APHC Chairman Syed Ali Geelani urges Kashmiri-Americans to join the ‘Million-Man-March’ is set to take place in front of UN Headquarters in New York City on 25th of October to press for the right of Kashmiri people to self-determination. Speaking by Skype from Srinagar to a gathering of Kashmiri-Americans at Chicago, he lauded the courage of Kashmiri people, saying India’s occupation of over seven decades has not been able to stop their struggle for freedom.
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Services thrash Jammu & Kashmir by 9 wickets at Ranji Trophy 2015-16
Muzzaffaruddin Khalid (7 for 61) sizzled with a seven-wicket haul for Services Leg-spinner Muzzaffaruddin Khalid (7 for 61) sizzled with a seven-wicket haul as Services thrashed Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)by nine wickets to grab six points in their Group C Ranji Trophy 2015-16. Resuming their first innings at 152 for 4, Services were allout for 229 in 66.4 overs, taking a 144-run lead. For J&K, Rohit Sharma (4 for 55) and Umar Nazir (4 for 75) took four-wicket hauls to help their team. In their second essay, the hosts found…
Read MoreJ&K high court disposes off beef ban petition
A three-judge bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday vacated the Jammu division bench order on beef ban and also disposed off the petition seeking abrogation of the 1864 law regarding the ban in the state. The three-judge bench comprising Justices Muzaffar Hussain Attar, Ali Muhammad Magrey and Tashi Rabstan on Friday vacated the beef ban order passed by the division bench of the high court in Jammu and also disposed off the public interest litigation (PIL) filed before the Srinagar bench seeking abrogation of section 298A and…
Read MoreDrones used in Jammu, Srinagar to study traffic
To decongest the city roads, Jammu and Kashmir Police have, for the first time, used drones in the capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu. The traffic police have prepared a documentary using the drones which it intends to show during a seminar on ‘Traffic Management’ tomorrow. “We have studied the traffic in the capital cities (Srinagar and Jammu) through drones and the documentary that has been prepared will be shown during the seminar so that all the stakeholders get an idea of the traffic in the state and the problems…
Read MoreOppn targets Mufti for ‘re-laying’ foundation stone of old project
Opposition today accused the PDP-BJP government of taking credit for projects started by their predecessors after Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed laid the foundation stone of a multi-level parking lot barely a few feet away from one already laid by Omar Abdullah last year. Two plaques of the two foundation stones of the same project stand hardly at a distance of 15 feet from each other at General Bus stand here. However, BJP state president and MP Jugal Kishore Sharma justified today’s event by accusing the previous government of “doing…
Read MorePDP-BJP Alliance is for Peace in J&K: Chief Minister
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said the PDP-BJP alliance is an alliance for peace, development and better tourism in the state. Laying the foundation stone of the 19-km road widening project from Lakhanpur to Thain, Mr Sayeed said the alliance between the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was formed for peace, development and better tourism in the state. He said Lakhanpur town in Kathua district was the gateway to Jammu and Kashmir and it has a huge tourism potential. “Lakhanpur can…
Read MoreDon’t talk economics, announce political initiative on Kashmir: Mirwaiz to Modi
Reiterating that Kashmir issue was a political problem, Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday asked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a political initiative to resolve the dispute. “Stop hacking the leaves of the Kashmir issue by talking economics and administration, but focus on hitting at the root of the problem,” Mirwaiz said while addressing the Prime Minister. “Kashmir is not an economic or administrative problem but a political issue. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee realised it fully and started an engagement with Pakistan and Kashmiris,” said…
Read MoreKashmir never merged with India, rules High Court
The high court in Kashmir has ruled that Jammu and Kashmir retained limited sovereignty and did not merge with the Dominion of India after partition in 1947. In its historic verdict last week, the high court ruled that the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is “a permanent provision” and “cannot be abrogated, repealed or even amended”. Under the Indian constitution, Article 370 grants special status to the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. “It (Article 370) is beyond amendment, repeal or abrogation, in as much as Constituent Assembly of…
Read MoreAmid azadi slogans, former state home minister leads thousands in funeral of 2 militants
Pro-azadi slogans resonated in the mountainous district of Doda on Thursday during the funeral of the two policemen-turned-militants, which was led by a senior National Conference leader and former minister and attended by thousands of people from several villages of the district. Hundreds of people converged outside the house of slain militant Ghulam Mohammad Mangnoo in Shah Mohalla village of Doda, when news about his death in a gunfight spread like wildfire this morning, witnesses told . The crowd swelled in numbers by the time body of the slain militant reached the…
Read MoreKhatlan and Kashmir: Sharing Pilgrim Tourism, Trade and Culture
Prof G R Jan UNESCO has decided to celebrate the year 2015 as the 700th birth anniversary of Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (R.A). In this connection Seminars, conferences and symposia are being held in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Tajikistan has taken the lead in this regard and recently a scientific symposium on the theme “Mir Syed Ali Hamdani: A Scientist and Thinker” was held at Dushanbe (Tajikistan) from September 5-6, 2015 to commemorate the unparallel contributions of this great scientist, thinker, philosopher, religious leader and a Sufi saint. The symposium…
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