SRINAGAR: CPI(M) leader & former MLA M Yousuf Tarigami on Monday led a protest demonstration in Srinagar against the "privatization" of electricity, Railways and public transport. The protestors, led by the CPI(M) leader, with banners assembled near the Press Enclave...

SRINAGAR:  National Conference president, Farooq Abdullah led opposition parties will stage an anti-government ‘peaceful’ protest on October 10 in Jammu. “The current situation in Jammu and Kashmir was discussed in the meeting of opposition parties and it has been decided...

SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir Awami Tehreek (JKAT) held a peaceful demonstration at Jantar Mantar New Delhi on Saturday, pitching for the release of religious leaders, Journalists and political workers. The protest was led by Chairman JKAT Waqar H. Bhatti. Civil Society...

SRINAGAR: Normal life was affected as protests were held on Saturday on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway and parts of Jammu region observed shutdown against the installation of Smart Meters and removal of Toll Post at Sarore in Samba district. The day-long...

SRINAGAR: The Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CCI) Jammu on Thursday gave a one-day call for Jammu shutdown against smart meters installation and continuation of Sarore Toll Post on Jammu-Pathankot national highway in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. “During...

SRINAGAR: The locals from Budgam Thursday staged a massive protest against the installation of Smart Meters. The protesters particularly women blocked the traffic and stopped Power Development Department from installing the meters. While reacting over the installation of Smart Meters,...

SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said J&K government has declined them the permission to hold a seminar or a discussion on the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 on Saturday. PDP Media Coordinator Bashir Ahmed Beigh...

: Electricity was snapped in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar city after locals staged a protest against the installation of Smart Meters on Tuesday morning. Local sources told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that a large number of locals...

SRINAGAR: Dozens of KPDCL Dailywagers staged a protest demonstration Thursday here, expressing frustration against Electric Division Sumbal for failing to timely process their seniority files.  The President of the KPDCL Dailywagers Association, Abdul Hamid Wagay told GNS that their seniority...

SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir Apni Party Monday held a protest against a host of issues being faced by people including price rise, installation of smart meters, and curtailment in ration quota. Apni Party workers and several leaders assembled outside the party...

SRINAGAR: Chattabugh village of Central Kashmir’s Budgam has been facing an acute shortage of potable water. The villagers on Saturday staged a protest urging the concerned department to ensure water supply to them. They said people are being forced to fetch water in carts from different places, even in this holy month of Ramadhan. “This village has been facing a water shortage problem for many years. Nobody listens to us, despite repeatedly knocking at the doors of PHE officials,” one of the protesters Nusrat Bano told the news agency Kashmir News Trust. The locals said that last water many villagers were hit by the water-borne disease. They said they are being forced to consume contaminated water sometimes. “Through your medium, we request LG Manoj Sinha to direct the PHE department to ensure regular water supply to Chattabugh village,” the villagers said. (KNT)

SRINAGAR: In the wake of AICC leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Friday held a silent protest dharna against an alleged politics of vendetta and suppression of voice of dissent and opposition especially the Congress party. A large number of congress workers and top leadership of the party led by PCC President Vikar Rasool Wani accompanied by Working President Raman Bhalla and other leaders held a silent protest at Shaheedi Chowk Jammu outside the party office to express solidarity with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The protestors wore black badges and masks to convey a message of denial of right to speak and express views, as guaranteed by the constitution in a democracy under the Modi regime and the politics of vendetta through different agencies against the opposition leaders especially the Congress party. The protestors sent a message of solidarity to their leader and the determination of the Congress party to fight against such policies of Modi Govt. Reacting to the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha, JKPCC Chief said that Rahul Gandhi was the voice of poor, youths and common man in the Lok Sabha which shall be missing. He used to fearlessly raise the voice of the common man, especially the poor, youth and women and against those who have been looting the taxpayers money. “He has been punished for speaking the truth and the voice of the common people in this country. We stand in solidarity with our leader,” he added. Rasool also said that Congress party shall not be cowed down by such tactics and the politics of vendetta by the BJP and Modi Govt. and would fight for the freedom of speech and expression available to the citizens under the constitution. “Congress party stands guarantee to the freedom attained by the countrymen under the leadership of the congress party, of which freedom of speech and expression is the most fundamental right,” he said adding that BJP Govt. wants to crush the voice of opposition and wants to deter them from raising voice against Modi Govt. which is very dangerous and the congress party shall continue to fight against such policies to protect and safeguard the rights of the citizens.