Sarabjit’s sister seeks Geelani’s intervention

‘Will use personal contacts to seek Pak visa for Singh family’

KASHMIR MEDIA NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 7: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has assured Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh, who is awaiting death sentence in Pakistan for past 20-years that he would use his personal contacts to seek Pakistani visa for Singh family, local news agency KMN reported More

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Mirwaiz welcomes resumption of Indo-Pak talks

‘Include Kashmiri leadership in parleys’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 7: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday welcomed the resumption of talks between New Delhi and Islamabad and emphasized the inclusion of Kashmiri leadership in the dialogue process.  Addressing a seminar ‘India-Pakistan Relations: Breaking the More

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Police to vacate Sopore hospital: DC

Apple town observes shutdown for 2nd day against occupation

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Feb 7: Police have agreed to vacate the Maternity and Childcare Hospital (MCH) in north Kashmir’s Sopore town, district administration claimed on Monday.   “The MCH will function from Tuesday as police have agreed to vacate the building,” the Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Bashir More

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Youth oriented policies will make JK self-reliant: G H Mir

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad (Anantnag), Feb 7: President of Democratic Party Nationalists and Agriculture Minister, Ghulam Hassan Mir today urged the political leadership to work for making JK self-reliant saying the goal could be achieved by ‘formulating youth oriented policies and planning.’ Addressing a More

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Fresh PSA against Shaheen

Lawyers boycott courts

Srinagar, Feb 7: Work in courts was affected Monday as Kashmir High Court Bar Association announced a daylong strike to protest fresh Public Safety Act against its general secretary, advocate Ghulam Nabi Shaheen by the state administration.   G N Shaheen, according to lawyer’s body, More

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UJC blames Govt for Handwara killing

Srinagar, Feb 7: Condemning the killing of Manzoor Ahmad Magray at Chowgul Handwara, the United Jihad Council spokesman, Syed Sadaqat Hussain on Monday alleged that the government had given a license to kill to its armed forces in Kashmir.  “The history of freedom movement of Kashmir is replete More

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Govt’s failure to punish guilty has sent wrong message: Mehbooba

KILLING OF INNOCENTS

Srinagar, Feb 7: The People’s Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti today said the government’s ‘failure’ in taking action against armed forces involved in killing of innocents had sent ‘wrong message’ to the soldiers and paramilitary forces.   “By taking no action in the fake encounter More

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JKKT holds demo against recent killings

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Feb 7: The Jammu Kashmir Kissan Tehreek today staged a demonstration against the killing of two sisters at Sopore and a youth by army at Handwara. They also protested against the failure of government to provide basic amenities to the people of Valley. Carrying More

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JKLF (R) holds candlelight vigil in Belgium

Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chief patron and chairman of ICHR, Kashmir Centre, EU, Barrister Abdul Majid Tramboo along with peaceful demonstrators held a candlelight vigil outside the residence of the Prime Minister of Belgium.   “The vigil, on the Kashmir Solidarity More

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TeM condemns Sidiqui’s re-arrest

Srinagar, Feb 7: Tehreek-e-Muzahamat Jammu and Kashmir on Monday condemned the re-arrest of its incarcerated chairman, Bilal Ahmad Siddiqui soon after his release from Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu, after 13 months on court orders, terming it the worst example of ‘political reprisal.’  “The court More

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