The family of the policeman, Shamim Ahmad, who was killed by gunmen in the Wadwan area of central Kashmir’s Budgam on Friday, said that he was “unarmed” and “going to offer prayers” when gunmen attacked and killed him. The family members say that the cop was killed for no fault of his own. The whole family […]
The Gasi Mohalla locality of Safa Kadal in downtown Srinagar wears a gloomy look. Graffiti, black flags symbolizing mourning and banners featuring Adil Ahmad Yadoo’s picture and poetry dot the neighbourhood. Shaheed (Martyr) Adil Ahmad along with Muslim Kalima reads one banner that hangs in the nearby park. “Aemi Khota Cha Kanh Bod Niyaz, Moul Paran […]
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Sunday spoke to Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh and took up cases of harassment of people from Kashmir with him. Mehbooba requested the Union Home Minister to issue necessary instructions to the concerned agencies so that the people from the State, who are studying, doing business or working in other […]
Former Indian home minister and finance minister, P Chidambaram has said that there is an undeclared internal war going in the Kashmir. “The king will never raise the sword against his own people. With great sorrow, it must be admitted that there is an undeclared internal war in the Kashmir Valley,” Chidambaram wrote in scathing […]
“If God was powerful enough to save us, he surely is supreme enough to take our revenge”… On April 11, three militants were trapped in a cordon laid by the forces in Khudwani area of South Kashmir. The day long gun battle between the two warring parties and the subsequent clashes between the forces and […]
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Piyush Singla has said that the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) district president Srinagar, Bashir Ahmad lone has been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) for committing anti-national and unlawful activities. “Police filed a dossier which read that Lone had indulged in unlawful and anti-national activities,” DC Ganderbal told The Kashmir Press. The police […]
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Saturday called for restraint during the month of Ramadhan during Unified Headquarters (UHQ) meeting. She advised the security agencies to ensure safety and security of general public and their properties, while dealing with security and law & order related incidents. Mufti asked the “security agencies to adopt a calibrated response to […]
SRINAGAR: The Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG) led by former finance minister has backed the demand made by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for a unilateral ceasefire with militants for upcoming Ramzan and Amarnath pilgrimage. In a statement issued to the press, the CCG said “The security forces must observe the ceasefire strictly […]
Three year old boy, Muslim, volunteers as a ‘tour guide’ for the people who visit their house destroyed by the government forces during a recent gun battle at Chattabal. The first thing Muslim does is that he takes visitors to a wooden window from where he was watching the men of Special Operations Groups (SOG) […]
The police has said that district president Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Srinagar, Bashir Ahmad Lone was arrested on charges of delivering hate speech during the funeral procession of assistant professor Dr. Rafi Bhat. “He was arrested for delivering hate speech during the funeral procession,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ganderbal, Fayaz Ahmad Lone told The Kashmir Press. […]
