| | Anantnag- Pulwama go to polls today | | Tight security arrangements made for smooth conduct of polls | | | SRINAGAR, Apr 23: Unprecedented security arrangements have been made in and around the 1049 polling booths of Anantnag parliamentary constituency which is going to polls tomorrow.
More than 150 companies of police and security forces have already taken position across the constituency to instill sense of security among the nearly 12 lakh voters and to thwart any militant attempts to disrupt the polls.
Authorities have declared almost all of th... |  | |
| | 12 CRPF men, several youths injured in stone pelting | | Pulwama, Shopian, Tral, Baramulla shut down | | | | SRINAGAR, Apr 23: At least half a dozen CRPF and number of youths got injured during the clashes erupted at Pulwama in South Kashmir and Baramulla in north Kashmir between the protesters and security forces.South Kashmir’s Tral and Shopian townships observed complete shutdown against fresh arrests.
Reports said that at least 12 CRPF personnel got injured and number of their vehicles got damaged at Pulwama town. The agitated youths pelted stones... | | |
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| | Azad cancels his election rally | | | | SRINAGAR, Apr 22: Following the shootout that claimed lives of three people including a Sarpanch and his son, Union Health Minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday cancelled his election rally that was scheduled to be taken out in Tral in Pulwama district.
“Azad sahib cancelled the election rally due to the three killings at Tral yesterday evening, Surinder Singh Channi, a Congress leader said. Channi however, clarified t... | | |
| | | DGP sees Hizb role in Tral killings | | | | Srinagar, Apr 22: Police is taking necessary measures to ensure the security of the Panches and Sarpanches across valley in view of the recent killings in Tral, Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad said.
Talking to a local news agency, KNS, he said that the police is investigating the killing of Sarpanches in South Kashmir and the probe is going on in full swing. Prasad said that a massive manhunt has been launched in the area to nab ... | | |
| | | Militants targeting innocents to stop people from voting: Omar | | | | SRINAGAR, Apr 22: Chief minister Omar Abdullah today said that militants are targeting innocent civilians since they know their election boycott call is not going to get any response.
He was talking to media persons after addressing public meetings at several places. “The militant attacks are highly condemnable. The militants have no justification forcing their calls for boycott through violence. Let them not use their guns and allow the peopl... | | |
| | | BJP hits back at Omar | | ‘Concentrate on good governance in your state’ | | | NEW DELHI, Apr 22( Agencies) :BJP on Tuesday hit back at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his dig at the party, saying he should concentrate on providing good governance in his state where even elected representatives are not “safe”.
Omar had sarcastically said on Monday that he would not stop opposing BJP’s PM candidate Narendra Modi even if it meant going to Pakistan, in a reference to Bihar BJP leader Giriraj Singh’s contr... | | |
| | | NC minister’s cavalcade again attacked in Hajin | | Blames Ikhwanis, opposition | | | SRINAGAR, Apr 22: Three persons sustained injuries after youth attacked the cavalcade of National Conference leader Mohammad Akbar Lone in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.
Reports reaching GNS said that Lone, who is state’s higher education minister, was scheduled to address party workers in Sadunara, which is seven kilometers from Hajin town in the northern district.
Reports said as Lone’s cavalcade reached Hajan town, scores of youth atta... | | |
| | | PDP leveling baseless allegations: Farooq | | | | SRINAGAR, Apr 22: National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that PDP has almost accepted defeat in Lok Sabha polls and is now trying to divert attention by leveling baseless allegations against NC.
He was talking to media persons after addressing public meetings at various places.
“They know they have lost. Now they accuse us for fomenting trouble and encouraging violence. These are baseless allegations,” he said.
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| | K could have been resolved at Agra summit: Farooq | | | | SRINAGAR, Apr 23: National Conference president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said his party is the biggest votary of friendly relations between India and Pakistan and for the resolution of the political issue in J&K.
Speaking at various places in Ganderbal, Dr Abdullah said that during the Agra Summit, New Delhi and Islamabad had come very close to mutually resolving the Kashmir issue but hardliner elements in the BJP sabotaged the summit at the crucia... | | |
| | JKLF PIL on 2010 killings | | Consider remaining 15 cases for compensation: HC | | | | SRINAGAR, Apr 23: The High Court today asked the state government to consider the remaining 15 cases out of 117 killings of 2010 for compensation.
In its order, a division bench of the High Court, comprising of Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir and Justice Hasnain Masoodi has asked the state government to consider the remaining 15 cases wherein the monetary relief has not been paid so far. The order came in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on 201... | | |
| | | SHRC orders time bound probe in 90’s Hawal massacre | | Next hearing for the case on May 1 | | | SRINAGAR, Apr 23: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) today ordered a time bound probe into the massacre that killed more than 70 people at Hawal on May, 21, 1990.
According to the reports a petition was in the past submitted before the commission that asked for the investigation into the matter, compensation to the victims. Reports informed that the petition was submitted on March 23 last by a human rights group.
The case was listed befo... | | |
| | | UPA has to pay price for things not done: Farooq | | | | SRINAGAR, April 23: Union Minister and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah Wednesday said the UPA will have to pay the price for things it should have done but did not do.
"It is over now. What we should have done, we didn't do. We will pay the price for it. No use digging graves now," Abdullah told a New Delhi-based TV news channel in Srinagar.
"Price rise was one of the biggest issues and that is what hit the Delhi govern... | | |
| | Advocate’s detention controversy | | Police ready for independent inquirý: SSP Jammu | | BAJ continues indefinite strike | | | JAMMU, Apr 23: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jammu Atul Goel Wednesday stated that the police was ready to face any independent inquiry in case of charges of atrocities levelled by an advocate against the police. However he ruled out the suspension of any officer in this case.
SSP Jammu was reacting to media queries pertaining to demand of Bar Association Jammu (BAJ) demand for suspension of SHO Gandhi Nagar, ASI and one constable poste... | | |
| | | PAK resident dies of cardiac arrest in Mendhar | | Body deported after Nimaz-e-Jenaza | | | MENDHAR, Apr 23: A nonagenarian from Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK), who had arrived through Chakkan Da Bagh to meet his relatives in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district on April 21, 2014, died of cardiac arrest Wednesday morning.
According to family sources, 90-year old Mohammed Shakroo, son of Faqira, a resident of Chak Sawari of district Mirpur in PAK, along with his 32-year old son Mohammed Sajjad had come via Chakkan Da Bagh through cro... | | |
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