KASHMIR

‘India, Pakistan must heed UN report on Human Rights in Kashmir’-Amnesty International

‘India, Pakistan must heed UN report on Human Rights in Kashmir’-Amnesty International

Srinagar: Responding to the first-ever report released by the UN on the human rights situation in Kashmir on both sides of the Line of Control, Aakar Patel, Executive Director, Amnesty International India, said that India and Pakistan must heed this report. It said “this welcome report reaffirms the demands of various domestic and international human […]

‘UN report on Kashmir exposes atrocities in Kashmir by security forces’-Engineer Rasheed

‘UN report on Kashmir exposes atrocities in Kashmir by security forces’-Engineer Rasheed

Srinagar: In reaction to a report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Kashmir, legislature Er. Rasheed, said that the UN report “exposes atrocities in Kashmir by security forces.” Welcoming the UN report on Kashmir, Er. Rasheed said in his statement urged upon “all concerned parties to introspect and uphold the […]

APDP & JKCCS welcomes UN Commissioner’s Human rights report

APDP & JKCCS welcomes UN Commissioner’s  Human rights report

Srinagar: JKCCS and APDP on Thursday welcomed the important report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Geneva. They said that this is the first report by the United Nations exclusively on Indian occupied (IoK) and Pakistan administered (PaK) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). “After continually being denied access since 2016, the […]

Remember families of ‘Martyrs’ on Eid : Waza

Remember families of ‘Martyrs’ on Eid : Waza

Srinagar :Jammu Kashmir people’s league chairman Mukhtar Ahmad Waza Thursday appealed people to remember families of ‘martyrs’ of Kashmir  on the occasion of Eid He also appealed people to celebrate Eid with austerity and simplicity. Waza while greeting people on the occasion of Eid ul asked people to remember the poor.

VOV meets torture victims assures them full support

VOV meets torture victims assures them full support

Srinagar:In its initiative to reach out to the torture victims of Jammu and Kashmir, Voice of Victims (VoV) Thursday met torture victims ahead of Eid ul Fitr at their head office in Baramulla and assured them support in their pursuit of justice. In a  statement issued here, Executive Director Voice of Victims said that torture […]

Home ministry to raise two women battalions of JKP within one year

Home ministry to raise two women battalions of JKP within one year

Srinagar: Ministry of Home Affairs has approved raising two women battalions for Jammu and Kashmir Police within one year. According to the statement issued by the federal government, one battalion each would be raised for Jammu and Kashmir region. “60% of posts would be kept reserved for women of 10 border districts namely, Jammu, Samba, […]

Governor writes to Chief Minister for preservation of Dal

Governor writes to Chief Minister for preservation of Dal

SRINAGAR: Governor N N Vohra on Tuesday has written to Chief Minister in regard to the preservation of the two lakes and has urged her imperative intervention. “I am seriously concerned to receive reports about the encroachments and unauthorized constructions around the Dal and Nigeen Lakes, for want of effective surveillance by the concerned local […]