Tufail Matoo killing:Police registers case

'Death mysterious, investigation under murder charges'

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, July 17: After 36 days, police finally filed a first information report in Tufail Ahmad Matoo’s killing and investigations have commenced in the case under murder charges.  Terming Tufail’s death as mysterious, the Nowhatta police station in its FIR 45/2010 said on June 11 in a More

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Valley industrialists call for end to political crisis in Kashmir

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 17: The Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir (FCIK), Valley’s apex industrial chamber, today urged the government of India to announce and initiate meaningful and unconditional dialogue with the “relevant state leadership” to help resolve the political crisis, and put end to perpetual More

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On Facebook, Sajad bats for Geelani

Asks Mirwaiz, Malik to support Hurriyat (G) at this Juncture

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, July 17: The Peoples Conference Chairman, Sajad Gani Lone who fought and lost parliamentary elections has asked Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front to support Syed Ali Geelani led Hurriyat Conference “at this juncture.” Writing on More

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Crisis management committees not for law and order: Govt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 17: Barely two days after the Jammu and Kashmir government said it had established crisis management committees, akin to the existing Unified Command (UC), to tackle the situation in the Valley, the government Saturday said the committees had nothing to do with the present situation and More

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Geelani provided all facilities: Govt

He’s been kept in solitary confinement: Counsel

Srinagar, July 17: The State government said Saturday that chairman of Hurriyat of his faction Syed Ali Shah Geelani has not been confined to solitary confinement and has been provided all kind facilities including medical care and he is being medically examined regularly.   The High Court More

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Ensure common man is not troubled: Jama’at to leaders

Srinagar, July 17: Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir has urged the pro-freedom leadership to ensure that the protesters do not hurl stones on vehicles, shops and houses.    “Jama’at appeals to the leaders of ongoing movement for right of self-determination that they should, while giving More

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Ongoing situation compelled Pakistan to keep Kashmir on priority: Aasiya

Endorses strike call for today

Srinagar, July 17: Chairperson Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Syeda Aasiya Andrabi, on Saturday said the ongoing protests in the Valley has compelled Pakistan to keep Kashmir on priority during the recent foreign secretary level talks.   In a statement, Aasiya hailed Pakistan for stressing to discuss More

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Police harasses parents of detained youth: Nayeem

Srinagar, July 17: The jailed National Front chairman Nayeem Ahmad Khan Saturday accused Varmul police of harassing parents of youth who have been detained there.  In a statement, Nayeem said Varmul police was harassing hundreds of parents, whose children have been detained by district police More

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Kashmiris bear brunt of Indo-Pak rivalry: JKLF

Srinagar, July 17: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front acting chairman advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat on Saturday said Kashmiris had always bore the brunt of rivalry between India and Pakistan. “As a result of this enmity three generations of Kashmiris have been sacrificed and one more generation More

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Kashmiris inflicted atrocities under cover of talks: Karate

Srinagar: Expressing serious concern over the worsening situation in Valley, the  Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R ) chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bita Karate alleged that India was inflicting grave atrocities on Kashmiris under the cover of bilateral talks. “The armed forces martyred More

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SKIMS faculty interviews rescheduled

Srinagar: The Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Faculty interviews, initially scheduled on May 27, 28 and 29, have been rescheduled on July 22, 25 and 26. A statement said interviews would be conducted at SKICC, Cheshmashahi, Srinagar under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary, S S Kapur. < More

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ANC issues invites for RTC in Delhi

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference has started issuing invitations for its proposed two-day roundtable conference on “Indo-Pak Dialogue—Role of people of J& K” being held on August 2 and 3.   “Noted politicians, intellectuals, journalists, educationists and economists More

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PDP condemns govt 'inaction' in Islamabad killings

Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned what it called the 'inaction' of the government in case of murder of three innocent youth-  Imtiyaz Ahmad Yatoo, Ishfaq Ahmad Khandey and Sajad –ul- Islam at Anchidoora on June 29. In a statement, PDP leaders Abdul Rehman Veeri MLA, Rafi More

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NC convenes CWC meeting on July 22

Srinagar: In wake of the prevailing situation in the Valley, the National Conference has convened meeting of its Central Working Committee on July 22. The meeting to be held at the Gupkar Residence of party president, Dr Farooq Abdullah would be attended by all 22 members of the Committee. The More

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