Daily Archives: May 20, 2018

Shutdown, march towards Eidgah in IOK tomorrow

Curfew-like restrictions continue in Srinagar Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, complete shutdown will be observed and a march towards the Martyrs’ Graveyard at Eidgah in Srinagar will be conducted, tomorrow, to mark the martyrdom anniversaries of prominent liberation leaders, Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone. …

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Srinagar sealed ahead of anniversaries of Farooq, Lone

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, restrictions were imposed in downtown Srinagar on Sunday for the second successive day in view of march towards Eidgah called by the Joint Resistance Leadership, tomorrow. The downtown area of Srinagar has been kept out of bounds ahead of death anniversaries of prominent …

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Yasin Malik remembers Ashfaq Majeed Wani

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik has paid tributes to Martyr Ishfaq Majeed Wani who was killed in Ramadan in 1990. Muhammad Yasin Malik in a statement issued in Srinagar, recalling his childhood friend, said, “It was …

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IOK HC quashes PSA detentions of 9 persons

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, the High Court has quashed detentions of nine persons who had been booked under draconian Public Safety Act (PSA). While quashing the detention orders, different benches of the court ordered immediate release of the detainees if they are not involved in other offences.

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Police failed to return students’ phones

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, police in Islamabad town have not returned mobile phones of more than a dozen students detained last month following protests at Government Degree College (GDC) in the main town. The students, more than 20 of them were arrested by police following protests in …

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New York Times urges US to resolve Kashmir dispute

New York, May 20 (KMS): Widely published US newspaper The New York Times in its editorial has suggested tripartite dialogue involving Pakistan, India and Kashmiris, while urging the US to channelize its efforts to end Kashmir imbroglio. Emphasizing the urgency to settle the Kashmir dispute, the editorial reads, “…the obvious …

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Rich tributes paid to Molvi Farooq, Khawaja Lone

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, Hurriyat leaders and organizations have paid rich tributes to prominent liberation leaders, Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq, Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone and martyrs of Hawal. The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yasin Malik in his statement said Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq …

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Minor boy seriously injured in troops’ firing in IOK

Srinagar, May 20 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, a 9-year-old boy was injured seriously after paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force opened fire on a group of protesters at Arampora area of Sopore in Baramulla district, last night. The CRPF men fired bullets and teargas shells on youth, who took to streets …

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