Send fact finding mission to Kashmir: APHC (M) to UN

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Dec 10: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (M) Pak chapter on Friday urged the international community to play a proactive role to mitigate sufferings of Kashmiris. It asked the United Nations to send a fact finding mission to Kashmir.      APHC (M) leaders, including More

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Geelani seeks intervention of international groups

Srinagar, Dec 10: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Friday urged international rights groups to take cognizance of the human rights violations taking place in Jammu and Kashmir.   “I appeal Amnesty International and Asia Watch to take notice of the rights violations More

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Set up commission to probe disappearances: APDP

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Dec 9: The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) on Friday demanded setting up of an independent commission to investigate the disappearances cases of past 20-years in the Valley. Speaking at the function organized to commemorate the world human rights day, APDP’s More

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‘It’s proprietary land’

Srinagar, Dec 10: Responding to a report carried by this newspaper on December 7 that a senior minister in the state cabinet has allegedly grabbed a large chunk of land in Sedow forest zone in South Kashmir, sources close to Minister for Public Health Engineering, Taj Mohiuddin said the allegations were More

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Season's coldest night in Srinagar

GULMARG FREEZES AT -5.2

Srinagar, Dec 10: Cold wave further tightened its grip in Srinagar as the season's low of minus 3.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in the state’s summer capital Friday, a MET office spokesman said. The dip in the night temperature in the Valley and frontier region of Ladakh had also led to the More

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Give precedence to collective interests over individual: Kirmani to judges

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Dec 10: On International Human Rights Day, former judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice (Retd) Bashir Ahmad Kirmani, today said a judge while delivering the judgment should always give precedence to collective interests over individual. Addressing lawyers at a seminar More

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High Court reserves Judgment

CONTINUANCE OF DHJ, DIR FAMILY WELFARE

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 10: The High Court has reserved its judgment on the continuation of services of Director Health Jammu and Director Family Welfare Jammu and Kashmir. On Nov 12, the High Court had stayed the order to appoint two major heads of the departments – Director Health Services Jammu More

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Bemina family alleges police inaction

HIT-N-RUN CASE

Srinagar, Dec 10: The parents of 12-year-old, Mehvish Pampori, who was hit and injured by an unknown vehicle outside her school at Bemina on December 4, have alleged that police was non-serious in nabbing the culprit. They said the mishap took place under the nose of police and yet they had More

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NC castigates Mehbooba on Srinagar 'plight'

Srinagar, Dec 10: National Conference Friday rejected Mehbooba Mufti’s allegation that the ruling party was responsible for exploitation and neglect of Srinagar as the PDP president’s “figment of imagination.”“Before leveling baseless allegations, Mehbooba Mufti should know that it was her father More

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Youth’s arrest triggers protest in Kupwara

Srinagar, Dec 10: The arrest of two persons, including a government employee on Friday triggered off protests in Lolab area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said 22-year-old Abdul Rasheed, son of Abdul Samad Sheer Gojri and 30-year-old Nisar Ahmad Shah son of Gul Shah were arrested More

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Winter arrangements for stranded passengers

Islamabad (Anantnag), Dec 10: To combat any eventuality on highway during snowfall, disaster management committee meeting was held here today under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner, Islamabad (Anantnag). It was decided in the meeting that a joint control room established at Qazigund More

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