Qazi Yasir removed as Mirwaiz of South Kashmir after obscene video went viral
SRINAGAR: The Idaar-e-Tehqeeqat or Islamic Research Institute (IRI) has removed Qazi Yasir as Mirwaiz of South Kashmir after a obscene video and apologetic audio clip went viral on social media. Yasir is the head Ummat-e-Islami, a socio-religious organisation based in south Kashmir. Earlier this week, an undated video of Yasir, a graduate from Aligarh Muslim University, […]
NC delegation meets Governor, demands end to human rights violation in Kashmir
Srinagar, : National Conference delegation led by party General Secretary Haji Ali Mohammad Sagar called on Governor SP Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today and discussed the existing appalling security situation, unbridled human right violations and mounting anger of the youth. The delegation comprised former ministers and senior leaders Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather, Mr. Chowdary […]
Thousands across valley offer funeral prayers in absentia for Manan
srinagar:Thousands of people on Friday staged protests and offered funeral prayers in absentia for the scholar turned militant commander Manan Wani and his associate who were killed in a gunfight in frontier Kupwara district. In Srinagar, a prote was held by joint resistance leadership against the killing of Mannan Wani and his associate. The protesters […]
Navin Choudhary chairs first meeting of Perspective, Area Planning Divisions
Srinagar,:: The death of Manan Bashir Wani, top Hizbul Mujahideen commander of north Kashmir, might be a big achievement for the government forces, but for his family his “martyrdom” means an end to ten months of alleged persecution at the hands of government forces. “I would have never asked him to surrender. He had chosen […]
KU students offer prayers in absentia to Mannan, associate
Srinagar:The students of Kashmir University on Thursday offered prayers in absentia for the slain rebel scholar who was killed during an encounter today. Reports said that scores of the students from various departments took out the protest march from Zakura hostel to the Varsity. The protesting students later assembled at the premises of the varsity […]
Manan Wani’s death is entirely our loss: Mehbooba
Srinagar : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that ‘the death of Manan Wani is entirely our loss’. Mehbooba in her tweet said that all the political parties should realize the gravity of such situation and should try to facilitate a solution through dialogue with all the […]
North Kashmir: Hizb commander Mannan Wani among two militants killed in Kupwara gunfight
Baramulla: Top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Mannan Wani was killed along with his associate in a fierce gun-battle with government forces in north Kashmir’s Handwara on Thursday. A police official confirmed the killing of two militants in the gunfight that raged intermittently since 2:30 am in the village following a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO). He identified one of the […]
26 tests positive for dengue in Jammu
Jammu:-At least 26 people have tested positive for dengue in five districts of Jammu region this year, a health official said Sunday. The maximum 11 cases were reported from Kathua district followed by seven in Samba, six in Jammu and one each in Kishtwar and Udhampur districts, the official said. He said the people who […]
JRL appreciates people’s ‘rejection’ of ULB polls
SRINAGAR,: Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik have appreciated people’s rejection and boycott of the sham ULB elections being forcibly held by GOI in J&K, and the exemplary complete protest shutdown against it. They said that this election has violated the very definition of the democratic process, making […]
High Level Task Force constituted for readying action plan on Doubling of Farmer’s Income
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 08: Governors Administration today accorded sanction for constitution of a High Level Task Force to deliberate upon the Strategy Document on Doubling of Farmer’s Income in Jammu and Kashmir by 2022. According to the order, the High Level Task Force will be headed by Administrative Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department. The members […]
