A year when courts failed to hear petitions and left jailed Kashmiris at the mercy of the government
Last year on August 5, recalls 27-year-old Faisal Aslam Mir, he had stepped out to buy medicines for his mother. Kashmir was already under a blanket of restrictions – all communication lines had been snapped, an undeclared curfew was in place, paramilitary troops had taken over the streets, Srinagar had disappeared in a haze of […]
NO LIFTING OF CURBS
The government has informed the top court that the committee set up by them on the directions of the court has decided to keep a ban on the high speed internet for another two months. This development has come amid the growing demands of doctors and students here for the restoration of 4G internet services […]
Class IV posts: JKSSB’s Portal records 3,99,150 registrations; 2,05,110 candidates submit online application so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 01: Till today morning, 3,99,150 Registrations have been done by the candidates on JKSSB’s Online Portal, since the commencement of online application submission from 10th July, 2020 and 2,05,110 candidates completed their online application submission process for Class IV posts. Also 44,180 applications have been submitted online for the post of Accounts Assistant. It […]
COVID-19: 613 new cases in J-K, tally reaches 20,972
Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported 613 novel coronavirus cases, taking the overall tally to 20,972 in J-K. Among them, 145 were reported from Jammu and 468 from Kashmir. Giving district-wise details, unnamed official sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that Srinagar reported 305 cases, Baramulla 23, Pulwama 58, Kulgam 4, […]
Lt Governor extends Eid-ul-Azha greetings
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has conveyed his warm greetings to the people of J&K in general and to the Muslim brethren in particular, on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. In his message of felicitations, the Lt Governor observed that this festival endorses the spirit of sacrifice, benevolence and generosity towards others. […]
Detention of Mehbooba Mufti under PSA extended by 3 more months
Srinagar, July 31, KNT: At a day, when authorities freed Chairman Jammu Kashmir Peoples Conference Sajad Lone, it extended the detention period of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti by 3 more months under contentious Public Safety Act. Principal Secretary Home, Shaleen Kabra in this regard has issued a formal order, a copy of which lies […]
IGP greets people on Eid, appeals to follow SOPs
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar, IPS on Friday greeted people of J&K on the auspicious occasion of Eid ul Adha and appealed people to observe this festival while following all SOPs. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), IGP said, “My greets to people on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha and wishing that […]
Security paradox: Dip in violence, locals in militant ranks and LoC heating up
Behind the barbed wire framing Congress leader Saifuddin Soz in his Srinagar home is the paradox of how security has played out over the last one year here: a sharp drop in incidents of violence with many, like Soz, at home under curbs or in custody; and yet a steady trickle of local young men […]
Sajad Lone released from house detention
Authorities on Friday released Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone, who was under “preventive detention” since August 5, 2019. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), PC in a tweet said “J&K Peoples Conference Chairman Mr. Sajad Gani Lone has been officially released after completing 360 days in detention”. Lone, meanwhie, also took micro-blogging site Twitter […]
Police in Kashmir summons journalist Qazi Shibli
The editor of a south Kashmir based news portal, The Kashmiriyat, was summoned by Jammu and Kashmir police’s cyber cell in Srinagar on Friday for “unknown reasons.” In a statement, the Kashmiriyat said that Qazi Shibli “got a call from the Cyber Police station at around 2:15 PM on Thursday asking him to present himself” in the Cyber Police […]
