Kashmir
Efforts for promoting unity & proximity is unforgettabl...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar: Rich tributes were paid to illustrious scholar and commentator of the Holy Quran,Maulana Mustafa Hussain Ansari on the 10th anniversary of his passing away on Sunday.
Majalis and commemorative services were held across Kashmir where speakers recalled the Maulana Mustafa’s tireless efforts in working for unity among Muslims and addressing misunderstandings between different schools of thoughts in Islam.
A grand congregation was held in Srinagar at Gulistan-e-Baba Mazar, the resting...
Pro Freedom Leader Syed Geelani lashes out at UN’s Kashmir...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Terming the Kashmir related statement of the Head of UN Peace Building Commission MachariaKamau as ambiguous, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani today said that respecting the wishes and sacrifices of the Kashmiri people was more important than the political and local situations in dialogue between India and Pakistan.
“Instead of finding any solution in context of the local, domestic and political environment between India and Pakistan, the Kashmir issue should be resolved...
JKLF founder Amanullah Khan died at 86...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder and supporter of armed struggle Amanullah Khan (86), who died at a Rawalpindi hospital in Pakistan on Tuesday.Separatists in the Kashmir Valley are preparing for mass funeral prayers at Lal Chowk on April 27 at 2 p.m.Pro Freedom leaders termed the demise of Amanuallah Khams’s as great loss and said that J&K has lost its most valiant son. Aman sahib was a pioneer of the struggle for the J&K’s independence. His persistence...
Budding Cricketer Among 4 Killed in Handwara Kashmir...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir remains tense as the death toll in clashes between protestors and security forces in the town climbed up to 4. Security personnel had allegedly opened fire at locals who were protesting against the molestation of a girl. Budding cricketer Nayeem Bhat is among the four killed in Handwara when security forces opened fire to disperse a stone-pelting mob. Five people have also been injured in the clashes. Nayeem, a student of Government Degree College Handwara,...
Govt rejects outstation students’ demand to shift NIT Srin...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
New Delhi:HRD Ministry officials have rejected the demand of outstation students of NIT Srinagar for shifting the institute out of Kashmir but assured them of addressing their “genuine” issues.
A group of outstation students of the NIT met Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh and Education Minister Naeem Akhtar along with officials from Union HRD ministry last night to discuss the situation at the institute.
“The demand for shifting the NIT out of Kashmir has been outrightly rejected...
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq demands complete ban on liquor and drugs...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Expressing serious concern over the disastrous impact of spread of drug addiction in Kashmir, Jammu Kashmir Mutthida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Ameer and Hurriyat Conference (M) Chiarman, Mirwiaz Dr. Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq Thursday called for imposing a complete ban on the sale and consumption of drugs and liquor in Kashmir. He said Kashmir valley has remained a pious land for ages and had been an abode of saints and religious scholars. The Mirwaiz said there was no justification for allowing...
Kashmir welcomes students from outside states:Syed Ali Geela...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:Vetern Pro Freedom Leader & Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani who returned to Srinagar after spending two months in New Delhi following his deteriorating health condition, Wednesday said that local students in National Institute of Technology (NIT) should welcome the students coming from outside to Valley to show them the hospitality of Kashmiris. While speaking over a news conference at his Hyderpora residence,Syed Ali Geelani said that BJP-RSS are jointly responsible...
Mehbooba Mufti became first Woman Chief Minister of Jammu an...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
05/04/2016
Jammu:Ms Mehbooba Mufti made history by becoming the first woman to assume the office of Chief Minister in Jammu and Kashmir on 4th April of 2016. Her rise in the politics of the State signals a new era in gender equality and empowerment in a society that is by and large still rooted in traditions. Nobody can deny her the credit for putting in hard work and displaying requisite acumen for not only surviving but carving a separate niche for herself in J&K’s turbulent political history.
Conference held in Kashmir to mark Birth anniversary of Haz...
( Kashmir/Ladakh )
Srinagar:Like other parts of the World Birth anniversary of loving daughter of Holy Prophet (Pbuh) Hazrat Fatima Zehra (S.A) celebrated across Kashmir Valley to mark “Women`s Day” in Islam.The women’s wing of Hussaini Youth Federation Ladakh Srinagar organized the conference at Hyderia Hall Dalgate  in which Eminent cleric Shiekh Ghulam Hussain Mattoo deliver a speech upon the life and greatness of Hazrat Fatima Zehra (S.A) While highlighting the aspects of Hazrat Fatima Zahra’s...
Kashmiri Pro Freedom and Pro Indian Leaders Called Lahore At...
( Kashmir )
Terming the terroristic suicide attack in Lahore “a massacre of humanity”,Kashmiri Pro freedom and Pro Indian leaderscondemn the attack that claimed over 100 lives.  All Parties Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani condemned the attack and asked Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to “identify the terrorists behind it and give them exemplary punishment.” “Geelani called Pakistan High Commissioner in India Abdul Basit on phone and expressed his solidarity with the Pakistan...