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Kashmir municipal polls: Counting begins

Kashmir municipal polls: Counting begins

Srinagar: Counting of votes for the recently concluded municipal polls began in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Officials said that the counting started at 8 am and all the results would be declared later in the day. For the Srinagar municipal corporation, the counting is being held at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar […]

New Delhi’s policy on Kashmir getting aggressive, brutal everyday: Hurriyat (M)

New Delhi’s policy on Kashmir getting aggressive, brutal everyday: Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Friday said that the “aggressive policy and approach of New Delhi” towards the people of Kashmir is becoming more “brutal and aggressive” as almost everyday Kashmiri youth are being killed and targeted ruthlessly In a statement, the amalgam urged the world community including UN, OIC and other organisations across the […]

Bakshi Stadium to be ready by March 2019 for international tournaments

Bakshi Stadium to be ready by March 2019 for international tournaments

SRINAGAR: Secretary, Youth Service & Sports (YSS), Sarmad Hafeez said that Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) approved Bakshi Stadium would be ready by March 2019 for holding international events. Sarmad was speaking during the inaugural match of the ‘Kashmir Invitation Cup Football Tourney’ which began at TRC Turf. Sarmad said Bakshi Stadium is being […]

GDC Baramulla to remain shut on Saturday for vote counting

Srinagar: Government Degree College Baramulla will remain shut on October 20 Saturday, officials said on Friday. An order issued by the principal of the college said that the college will remain shut for counting of recently concluded Municipal polls. However, the order stated that the University examinations will be held as per schedule.

Authorities disallow Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar

Authorities disallow Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar

Srinagar: Government on Friday disallowed congregationl Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. This was for the second consecutive Friday that congregational prayers were disallowed at the 16th century mosque. Witnesses said that government forces had locked all the gates of the Jamia while all roads leading to it were blocked. “Curfew-like restrictions were […]

Forces employing ‘repressive tactics’ to force residents to migrate, says Jama’at

Srinagar: Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir on Friday said that the government forces were employing repressive tactics to compel the civilian population to migrate from their respective villages. “In Trechal Pulwama, the Indian forces personnel crossed all limits of barbarity when they attacked the inhabitants of the village and ruthlessly beat everyone who came in their […]

Forces ‘atrocities’ compel migration of residents from Newa in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama, officials deny

Forces ‘atrocities’ compel migration of residents from Newa in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama, officials deny

Srinagar: On October 17 at around 9 pm suspected militants fired a UBGL grenade on a Central Reserve Police Force’s camp at Newa in Pulwama district. The attack left two CRPF personnel injured while the militants managed to escape. Following the attack, the CRPF personnel camping at the forces installation allegedly let loose a “reign […]

Army ‘brutality’ in Pulwama village ‘worst form of HR violations’: Mirwaiz

Army ‘brutality’ in Pulwama village ‘worst form of HR violations’: Mirwaiz

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that the “army atrocities” in Trichal area of Pulwama in southern Kashmir is the “severest form of Human Rights Violation”. Mirwaiz said that during the ongoing “military rule” in the state, the government forces forcibly barged into the residential houses in the dead of […]