Natrang stages ‘Choona Hai Aasmaan’ in Islamabad

Srinagar: The sixth and the final show of Natrang’s Urdu play ‘Choona Hai Aasmaan’ was staged at Islamabad (Anantnag) on Saturday.  According to a communiqué, the play was witnessed by hundreds of people. Written and directed by Balwant Thakur, the presentation of the play was supported by J More

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JKLF pays tributes to Yasir Rafiq

Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front on Saturday paid glowing tributes to Shaheed Yasir Rafiq alias Raju, cousin JKLF chairman Muhammad Yaseen Malik, on his martyrdom anniversary.  “Yasir was martyred last year on this day at Maisuma here in the unprovoked firing by the police while he More

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Peoples’ cooperation must for development: Hakim

Budgam, Sep 17: MLA Khansahib, Hakim Muhammad Yaseen has sought peoples’ cooperation for effective implementation of various welfare schemes at the grass root level.  Speaking at a public rally at Khansahib, Yaseen various works under NREGA are in full swing in the constituency and people should More

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JKSM condemns activists’ detention

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement chairman, Zaffar Akbar Bhat has strongly denounced the arrest and detention of party leaders and activist under PSA.  In a statement, JKSM spokesman said, “The incarcerated district office-bearer of Islamabad, Sabzar Ahmad Dar and other party More

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JKLF (R ) remembers Aijaz Dar

Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bita Karatey and senior vice-chairman Javid Ahmad Mir on Saturday paid glowing tributes to  Aijaz Ahmad Dar on his 23rd anniversary. In a joint statement today, the Front leaders those sitting in the chairs power More

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Mushtaq-ul-Islam rearrested

Srinagar: The incarcerated chief of Muslim League Jammu Kashmir Mushtaq-ul-Islam was rearrested on Saturday when he was to be released on Court orders from Srinagar Central Jail.  “Mushtaq was shifted from Kathua jail to Srinagar Central Jail some days ago. He was not released despite obtaining More

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Nayeem Khan shifted to Central Jail

Srinagar, Sep 17: The Chairman of National Front and senior Hurriyat (M) leader, Nayeem Ahmed Khan, was shifted to Central Jail Srinagar on Saturday sources said. They said Police produced Nayeem Khan before a local court here, which sent him on 7-day judicial remand. Later he was shifted to More

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Tappar remembers 2010 unrest victims

Baramulla, Sep 17: Tapper and other adjoining areas here in north Kashmir observed a shutdown on Saturday to mark the first death anniversary of two local youth, Muhammad Amin Ganai and Ghulam Rasool Bhat of Tapper, who were killed on this day in police action, during last year’s summer unrest.  More

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Salahuddin pays tributes to Aijaz Dar

Srinagar: Paying rich tributes to the memory of Aijaz Ahmad Dar on his martyrdom anniversary, the chairman Jihad Council and supreme commander Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Syed Salahuddin reiterated his pledge to take the mission of martyrs to its logical end.  “Aijaz Dar had pledged his life for Islam More

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Digdol mishap toll reaches 25

Banihal, Sep 17:  Another youth wounded in the tragic mishap on Jammu-Srinagar highway at Digdol, succumbed to his injuries raising the death toll to 25. Official sources said that Bashir Ahmed Bali son of Abdul Hami Bali of Halogan, Magarkoot succumbed to his injuries, late last night More

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Hurriyat (G) aghast over Dr Faktoo’s imprisonment

Srinagar, Sep 17: Hurriyat Conference (G) Saturday said there was no justification for delaying the release of Muslim League leader Dr. Qasim Faktoo and termed his continuous imprisonment as a political vendetta. In a statement here, the amalgam said, “Dr Qasim has been languishing in jail for More

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Highway open for 2 way traffic

Banihal, Sep 17: The Jammu-Srinagar highway was reopened for two-way traffic on Saturday after remaining partially closed for a day due to a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district, officials said. More

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CRPF holds medical camp

Srinagar, Sep 17: CRPF’s 29 battalion organised a medical camp at Chanpora here. According to CRPF communiqué, specialists including gynecologist, physician, ophthalmologist and dentist examined as many as 1600 people and providing them free of cost medicine.   DIGP Srinagar (South More

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349 officials promoted in Agriculture Department

Srinagar, Sep 17: The Departmental Promotion Committee of Directorate of Agriculture Kashmir met here today under the chairmanship of Director Agriculture Kashmir Dr. Farooq A. Lone, and cleared 349 Non- Gazetted officials at various levels for promotion to their next higher posts.   The promotees More

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