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SHRC seeks report from J&K Chief Secretary on houses damaged during encounters

SHRC seeks report from J&K Chief Secretary on houses damaged during encounters

Srinagar: The division bench of State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) comprising Dilshad Shaheen and Abdul Hameed Mir on Wednesday issued a notice to Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Secretary asking him to file a detailed compliance report on number of houses damaged during encounters between militants and government forces this year so far. The notice has also […]

Saderkoot residents in north Kashmir’s Bandipora block highway to protest water shortage

Srinagar: The traffic on Srinagar Bandipora highway on Wednesday came to a grinding halt for several hours after the residents of Saderkoot Payeen blocked it protesting against shortage of potable water in the area. Witnesses said the residents blocked the road highway early morning and continued for several hours. The eyewitnesses quoting local residents said that Ganie […]

BBC’s HardTalk under fire for omitting Pak FM’s mention of Kulbhushan Jadhav, Turkey Presidential advisor’s response to press freedom

BBC’s HardTalk under fire for omitting Pak FM’s mention of Kulbhushan Jadhav, Turkey Presidential advisor’s response to press freedom

Srinagar:The BBC talk show HardTalk is under heavy scrutiny after omitting crucial parts from two recent interviews where the senior advisor to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Professor Gulnur Aybet and Pakistan’s Finance Minister Asad Umar were guests on the show. A range of topics were discussed in the hard-hitting interview on Monday with President […]

J&K police conducts raids on Dhabas on Sgr-Jmu highway in Qazigund, Illicit liquor, fukki recovered

J&K police conducts raids on Dhabas on Sgr-Jmu highway in Qazigund, Illicit liquor, fukki recovered

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police in Qazigund carried out raids on various Dhabas located on Srinagar-Jammu highway and recovered huge quantity of contraband substances from the dhaba owners. A police spokesperson said that during the raid at Raja Vaishno Dhaba located at Nipora Mirbazar, 15 kilograms of fukki was recovered. One person identified as Sukhdev Kumar […]

Mirwaiz condemns ill treatment, solitary confinement of Asiya Andrabi, aides at Tihar jail

Mirwaiz condemns ill treatment, solitary confinement of Asiya Andrabi, aides at Tihar jail

Srinagar:Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday condemned the ill treatment  and solitary confinement of Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson Asiya Andrabi and her aides including Nahida Nasreen and Sofi Fehmeeda. Mirwaiz tweeted: “Strongly condemn the ill treatment &solitary confinement of Asiya Andrabiji &her two associates at Tihar Jail,leadership &youth day in and out are being […]

Baramulla resident dies in road accident near Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband in UP’s Saharanpur

Baramulla resident dies in road accident near Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband in UP’s Saharanpur

Srinagar: A Kashmiri Islamic scholar died in a road accident at Deoband area of Saharanpur in Utter Pradesh on Tuesday late afternoon. A resident of Ladoora, Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the deceased Mohammad Rafeeq Mir son of Shabir Ahmed Mir was pursuing ‘Mufti Course’ at Darul Uloom Deoband seminary. The accident took place at […]

Beopar Mandal Mahraj Gunj condemns Pulwama civilian killings

Beopar Mandal Mahraj Gunj condemns Pulwama civilian killings

Srinagar: The Srinagar trader’s body – Beopar Mandal Mahraj Gunj on Tuesday condemned the killing spree in Kashmir by the government forces. Khurshid Ahmad Dalal, President of the body in a statement said that “killing spree is because of the unbridled powers given to the government forces”. “We shoulder the coffin of our dear ones […]