Kashmir
Floods disrupt life in Kashmir Valley...
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( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar: The water level in river Jhelum in this summer capital city has touched the “flood declaration mark” and is approaching towards the “danger level”. The situation is, however, expected to improve by Friday as weatherman predicts marked decline in the intensity of rains. As the water levels in river Jehlum flow above alarm levels, due to incessant rain and snowfall in the Kashmir Valley over the past couple of days, fear gripped valleyites on April 6 and they mostly preferred to stay...
Voting betrayal of sacrifices:Syed Ali Geelani to People...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar: Reiterating the call for boycott of upcoming parliamentary by election, Syed Ali Geelani said on Sunday asked people to “be consistent about the freedom struggle, show wisdom and valour and remain optimistic”.
“We have presented unparalleled sacrifices for our birth right and are duty bound to safeguard these cherished sacrifices,” Geelani said and asked people to be as committed as during last year’s uprising.
“We need to follow the mission with same spirit and...
Forces kill 3 youths: Deceased among protesters who tried to...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Chadoora: Three people were shot dead and several others injured by government forces in Zuin Chadoora on Tuesday.
The deceased people were protesting and throwing stones at the forces in a bid to help a militant, holed up inside a house, escape. The militant was killed when the forces blew up the house, which belongs to one Dr Shaheen, with explosives.
While the forces were laying siege to the village and zeroing in on the house, scores of local residents poured onto streets, shouted pro-freedom...
Not election only but fight against fascism:Dr.Farooq Abdull...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said the upcoming by polls are not merely the “battle for ballot” but a “fight for survival of secularism”, which is at peril in the wake of communal and divisive forces taking the centre stage in the state polity. “The outcome of the two parliamentary seats from Kashmir, should, therefore, send a terse message to the fascist forces who are overtly and covertly trying to establish foothold through PDP,” Abdullah told...
Kashmiri youth not misguided but disenchanted: Tassaduq Muft...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Pulwama: Asserting that the only legacy he has inherited from his father was the dedication and passion to work for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti Sunday reached out to the youth of state assuring that he would struggle for their cause. While addressing youth workers of party at Pulwama, Tassaduq Mufti who is the party candidate for Anantnag-Pulwama Parliamentary constituency said that “Some People say that our youth are misguided but I would say that they may just be disenchanted...
Vote an opportunity for strengthening people’s agenda of d...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Kick starting her Party’s campaign for Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, PDP President and Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti said that vote for her party would be an endorsement for transforming Jammu & Kashmir through dialogue and development and getting the State out of the present crisis. Addressing the meetings of workers from Charar i Sharief and Budgam constituencies here today, the PDP President said ever since her party was launched it worked on a specific political and developmental...
Pakistan a “centre of hope” of Muslim Ummah:Syed Ali Gee...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Veteran Pro Freedom Leader & APHC (G) chairman ,Syed Ali Geelani on termed Pakistan as “centre of hope” of Muslim Ummah and said that the country was a great blessing for Muslims. In a Statement to Wilayat Time,While greeting the Pakistan government, Pakistan Army and the people of Pakistan on the Pakistan Resolution Day, Syed Ali Geelani said that the country has a political importance in the Muslim world and this country is centre of hope not only for the Sub-continent but for...
With the loss in the battleground , ISIS terrorists are targ...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Pairwan-i-Wilayat Jammu & Kashmir has condemned the terrorist act in the strongest words at Damascus near the holy shrine of Syeda Sakeena (S.A.), the beloved daughter of Chief of Youth of Heaven Hazrat Imam Hussain (A.S.). In a Statement to Wilayat Times,Chairperson of Pairwan-i-Wilayat Jammu & Kashmir Chairperson Moulana Sibti Mohammad Shabir Qomi besides condemning the cowardly attack has paid rich tributes to the martyred pilgrims and prayed for the early recovery of injured....
Teen’s killing in encounter:Kashmir shuts down after prote...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Kashmir shut down on Friday, following a call by the Valley’s joint separatist leadership against the killing of a civilian during an encounter a day earlier, disrupting normal life. Shops, business establishments and educational institutions were closed and the streets remained deserted. On Friday, hardliner Hurriyat chief Syed Ali Geelani, moderate Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and chairman of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Yasin Malik had given call for a complete shutdown...
Conference on Contribution of Kashmiri Women`s in Literature...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:On the occasion of International Women`s Day, a conference to recognize the literary progress of the women`s folk in Kashmir under the title “Women and Literature” was organized jointly by eminent organizations JK Youth Council, Inspire Me Global and Onlykashmir.in at Green Valley Educational Institute Srinagar in which school students, journalists, lawyers, philanthropists, academicians, research scholars and personalities from other eminent fields threw light on topic Women and Literature...