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Missing Kashmiri student traced in Mumbai: Police

Missing Kashmiri student traced in Mumbai: Police

Srinagar: A Kashmiri student who had gone missing from his college in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida has been traced from Mumbai, Police said on Wednesday. Taking to their official Twitter handle police said that the missing Handwara boy had been traced from Mumbai and is safe. “ This is with reference to various media reports […]

Kashmir records 38.8% voting in final phase

Kashmir records 38.8% voting in final phase

Jammu:: In the 9th and Final Phase of Panchayat Polls held today, overall poll percentage of 38.8% was witnessed in Kashmir Division today. Giving district-wise details, Chief Electoral Officer J&K said that Kupwara witnessed 53.6% polling in Phase-IX, Bandipora 46%, Baramulla 38.9%, Budgam 38.8%, Ganderbal 20.9%, Pulwama 1.4% and Anantnag 28.4%. CEO said at the conclusion of […]

Will not allow motivated political moves to override our cultural consciousness” Kashmiri writers say

Will not allow motivated political moves to override our cultural consciousness” Kashmiri writers say

Srinagar,Dec 11: Stating the Kashmiri culture is an inclusive ethos the writers poets and social workers who met here in Tagore Hall said in common voice that they will fight any conspiracy aimed at damaging the traditional linguistic or cilturae aura of Kashmir. Terming the removal of Kashmiri Language from Sangam Portal by Union Home […]

Traffic resumes on Kashmir highway, Mughal road remain closed

Traffic resumes on Kashmir highway, Mughal road remain closed

Srinagar: Traffic resumed on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Tuesday after remaining suspended since last evening due to landslides. The historic 86-km-long Mughal road remained closed for the second day. ‘We have just allowed Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) from Srinagar to Jammu after receiving green signal,’ a traffic police official told UNI. He said traffic […]

Hajin shuts on third straight day to mourn the militant killing

Hajin shuts on third straight day to mourn the militant killing

Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed on the third straight day on Tuesday in Hajin against the killing of two militants. All shops and business establishments are closed while the public transport was off the roads, said by a witness. Mudasir Parrey and Saqib Bilal Sheikh, aged 14 and 17 respectively, were killed in […]

JRL writes to UNSG on Human Rights Day: Here is the complete text of the letter

JRL writes to UNSG on Human Rights Day: Here is the complete text of the letter

Srinagar:The Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik on Monday wrote to UN Secretary General on the occasion of World Human Rights Day highlighting the “grave HR situation” in the valley and urging him for “establishment of a “UN commission of inquiry to conduct comprehensive and independent international investigation […]

In pictures: The funeral prayers of two teenage militants in north Kashmir’s Hajin

In pictures: The funeral prayers of two teenage militants in north Kashmir’s Hajin

Srinagar: Thousands of mourners thronged the funeral prayers of slain teenage militants in Hajin town of northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Two teenage militants Mudassir Parray, 14 and Saqib Sheikh, 17 were killed in an 18-hour-long gunbattle with government forces Sunday morning in Mujgund area of Srinagar city along with a Pakistani militant who was identified […]

Hurriyat (M) pays tributes to militants slain in Mujgund gunfight

Hurriyat (M) pays tributes to militants slain in Mujgund gunfight

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Monday paid tributes to the three armed youth including two teenagers – Mudassir Parray, 14, Saqib Bilal 17, both residents of Hajin, Bandipora and Ali Bhai, who were killed by government forces at Mujgund on Srinagar outskirts. In a statement, a spokesperson on Hurriyat (M) stated that as a consequence of […]