Srinagar, 13 July (KNB):  Police Friday foiled the proposed ‘March to Naqashband Sahib (Martyrs graveyard)’ of Hurriyat Conference (M) when amalgam leaders including its Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, senior leaders Engineer Hilal War, Sufi Mushtaq Ahmad and others were arrested near Mirwaiz’s Nigeen residence from where the march was supposedContinue Reading

New Delhi, July 13 (KNB): In a major significant development, Army veteran Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) has been named chancellor of the Central University of Kashmir. Earlier there were speculations that Ata Hasnain may be appointed as Governor of Jammu and Kashmir state.  Hasnain will replace founding chancellorContinue Reading

United Nations, Jul 13 (KNB): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has backed Human Rights High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein’s call for an international investigation into human rights situation in Kashmir saying that it represents the “voice of the UN”. He also defended at a news conference on Thursday his ownContinue Reading