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August 23, 2017 No Responses

Protest against ‘Failure’ of legislators to safeguard JK’s Special Status

Accusing legislators from Jammu and Kashmir of “failing” to safeguard special status of the state, Jammu Kashmir People’s Alliance, a newly floated party held a sit-in at Press Enclave on Tuesday. Holding placards which criticised members of Legislative Assembly, Legislative...

August 22, 2017 No Responses

Unidentified gun men killed 3 Civilians in 3 days in Anantnag, Shopian

In a fresh spree of mysterious killings, three civilians have been shot dead in Anantnag and Shopian districts during the past three days. While police blames militants for the killings, however no militant outfit has claimed responsibility. The fresh spree...

August 22, 2017 No Responses

Encounter underway in Kupwara, 2 to 3 terrorists trapped

An encounter broke out between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. The firing is currently underway and the entire area has been cordoned off. About two to three terrorists are believed to be...

August 21, 2017 No Responses

After PM’s Kashmir outreach, 4 Member team from Delhi visits south Kashmir

‘Group intends to open communication channels with Hurriyat’ Soon after former external affairs minister, Yashwant Sinha’s team wound up its third visit to Kashmir on Saturday, yet another team arrived in the Valley and travelled to south Kashmir. The te...

August 19, 2017 No Responses

Killing of militants wont help resolve Kashmir Issue: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today claimed that killing of militants by the security forces will not help resolve the Kashmir issue. “Each day, young educated boys are being killed and there is a belief in some that...

August 18, 2017 No Responses

Geelani should introspect, ‘Stop selling blood of Youth’: National Conference

National Conference (NC) Thursday said Syed Ali Geelani should introspect and “stop selling the blood of thousands of Kashmiri youth to curry favors from the current political dispensation as interim relief in the current investigation into questionable and ...

August 17, 2017 No Responses

Kashmiris want to be active stakeholders in peace process: Rajnath Singh

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the common Kashmiris want to be active stakeholders in the peace process but had been made victims by certain vested interests. In an article “Decoding PM’s Speech”, the Home Minister hailed...

August 17, 2017 No Responses

Sinha-led team arrives on ‘Mission Kashmir’

Senior BJP leader and former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha arrived here on Wednesday while others members of Concerned Citizens Group (CCG) led by him will arrive on a two-day visit to Kashmir on Thursday. Sinha arrived in Srinagar today....

August 14, 2017 No Responses

Seventy years on, digging a deeper hole in Kashmir

The move by a BJP/RSS front organization to repeal the validity of Article 35-A will lead to adverse consequences are likely to further devastate an already suffering region. Its long-term negative consequences are likely to outlive us all. The clouds...

August 12, 2017 No Responses

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq threatens agitation if Article 35A abrogated

Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today warned that people will hit the streets if the state’s special status is harmed by abrogating Article 35A. In a statement, the separatist leader said after allowing the imposition of the GST in the...