SRINAGAR — Restrictions persisted for the second day on Tuesday in parts of Srinagar to prevent people from assembling at the ‘martyrs’ graveyard in Naqshband Sahib area of the city, officials said. The restrictions continued in old parts of the city, including Nowhatta and Naqshband Sahib areas, as a precautionary measure, the officials said. Police […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday slammed the Lt Governor administration for blocking access to the Martyrs’ Graveyard in the old city, saying those who are stopping people from paying homage are “guests for few days”, but the martyrs are immortal. “Those who did not allow us to go to […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused the BJP of turning the issue of the ‘martyrs’ of 1931 into a communal matter, saying those killed by the Dogra Maharaja’s soldiers sacrificed their lives fighting the “autocratic rule”. The former chief minister paid tributes to the 22 protestors, who died on this day in […]
SRINAGAR — The lieutenant governor’s administration Monday imposed restrictions in several parts of Srinagar to prevent people from assembling at the martyrs’ graveyard in Naqshband Sahib area of the city. While the area within a one-kilometre radius of the graveyard was sealed off on Sunday, barricades were set up in the old city and some […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti has been placed under house arrest ahead of Martyrs’ Day observance here, her daughter Iltija Mufti claimed on Sunday. “We have been placed under house arrest on the eve of Martyrs’ Day for reasons best known to JK Police,” Iltija posted on X. July 13 is commemorated […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday lashed out at sections of the local media, accusing them of “cowardice” and “selling out” for allegedly downplaying the detention of elected representatives in Jammu and Kashmir on the anniversary of Martyrs’ Day. “Take a look at our local newspapers – both from […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Authorities in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, imposed restrictions and denied permission to visit the Martyrs’ Graveyard in Nowhatta on the anniversary of July 13. In a post on X, Srinagar Police said the district administration has denied permission to all applicants intending to proceed towards Khawaja Bazar, Nowhatta, […]
SRINAGAR — Several political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, including PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, claimed on Saturday that they were placed under “house arrest” by authorities to prevent them from visiting the ‘martyrs’ graveyard’ to pay homage to the 22 Kashmiri people killed by the army of a Dogra ruler on this day in 1931. […]