Holding Shiekh Muhammad Abdullah and other pro-India leaders responsible for the killing of “five lakh” Muslims in Jammu on November 6, 1947, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani said Maharaja Hari Singh was not the only person responsible for the anti-Muslim riots but the leadership including […]
drug racket spreads sub standard quality
With hundreds of sub standard pharmaceutical companies pumping their medicines into the valley which the local drug control department is unable to check, Kashmiris face a very high risk of consuming such drugs with fatal consequences. The racket of spurious drugs is operated through a well oiled mafia and alarmingly the racket is booming […]
Rapist gets five years
Rapist gets five years Rejecting the plea that silence of a victim should be construed as her consent, a Budgam court Wednesday, sentenced one Abdul Aziz Dar, to five years in prison besides imposing a fine of 10,000 rupees for repeatedly raping a minor working in his carpet weaving factory. The victim was working in […]
spurious drugs sale on rise
With hundreds of sub standard pharmaceutical companies pumping their medicines into the valley which the local drug control department is unable to check, Kashmiris face a very high risk of consuming such drugs with fatal consequences. The racket of spurious drugs is operated through a well oiled mafia and alarmingly the racket is […]
Court frames charges against Sabeena, 4 others
Court frames charges against Sabeena, 4 others Court framed charges against the kingpin of the sexual exploitation case, Sabeena and four of her accomplices under the Prevention of Illegal Trafficking Act (PITA), Monday. Principal Sessions Judge Srinagar, Muhammad Yaqoob Mir, today framed charges against five persons accused in the sexual exploitation scandal – kingpin Sabeena; […]
Kashmir observes ‘Black Day’
Normal life was affected on Saturday across the Kashmir valley following a shutdown called by pro-resistance politicians and militant groups to protest the landing of Indian troops on the day in 1947. Both faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference had appealed to people to observe a black day today in order to attract […]