Kashmir
Kashmir Killings One more killed in firing, toll is 36...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:The situation in Kashmir continues to be on the edge as one more youth were killed in fresh firing by cops in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, taking the death toll to 36 in five days of clashes after Hizb commander Burhan Wani’s death. One more youth has been killed a shortwhile ago in Harnag (Anantnag) after escort party of a police officer opened fire on a crowd. Sources told Rising Kashmir that one Hilal Ahmad was killed when police opened fire on a mob that resorted to heavy...
Hazrat Ali (AS) Sacrificed his whole life for Islam,Muslim U...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar:On the martyrdom anniversary of the Commander of Faithful, Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS), All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman and Jammu Kashmir Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema Chief, Mirwaiz Dr. Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq said his entire life was an example for all Muslims and his bravery and way of life serves as an example not only for Muslims but entire humanity. Addressing a Waiz-o-Tableeg Majlis during the ‘Ten Days of Salvation’ at Dastgeer Sahab shrine in Sarai Bala at Srinagar...
Mirwaiz Qazi Nissar Remembered on his 22nd Martyrdom Anniver...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Islamabad:A complete shutdown was observed in South Kashmir township Islamabad Kashmir and peripheries to commemorate the 22nd Martyrdom Anniversary of Mirwaiz Dr. Qazi Nissar Ahmed. The Shutdown call given by Ummat e Islami evoked a great response. People gathered at Jamia Masjid despite restrictions where Members of Pro Resistance groups, Islamic Parties and Socio Cultural Groups including Democratic Freedom Party, JKLF, Hurriyat, Sout ul Awliya, Difayi Jamiat Ahlul Ahdees, Traders Association,...
Three policemen shot dead by Militants in Kashmir...
( Kashmir )
Militants on Monday carried out two strikes within as many hours in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, killing three policemen, including an officer, and decamping with service rifle of one of the slain cops. In the first strike, militants shot dead two policemen in Zadibal area of Srinagar at around 10:45 AM. Militants on Monday carried out two strikes within as many hours in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, killing three policemen, including an officer, and decamping with service. The...
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...