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August 14, 2018 No Responses

Ahead of Independency day security beefed up across Kashmir Valley

Amid a massive build-up of forces ahead for smooth conduct of August 15 functions in the Valley, Director General of Police, Shesh Paul Vaid on Monday said forces would ensure militant threat-free functions on the day. “Tight security arrangements are...

August 12, 2018 No Responses

Hope Pakistan keeps supporting Kashmir’s struggle: Mirwaiz

Hurriyat (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Tuesday said he was hopeful that Pakistan will keep supporting the genuine struggle of people of Jammu Kashmir as they have done in the past. Congratulating Pakistan on their Independence Day, Mirwaiz wrote on...

August 11, 2018 No Responses

Youth critically injured during clashes in Shopian village

Reports said that Fayaz Ahmad, a resident of Poterwal village, received a bullet in his abdomen during clashes that broke out while a cordon and search operation was in progress in Tangwani-Tuckroo village.A youth was critically injured during intense clashes....

August 10, 2018 No Responses

132 Cr drainage project for Srinagar remains incomplete since last 10 years

The rainwater that flooded the streets on Tuesday morning when a heavy downpour brought chaos and disorder to the summer capital made one thing emphatically clear: that the city sorely lacks a drainage system. And what will surely make matters...

August 8, 2018 No Responses

Rains bring cheer to a stuffy Kashmir causing water logging, traffic snarls

A heavy downpour on Tuesday morning brought a much-needed relief from the stuffy weather that had made life difficult for the people of Kashmir in the last four to five days across the Kashmir valley. Although the heavy rain did...

August 7, 2018 No Responses

Strike paralyses Kashmir, Chenab valley, Resistance Camp caged, Yatra suspended

For the second consecutive day on Monday, normal life in Kashmir and parts of Chenab Valley was disputed by the strike called by Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) against challenging validity of Article 35-A in the Supreme Court. People in Srinagar...

August 3, 2018 No Responses

Fiddling with Article 35A will open Pandora’s Box, 27 Kashmir based trade organisations continue protest across Srinagar

As the hearing on the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35-A draws near, legal experts opine that any tampering would affect the accession of the state with union of India. Noted lawyer, Zaffar Shah said the rights and...

August 2, 2018 No Responses

No presence of ISIS in Kashmir Valley, only cases of waving of flags: Hansraj Gangaram

No militant of the ISJK, an outfit influenced by ISIS ideology, is active in Jammu and Kashmir and the extent of ISIS presence in the state was till recently limited to waving flags of the global group and Pakistan, Union...

August 1, 2018 No Responses

Kashmir Inc announce marathon protest, Tourism, Trade, Transport bodies to hold demonstrations between August 1-7

Representatives of 27 Kashmir-based trade organisations on Tuesday announced a week-long protest programme beginning Wednesday to “protect” Article 35-A from any tinkering The business associations that recently came together under an umbrella body said th...

July 30, 2018 No Responses

JRL cranks up pressure over Article 35A warns of mass agitation

The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Sunday threatened to launch mass agitation and called for two-day shutdown against any tinkering with Article 35A, which grants special privileges to residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Al...