
Srinagar: Normal life was affected in Kashmir Valley on Wednesday due to a day-long shutdown called by hardline Hurriyat Conference headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani on the third death anniversary of two Shopian women that had led to widespread protests. The shutdown call by the hardline Hurriyat faction was marked by thin traffic on roads in the city as many shops and business establishments remained shut. Schools across the...

03:12 PM, May 30, 2012

New Delhi: Welcoming efforts by India and Pakistan to improve their relations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday pressed for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue sans violence and violations of human rights. "I hope this issue is addressed peacefully without violence and respecting wills of the people there," Ban, who is in New Delhi on a four-day chief, told reporters. The UN chief stressed that the Kashmir issue...

08:42 PM, Apr 27, 2012

Srinagar: The Cyber Crime Cell of Jammu and Kashmir police has claimed to have uncovered a network of youths who used social networking sites to foment trouble in the state during the last few years. "We have identified the persons who have been indulging in trouble mongering over the past couple of years by using the social networking sites," Inspector General of Police (Kashmir Zone) SM Sahai told PTI. Some...

03:35 PM, Apr 15, 2012

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday condemned the heckling of separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani in New Delhi during a seminar and said such attacks were of no help in solving the Kashmir issue. Reacting to the news of attack on 81-year-old Geelani, the Chief Minister said "these Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena (BSKS) and ABVP goons are bloody idiots." "Anyone can assault an old man....

10:22 PM, Mar 26, 2012

New Delhi: Pro-Pakistan hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was on Monday heckled at a seminar in north Delhi where he faced angry protests from activists of ABVP, the student wing of BJP. As Geelani arrived at the venue in Civil Lines area, Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) protesters gheraoed him and shouted slogans demanding him to leave the venue. Geelani had arrived at around 4 pm for the...

07:11 PM, Mar 26, 2012

New Delhi: Charges were on Saturday framed against a close aide of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and three others, arrested for allegedly running hawala racket to fund banned terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir Valley, by a Delhi court, paving the way for their trial. District Judge HS Sharma framed charges under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Ghulam Mohd Bhat, said to be...

05:06 PM, Mar 03, 2012

New Delhi: Charges were on Saturday framed against a close aide of hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and three others, arrested for allegedly running hawala racket to fund banned terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir Valley, by a Delhi court, paving the way for their trial. District Judge H S Sharma framed charges under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Ghulam Mohd Bhat, said to...

02:06 PM, Mar 03, 2012

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday accepted a plea for a trial of a close aide of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and three others. They have been allegedly running a hawala racket to fund banned terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in the Kashmir valley. The court decided to put the four on trial, ordering formal framing of charges against them under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention...

09:27 AM, Mar 03, 2012

Jammu and Kashmir Home Minister Nasir Aslam Wani said police will question senior Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. ...

07:01 PM, Mar 02, 2012

New Delhi: Delhi Police will question Hurriyat Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani over alleged links with Lashkar-e-Toiba. Reports say Geelani had given a reference letter to LeT militant Athesham Malik to obtain a Pakistani visa. This is a part of Athesham Malik's disclosure, who is one of the three alleged terrorists arrested by the Delhi Police on Wednesday. Official sources said a copy of the recommendation letter given by Geelani...

08:53 AM, Mar 02, 2012

Srinagar: Hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference on Saturday passed a resolution in support of US-based Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai. "I can say this with complete faith that he has done nothing wrong. Fai sahab has done nothing wrong. He has lobbied for a genuine cause," Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani said at a seminar called in support of Fai. Fai, 62, arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation...

08:37 PM, Dec 24, 2011

Srinagar: Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq had a tough time in Sopore town today when supporters of pro-Pakistan separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani hurled 'Kangris' and stones. Sopore town, 55 km from here, has been the traditional bastion of Geelani, who heads the breakaway faction of Hurriyat, and his party Jamaat-e-Islamia and has frequently targeted Hurriyat leaders from the moderate rival faction. The supporters of the two factions clashed...

08:30 PM, Dec 16, 2011

Srinagar: Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Sunday said debates revolving around controversial laws like AFSPA were offshoots of an unresolved Kashmir problem. "Black laws are branches of a tree. When the spring arrives, these will sprout again. The need is to address the root cause (of the problem)," he told a seminar in Srinagar. The discussions centring around laws like AFSPA and PSA were derivatives of a lingering...

07:59 PM, Dec 11, 2011

Srinagar: After 20 years of militancy, the Jammu and Kashmir government is saying there's a chance cinema halls and bars could re-open, but not everyone is welcoming that. Firdous Cinema at the heart of Srinagar, recently cleared of troops after 20 years, has raised fresh hopes of a cinema revival in Kashmir. Officially banned for the last 21 years, the re-opening of cinemas got a boost when National Conference (NC)...

09:47 PM, Dec 08, 2011

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani should be provided a passport. "Some time back, we have heard from Geelani that he wants a passport. I have conveyed to the Centre that he should not be stopped. "Whosoever we can provide a passport, we should give him," Omar told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. The Chief...

11:48 PM, Sep 05, 2011