck in Kansoli village of Mahore belt on […]

Funeral prayers in absentia offered to slain Pulwama civilians in Srinagar

Funeral prayers in absentia offered to slain Pulwama civilians in Srinagar

Srinagar:On the JRL call of Joint Resistance Leadership funeral prayers in absentia were offered to slain Pulwama civilians at Maisuma, Hyderpora and at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Kashmir’s capital city. The funeral prayers were attended by several people including activists of both factions of Hurriyat and other separatist organisation. “As we mourn the #PulwamaMassacreall roads […]

GoI recommends President’s rule in J&K after December 19: Report

GoI recommends President’s rule in J&K after December 19: Report

New Delhi: The centre is learnt to have recommended imposition of President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir after the expiry of six-months of Governor’s rule on December 19. The decision has been taken after Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik sent a report to the central government recommending imposition of President’s rule in the state, […]

Delhi Hight Court issue notice to GoI, IG Prison over ‘solitary confinement’ of Asiya Andrabi, aides

Delhi Hight Court issue notice to GoI, IG Prison over ‘solitary confinement’ of Asiya Andrabi, aides

Srinagar:Delhi High Court Tuesday issued a notice to Government of India and IG Prisons on the petition filed by Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi, Sofi Fehmeeda and Naheeda Nasreen against their alleged solitary confinement. The petition states that the solitary confinement is the violation of their human rights, news gathering agency ANI reported. The trio are […]

Train services suspended on Srinagar-Banihal track, resumes in north Kashmir

Train services suspended on Srinagar-Banihal track, resumes in north Kashmir

Srinagar: Train services remained suspended for the fourth successive day on Tuesday on Srinagar-Banihal track as a “precautionary measure”, railway officials said. Seven persons were killed by government forces on Saturday in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. However, train service resumed in north Kashmir after remaining suspended for three days, following strike called by Joint Resistance Leadership […]

Classes remain suspended in colleges, universities in Kashmir

Classes remain suspended in colleges, universities in Kashmir

Srinagar: Classes remained suspended on Tuesday in the colleges and universities in the Kashmir valley as a precautionary measure in view of prevailing situation following killing of seven persons in security force action on demonstrators. Three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants, including an army deserter and a soldier were also killed in an encounter at Sirnoo […]