Kashmir

Ehsass organized counselling session for aspiring students o...
(Srinagar)
Srinagar:Ehsaas International in collaboration with Muntaziraan and Chinar (A group of Kashmiri Students in TUMS) organized an interactive counselling sessions for successfully selected and aspiring candidates of Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS). In a statement to Wilayat Times the event was held at LRUC in Govt Polytechnic for Women Bemina Srinagar which was attended by a good number of people including students and parents. Session provided the required information and also answered...

Militants have only 2 options;return home or get killed:DGP...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Unveiling what he called “operation all-out”, J&K’s director general of police SP Vaid on Thursday said youth who have picked up gun have only two options—either to return to their homes or get killed in gunfights. He also said the basic motive of the operation was to “end the menace of militancy and let peace prevail in Kashmir.” Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a ‘police durbar’ here, Vaid said the “operation all-out has been started to eradicate the menace...

Abrogating Article 35-A will create bigger revolt than Amarn...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:National Conference President, Farooq Abdullah, who chaired the all parties Opposition meeting on Article 35-A warned that the scrapping of the article will “create a revolt far greater than Amarnath Land row”.
“It was very important to discuss the issue of Article 35-A and its implications on the state, and all its three regions-Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, so that people understand as to why we are against its abrogation, which gives us the basic right and scrapping it will take...

Lashkar-e-Toiba responsible for Amarnath Yatra attack:IGP Mu...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:IG Kashmir Munir Khan said that the people who provided the militants logistical help in Amarnath yatra attack and acted as their guides have also been identified.
The Inspector General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Munir Ahmad Khan on Sunday that said militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba was responsible for the attack on Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Anantnag on July 10, The attack had left eightpilgrims dead.
Press Release issued during the Press Conference of IGP Kashmir Zone...

Gulmarg Gondola restored for tourist rides after 40 days...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:After remaining suspended for 40 days, famous Gulmarg Gandola was today thrown open for tourists after J&K Cable Car Corporation (JKCCC) restored the cable service completely.
Managing Director JKCCC Shamim Ahmad told that the cable service was fully made operational today and thrown open for tourists.
The first ride was offered to foreign tourists from Belgium, UAE and Indian tourists.
Seven tourists, including four of a family, died on June 25 after a pine tree fell...

Hands of Al-Qaida,ISIS and other takfiri outfits are involve...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:The Joint resistance leadership on Friday said the ongoing freedom movement of Kashmiris is indigenous and has nothing to do with global organizations. “Indian agencies are desperate to malign our movement and, under a well-thought-out plan, are devising policies to bring bad name to the freedom struggle in Kashmir,” the joint leadership, including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Mohammad Yasin Malik, said in a statement issued to Wilayat Times and added that these agencies...

Muslims with Unity and Resistance can defeat Zionist and ant...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:All Anti-Muslim forces from north to south have united and are trying To flare up sectarian divide among muslims and It is the need of hour that muslims across globe stay united to counter their conspiries and plots. While Addressing a huge gathering at Pattan Chief of Amir Karwan-i-Islami Moulana Ghulam Rasool Hami said That the main reason for which Muslims are suffering is sectarian divide between us. He said that it is important and vital for us to be United,Follow the path Of Quran...

Person who picks arms is militant for us: DGP...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Stating that the situation in Kashmir is limping back to normalcy, Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid on Friday said that the presence of Al-Qaeda, ‘a jihadist organization’ in Kashmir would be investigated.
“Militant is militant. A person who has picked up arms is militant for us while the outfit he belongs to doesn’t matter,” DGP said while reacting over a query regarding the Al-Qaeda’s announcement over establishment of its unit in Jammu and Kashmir, naming former...

No space for ISIS,Al Qaeda in Kashmir:UJC Chief Syed Salahud...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin on Thursday warned “defeatist elements”, who want to “launch Daesh (IS) like organisation in Jammu and Kashmir”. He said there is no space for any international organisation “like Daesh (IS) and al Qaeda” in the state. Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin on Thursday warned “defeatist elements”, who want to “launch Daesh (IS) like organisation in Jammu and Kashmir”. He said there is no space for any international organisation...

Al-Qaeda announces Zakir Musa as the leader of Kashmir Wing...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:The propaganda wing of Al Qaeda has issued a statement claiming that Zakir Musa, the erstwhile commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, has opened the global outfit’s wing in Kashmir. The story, which was first reported by The Guardian, said that announcement of the new group was made on Thursday by ‘Global Islamic Media Front’- an Al Qaeda-affiliated information network. The statement, which has also been accessed by News 18, goes on to state: “After the heroic martyrdom of mujahid Burhan...