SRINAGAR — Following the death of senior separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the family members of the local Kashmiris working or studying outside Kashmir are unable to speak to them due to the communication shutdown imposed by the authorities on Thursday. Several locals said they were in a state of panic and were worried […]
SRINAGAR — Strict curbs will remain in place in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir on Friday in the wake of death of senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, officials said Thursday. An official told that restrictions will continue to remain in place in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir on Friday as well as […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not been able to come out of the ‘karsevak’ mindset and is implementing whatever he has been taught as a ‘karsevak’ at this time. Mufti made the remarks during an interview with The Indian […]
SRINAGAR — Indian authorities cracked down on public movement and imposed a near-total communications blackout Thursday in Kashmir after the death of Syed Ali Geelani, a top separatist leader who became the emblem of the region’s defiance against New Delhi. Geelani, who died late Wednesday at age 92, was buried in a quiet funeral organized […]
SRINAGAR — The mainstream political leaders including former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir state have expressed condolences over the demise of senior Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Geelani breathed his last at around 10:30 pm on Wednesday at his residence in Hyderpora area in Srinagar. He was buried in wee hours in local […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities imposed a security clampdown in Kashmir late Wednesday after the death of separatist icon Syed Ali Geelani at the age of 92. Troops put up barbed wire and barricades on roads leading to Geelani’s house in the main city of Srinagar after the family announced the death. Announcements were made from loudspeakers […]
SRINAGAR — Senior most Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was on Thrusday buried in wee hours in local graveyard in Hyderpora area of Srinagar district. A top police officer told that the burial of Geelani was completed by 4:45 Am on Thrusday in presence of his relatives and neighbours in Hyderpora graveyard. The 92- […]
SRINAGAR — Veteran separatist leader and former Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani breathed his last at his Srinagar residence on Wednesday evening, sources said. Sources told that Geelani, 92, developed serious complications on Wednesday afternoon and breathed his last in this evening. “He had chest congestion and breathing problems. He passed away at […]
SRINAGAR — Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu Kashmir Wednesday said that it held a meeting of its key members at the historic Mirwaiz Manzil in Srinagar. According to a statement the meeting was chaired by leading religious scholar and patron of Anjuman Tabligh-ul-Islam, Moulana Shaukat Hussain Keing. The meeting was convened regarding the closure of historic Central […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that the administration led by him was mulling to re-open all colleges and universities in Kashmir after vaccinating students above 18-years of age. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at SKICC on the banks of famous Dal Lake here, LG Sinha […]