SRINAGAR — After the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories in 2019, more than 12,000 government employees in J&K have opted to serve in Ladakh, the New Indian Express reported. Most of those who have opted to serve in Ladakh are from Leh and Kargil—the two districts of […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday summoned the Indian Charge d’ Affaires (Cd’A) to the Foreign Office for a demarche over what it called a “reprehensible conduct” after the death of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Geelani, 91, died at his home in Srinagar on Wednesday night after a prolonged illness. The pro-Pakistan separatist […]
SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on behalf of its incarcerated Chairman Mirwaiz Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of veteran and octogenarian resistance leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani who passed away after a prolonged house arrest. The APHC in a statement paid glowing tributes to […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Kashmir valley snapped Mobile and Internet services across the valley on intervening night of Thursday after SAS Geelani passed away. Pre-dawn communication blackout left many people in confusion on Thursday morning as they were unaware about the death of veteran Hurriyat leader. A local when narrating the story told The Kashmiriyat that “My […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities imposed strict restrictions on Friday in the entire Kashmir Valley to maintain law and order in the aftermath of senior separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s death on Wednesday. All roads leading to Srinagar city were sealed and entry and exit movements were disallowed with heavy deployment of police and paramilitary Central […]
NEW DELHI — Suhail Shaheen, the spokesman of the Taliban political office in Doha, has said that the group has the right to raise its voice for Muslims anywhere, including in Kashmir, Geo News reported. In a Zoom interview with BBC Urdu, Shaheen also said that the Taliban do not have a policy to raise […]
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 […]