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April 4, 2019 No Responses

Modi, BJP responsible for ‘Worsening’ Kashmir situation: G N Azad

Senior Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government for “worsening” the situation in Kashmir during its stint in power. Addressing a party workers’ convention in Lolab, Kupwara,...

March 30, 2019 No Responses

Asking for Kashmir Resolution no crime: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said asking for resolution of Kashmir issue is neither terror nor crime. Addressing a Friday gathering at Jamia Masjid Mirwaiz said government of India should not criminalize political aspirations ...

March 28, 2019 No Responses

European Parliamentarians call for the ban of pellet shotguns on Kashmiris

An enormous cross-party group of Members of the European Parliament have called for a ban on the use of pellet guns on civilians in India-controlled Kashmir. Wajid Khan, a Labour Member of the European Parliament representing the North West of...

March 27, 2019 No Responses

Pulwama recruiting ground for LeT, JeM: Govt report

Pakistan-based terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e- Mohammed (JeM) recruited the most number of locals from Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama both in 2018 and in 2019, according to a report prepared by security agencies and shared with the...

March 16, 2019 No Responses

‘No borders that terrorism cannot cross’: Kashmir condemns Christchurch Mosques Shooting

The Kashmir Valley on Friday came together to denounce terror attack at two New Zealand mosques that killed at least 49 people saying the brutality proved that there is no place terrorism cannot reach The Kashmir Valley on Friday came...

March 16, 2019 No Responses

Won’t succumb to threats, will continue to pursue a peaceful resolution of Kashmir Issue: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

The Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said that he has been seeking a “peaceful” resolution of the Kashmir issue as per the aspirations of the people, and questioned how such an advocacy can be termed as “terrorism.”...

March 14, 2019 No Responses

Srinagar figures among dirtiest cities in India

In a shocking revelation Srinagar city has been again listed among dirtiest cities across India, securing the 357th rank in Swachh Survekshan 2019 and has stepped down by 110 ranks than the previous year.The data which was revealed by Ministry...

March 12, 2019 No Responses

Polling for Anantnag Lok Sabha seat will be held in three phases?

On Sunday, when the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls, it left many in J&K bemused. The state has six parliamentary constituencies, but the body announced eight dates for conducting the electoral exercise....

March 9, 2019 No Responses

Complete Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover within 2 months: DC Srinagar

Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Friday strictly instructed the concerned executing agencies to complete the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh Flyover within two months.The DC who made these instructions in a meeting with executing agencies and co...

March 6, 2019 No Responses

The decision to apply constitutional provisions to J&K has sparked Anger and Anxiety across Valley

Kashmir’s politicians say a central law cannot be applied when the state is under Governor’s rule while people fear it’s a step towards repealing Article 35A. On February 28, the Union Cabinet extended two constitutional amendments to the state of...