Family of Tufail Ahmad Matto who was killed in government forces action three years ago on this day slammed both the state and central governments for ‘failing’ to deliver justice and accused them of shielding culprits.

On 11th of June 2010, seventeen-year-old Tufail was killed due a tear smoke shell fired by police. The boy was returning from tuition and his death sparked a phase of mass protests in the Kashmir region, which continued for whole summer. Over 120 people mostly teenagers...

Stating that Government of India is mulling to set up ‘Amarnath Nagar’ in and around the holy cave, Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday said Kashmiriyat was almost over.

“As for my reports Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) in league with the government is busy in constructing huts and buildings at different places enroute to Amarnath Cave. It is a serious matter and we must show our concern in this regard,” he said.

The octogenarian leader added that Government...

BJP today hit out at Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah for his remarks on developments within the party saying that unlike others, theirs was not a "father-son" or "mother-son" party.

"Omar is unable to appreciate that... BJP is a party of healthy inner-party democracy because unlike some other parties, BJP is not a 'father-son' or 'mother-son' party," BJP national executive member and chief spokesperson in J-K, Dr Jitendra Singh, said here in reaction to Abdullah's tweets.

The...

The Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday thwarted a seminar organised by the Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

The government sealed the residence of the octogenarian leader and didn’t allow anyone to enter his residence.

Geelani while castigating Omar Abdullah-led government said: “Its autocracy will soon get buried.

Hurriyat had decided to organize a seminar titled “Forget not our blood” on Tuesday to commemorate the death of over 125 people killed during...

As a part of its new policy to encourage ‘vertical housing colonies’ in the summer capital, the Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) today set-off its ambitious project of constructing around 600 flats at Bemina.

Minister for Urban Development and Local Bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora laid the foundation of Gulposh Apartments at Bemina. In the first phase around three apartment blocks comprising 60 flats are to be constructed by SDA near JK Bank Bemina.

Legislator Irfan Ahmad Shah...

A militant was killed while as two policemen were injured during an ambush on government forces patrol in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, some 45 kms from the summer capital Srinagar, late in the evening.

The attack took place on a Special Operation Group and Central Reserve Police Force patrol near Neloora crossing some 12 kms from the main town. Two policemen identified as constable Mohammad Ashraf and Special Police Officer Mohammad Arif were injured in the attack.

A senior police...

Lt Gen Om Prakash, General Officer Commanding (GoC) Chinar Corps handed over the reins of Chinar Corps to Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh today. Lt Gen Om Prakash dedicated his tenure of one year towards ushering a sustained peace in the Valley.

“During his tenure, he has successfully taken the normalcy forward and reinforced the vitality of peace towards development and progress in the Valley.  Alongside the sustained counter terrorist operations resulting into successful elimination of large...

Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani Monday accused the government forces of torturing the body of a militant after a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Holding army responsible for large scale human rights abuses in the Valley, Geelani  lashed out at armed forces over their “inhuman approach while handing the body of slain militant Muhammad Abbas”.

The chairman also criticized the state-run media for not highlighting the violations taking place in the...