Valley refuses to cool down Undeclared Curfew In City, Youth Succumbs
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar, June 29: The government’s decision to manage the Amarnath pilgrimage did not have any impact on the ground as violent clashes continued all over the Valley on the seventh consecutive day Sunday leaving scores injured.
Fresh spate of violent clashes broke out on the city outskirts Sunday evening when CRPF troopers allegedly assaulted chairman of Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, at Bemina, where he had gone to join the jinaza of a deceased youth.
Restrictions in city
Unofficial curfew was clamped in various parts of the city, including Shahr-e-Khas, which witnessed More | ‘SASB’s withdrawal of claim mere eyewash MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, June 29: The Action Committee Against Land Transfer (ACALT) on Sunday termed the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board’s proposal to withdraw the claim on forestland recently “transferred” to it as a “mere eyewash to create confusion” and divert the public attention.
The committee chairman, Mian Abdul More | SASB gives up claim on forest land! Govt to manage Yatra, says Azad
MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, June 29: Buckling under mounting public pressure, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board has given up its claim over the forest land the government had transferred to it earlier this month. The state government would now manage the annual Amarnath yatra.
Stating this at a press conference at his More | It’s a half-way measure, revoke land order: PDP GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, June 29: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today said the reported decision of the state government to take charge of the logistics arrangements of the Amarnath Yatra is only a half-way measure which would not help in resolving the grave situation that has engulfed the state.
This was resolved More | Guv accepts resignation of nine ministers GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, June 29: On the recommendation of chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, governor N N Vohra has accepted the resignation of nine members of his Council of Ministers with immediate effect. They are Muzaffar Hussain Beigh, A A Zargar, Qazi Muhammad Afzal, Tariq Hamid Qarra, Muhammad Dilawar Mir, Javed More |
Nayeem under house arrest GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, June 29: The state administration has put senior All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader and chairman National Front, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, under house arrest to prevent him from leading protest demonstrations against transfer of land to SASB.
State administration restricted his movement by deploying More | Why were we beaten to pulp by CRPF men? HABIB NAQASH /AMAN FAROOQ
For the past six days we have been covering protests in every nook and corner of the city but on the seventh day we got the feel of the sufferings of others who were targeted by police and CRPF men during performing their professional duties.
Press considered to be the fourth pillar of the democracy More |
Sajjad Lone says Azad confusing people on land transfer GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, June 29: Chairman of People’s Conference Sajjad Gani Lone on Sunday said the onus of convincing the people of Kashmir that the land deal has been cancelled lies on the chief minister as Kashmiris are unlikely to be confused by the polemical confusion created by Ghulam Nabi Azad.
“Kashmiris More | NC welcomes decision GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, June 29: NC president Omar Abdullah welcomed the decision of the governor to surrender the claim of SASB on the forest land. Omar thanked the Governor for favourably responding to the suggestions of the NC in this regard.
Omar ruled out the extension of support to Congress saying that the More |
Give us our land back: Mirwaiz ZULFIQAR MAJID
Srinagar, June 29: The Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Sunday rejected state government’s decision to take over the responsibility of Amarnath Yatra from the Shrine Board and appealed the people to continue with peaceful protests.
“We don’t want Shrine Board shouldn’t hold yatra More | Geelani, Umar reject Azad’s move Rescind land order in writing
FAHEEM ASLAM
 Srinagar, June 29: The Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Sunday urged people to continue with peaceful protests till the government rescinded the land transfer order in writing.
“The government is trying to create confusion among people that the land order has been withdrawn,” Geelani More |
