Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday arrested Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yasin Malik from Kokar Bazar in Srinagar to foil his march to Lal Chowk against fresh killing spree. The call for the protest march was given by the Joint Resistance Leadership, of which Malik is a part. Malik, according […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairperson Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai have been detained at their respective residences at Nigeen and Baghat ahead of the JRL protest sit-in at Lalchowk. While the octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani continues to remain under house detention, JKLF chief surprisingly managed to reach the city […]
Srinagar: Government on Tuesday imposed stringent restrictions in Srinagar city and its peripheries to thwart the Joint Resistance Leadership march to Lalchowk in city centre against the Kulgam civilian and militant killings. Witnesses said that the paramilitary forces including Jammu and Kashmir police have sealed all the entry and exit points of Srinagar city by […]
Srinagar: Government on Monday ordered closure of college and Higher Secondary schools in Sopore area of northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district on October 23. An order issued by the additional district magistrate said:”It is hereby ordered that the Govt Degree College, Hr Secondary Boys, Hr Secondary Girls and Welkin’s Hr Secondary in Sopore town shall remain […]
Srinagar: Welcoming the global movement against sexual misconduct, abuse, and harassment of the women, Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) will continue upholding the rights and dignity of all our colleagues, especially women. The issue was discussed in a marathon meeting in which the members reiterated that the Kashmir media space shall continue to survive as a […]
Srinagar: Chief Electoral Officer Jammu and Kashmir Shaleen Kabra on Monday said that the polls for Panchayats will be held in 9 phases with a gap of two to three days each between the phases. The first phase, the CEO said, will commence on November 17. The candidates can file the nominations from tomorrow. The […]
Srinagar: Fire engulfed the canteen of SKIMS maternity hospital on Monday afternoon. A Police spokesperson said that the fire broke out in the canteen of the maternity hospital reportedly due to a short circuit. He said that Police and fire services personnel are on job to douse the flames. More details are awaited.
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairperson Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Monday termed the killings in southern Kashmir’s Kulgam district as “a brazen display of human genocide”. In a statement, Sehrai while reiterating that no “power or repression” can break resolve of freedom loving Kashmiris, said that under a “well-planned conspiracy”, the forces in absence of any accountability, have […]
Srinagar: The postponed class 12 examinations scheduled for today has been rescheduled to November 2. A spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir state board of school education said that the paper (English) that was scheduled today on October 22 and was postponed due to unavoidable circumstances has been rescheduled to November 2.
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday arrested independent Langate lawmaker Er Rasheed while he was protesting against the civilian and militant killings in Handwara. Witnesses said that police bundled Rasheed into a vehicle and lodged him in police station after he tried to march towards the main chowk. A contingent of police and […]
