November 17, 2021 | Kashmir POST

Jolt to J&K Congress: 20 Senior leaders from Ghulam Nabi Azad camp resign

November 17, 2021 Editor

Demanding change in party leadership in the Union Territory amid speculations that the assembly elections are around the corner, the Congress leaders have stated that under the presidentship of GA Mir, the party is headed towards a disaster. In a major setback to Congress amid speculations that the assembly elections are imminent in Jammu and Kashmir, at least 20 senior Congress leaders considered close to former Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, have resigned from their respective party positions. All those who have resigned are…

Cites Terrorism; US issues advisory for Americans traveling to J&K

November 17, 2021 Editor

In its advisory, the US State Department urged US citizens not to travel within 10 kilometers of the India-Pakistan border due to the potential for armed conflict. The US has issued level two and three travel advisories for India and Pakistan, saying while American citizens are urged to reconsider travel to Pakistan due to terrorism and sectarian violence, those going to India must exercise increased caution due to crime and terrorism. In its advisory issued on Monday for India, the US State Department urged US citizens not to travel to…

Chill intensifies across Kashmir Valley, most parts recorded season’s coldest night

November 17, 2021 Editor

Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season as the minimum temperature settled at minus 1.2 degrees Celsius, officials said on Tuesday. Kokernag was the only weather station in the Valley to record minimum temperature above the freezing point. Pahalgam, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, recorded a low of minus 4.7 degrees Celsius. Pahalgam was the coldest recorded place in Kashmir. Gulmarg resort in Baramulla district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.2 degrees Celsius. The mercury in Kupwara settled at minus 2.3 degrees…

Families of killed trader, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti demand impartial probe in Hyderpora Encounter

November 17, 2021 Editor

After the families of two businessmen killed in Hyderpora gunfight on Tuesday contested police claims that the deceased was overground workers (OGWs) for terrorists, the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party demanded a time-bound probe into the incident. According to the police, a Pakistani terrorist and his local associate Mohammad Amir, along with two civilians — Altaf Bhat and Mudassir Gul — were killed in the encounter in Hyderpora locality, where an illegal call center and a terror hideout were allegedly being run. The families of Bhat and Gul,…

APHC condemns ‘Gruesome Civilian Killings’, seeks justice for families of slain

November 17, 2021 Editor

Hurriyat condemns ‘Gruesome Civilian Killings’, seeks justice for families of slain

All Parties Hurriyat Conference Tuesday strongly condemned the ‘Gruesome Killing of Civilians’ during a military operation at Hyderpora. As per the family sources, Mohd Altaf Bhat of hyderpora was killed by armed forces while being used as a human shield and had no affiliation with any group as claimed by the authorities, a statement by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq led pro-freedom body said. “His niece Saima has in fact claimed in the media that there was no gunfight… He was taken three times as a human shield for checking and when…