Kashmir Martyrs

Sopore killings trigger panic among ex-militants in Kashmir

Panic stricken former militants and sympathizers of separatists have started migrating out of Kashmir’s Sopore town following the killings of former militants and active supporters of separatists by unidentified gunmen. What has triggered the panic among the former militants and active supporters of separatists especially those close to hardline senior separatist leader, Syed Ali Geelani, is that these killings are reminiscent of the ‘Ikhwani period’ in the Valley during which dozens of separatist supporters and militants were...

Job Shuffle

Govt orders transfers in police dept

The J&K government Thursday ordered transfers and postings in Police department Shailendra Kumar Mishra, SP Kargil has been transferred and posted as SP Traffic Rural Kashmir; Rahul Malik, SP Kupwara has been transferred and posted as SP Kargil; Javid Ahmed Koul, SP Traffic Rural, Kashmir has been transferred and posted as SP Security, Kashmir; Haseeb-Ur-Rehman, SP Traffic City, Srinagar has been transferred and posted as Principal PTS, Manigam; Maqsood-Ul-Zaman, SP Security, Kashmir has been transferred and posted as SP Traffic City, Srinagar;...

heaven

Greater Kashmir JK’s move to award ‘encounter cops’ hits roadblock

Official sources told Greater Kashmir that the JK government’s recommendation to MHA on awarding cops taking part in gun-battles has faced a roadblock. The MHA, they said, has asked the state government to submit magisterial inquiry reports of these encounters, citing the Supreme Court directions that “all encounter deaths should be probed.” Official sources told Greater Kashmir that the JK government’s recommendation to MHA on awarding cops taking part in gun-battles has faced a roadblock. The MHA, they said, has asked the state government...

Kashmir Freedom Struggle

Sopore stronghold of freedom struggle, says Geelani

He said conscious people of Sopore have every time “stood bravely against the oppressors and autocracy and offered precious and invaluable sacrifices.” The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani Thursday said Sopore town has since 1931 “proven as a strong stronghold of freedom struggle of Kashmir and now secret agencies under a planned manner want to divide and weaken this fort.” In a press release issued here, Geelani said that “ISIS” and “TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan)” like organizations are “nonexistent”...

JK ‘setting wrong precedent’ by seeking judicial officers for non-judicial tasks

The J&K government’s request to the High Court to spare a sitting judge for a non-judicial position is against the spirit of the constitution, legal experts said Thursday. Criticizing the government for making such requests, experts said such a practice could “impinge upon the independence of the judiciary while defeating the purpose of separation of powers.” To mention, the J&K High Court Tuesday declined to relieve sitting judge Suresh Kumar Sharma for his appointment as member of the Public Service Commission. The High...

‘Why not IIM, IIMC, IIT for Kashmir then?’

With Centre buckling under pressure and reportedly sanctioning another AIIMS for Jammu in the wake of protests there, questions are now being asked in Kashmir over the Government of India as well as the State Government’s approach in handling such matters. Senior civil society activists in Kashmir, who have been pressing for establishment of AIIMS in Kashmir—where it was originally proposed to be established—Thursday hit out at the State and Central Governments for “playing politics” over such matters. “If this is the yardstick...

Centre gives in, sanctions AIIMS for Jammu too

Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Prakash Ganga Thursday said the government won’t take any step against any region and that AIIMS would be set up in both Kashmir and Jammu. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) would be set up in both Kashmir and Jammu regions, a senior BJP minister said Thursday, putting to rest controversy over the issue.

Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activist shot dead in Sopore

Family, resistance camp blame ‘Indian agencies’, say pro-freedom people being targeted again; Killing evokes widespread condemnation The killing triggered widespread condemnation from the resistance camp while Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani called for complete shutdown in Baramulla on Wednesday, against it.The killing triggered widespread condemnation from the resistance camp while Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani called for complete shutdown in Baramulla on Wednesday, against it.

Tangdhar encounter toll 5

Police identified the civilian as Muhammad Akber Sheikh (70). Police said postmortem of the body was carried out at SDH Karnah. With the killing of another militant and a civilian, the death toll in the 36-hour Tangdhar encounter has reached five. Army said that exchange of fire resumed Monday morning. “In the fresh exchange of fire another militant was killed. We have recovered the bodies of all four militants and a civilian,” an army official said here. “The civilian got trapped during the gun battle.” Police identified the civilian...

From North to South, signal waning!

After north Kashmir, many telecom tower landlords shut down their operations and vendors started removing hoarding and banners of telecom companies in Srinagar and south Kashmir on Monday. Following the attack on a cell tower in old Srinagar on Monday, panicky telecom companies shot an SOS to Union Telecom Ministry even as services in many parts of Kashmir were badly hit due to shutting of operations by tower landlords and vendors. The telecommunication operations in North and South Kashmir remained disrupted while in Srinagar telephone services...