Follow Shari’ah: Abbas to Hurriyat

‘Stone-Pelting, Friday Strikes Un-Islamic Acts’

UMER MAQBOOL

Magam (Budgam), June 10: Terming stone pelting and Friday strikes as un-Islamic acts, Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen patron Moulana Abbas Ansari today said his group would rejoin Hurriyat Conference (M) provided the conglomerate agrees to carry ahead the movement in accordance with the Shari'ah (Islamic principles More

Omar to be CM for 6 yrs: Fotedar

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 10: Senior Congress leader and close aide of Gandhi family, Makhan Lal Fotedar, Friday said that Omar Abdullah would continue as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir for a full six-year term.“At the time of formation of NC-Congress coalition, United Progressive Alliance Chairperson More

Police file FIR against Nayeema Mehjoor

She Is Inciting Violence On Facebook: IGP

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, June 10: Police have filed FIR against London-based Kashmiri journalist, Nayeema Ahmad Mahjoor, for opining her views on social networking site Facebook regarding the killing in Lal Chowk on June 6. Police said Nayeema, working with BBC, was ‘inciting violence on Facebook.’The decision More

CM’s security breached

Cop Arrested, Omar Says It’s Non-Event

Jammu, June 10: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s security was breached in the border town of RS Pura near here Friday afternoon when a police constable rushed toward him in a menacing manner.Police constable identified as Sohan Lal (belt number 1970), son of Ghara Ram, resident of Nai Basti, Gulabgarh More

‘KPs return not linked to K-solution’

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, June 10: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said that the resolution of Kashmir issue was not a pre-requisite for the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley.“The two should not be linked,” Umar said while addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jamia More

Malik seeks Japanese intervention

Srinagar, June 10: Political head of the Japanese embassy in New Delhi called on the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yasin Malik at his Maisuma residence here on Friday, a JKLF spokesman said.He said Malik discussed various aspects of Kashmir situation threadbare with the More

Geelani to visit Martyrs’ graveyard

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 10: Hurriyat Conference (G) has said that its chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani will visit martyrs’ graveyard at Eidgah tomorrow to offer special prayers there.In a statement issued here today, Hurriyat (G) urged people to join the special prayers at Eidgah and “renew their pledge More

JK faces threat of funds blockade

Centre Issues Fresh Warning Over Submission Of UCs

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, June 10: The Jammu and Kashmir Government is facing threat of blockade of money under the centrally-sponsored Rural Development schemes for its failure to submit utilization certificates (UCs) of the prior allocations, source said on Friday.Sources said that despite repeated reminders most More

Bad guys crafting ‘fake’ Kashmir

Experts Suggest Task Force To Root-Out Menace

NISSAR BHAT

Srinagar, June 10: Even as the fairly good tourist arrivals are warming up their cockles, a bad trade practice fast gaining currency is raising serious concerns among the handicraft dealers and civil society members in the Valley.According to the traders and civil society members some “bad guys More

Keeping eye on Kashmir: UN official

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Geneva, June 10: A top UN official Friday said she is ''keeping an eye'' on Kashmir where some individual cases of sexual violence have been reported."We have some sort of spread reports more from individuals than a consistent reporting other than from the UN entities (in Kashmir)," Margot Wallstrom More

HC quashes detention of 20 persons

DA RASHID

Srinagar, June 10: The High Court Friday quashed the detention orders of 20 persons, including separatist leader Masrat Alam under Public Safety Act (PSA).The detention order of Alam, Muslim League chairman and a close aide of Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, and 19 others was quashed More