As Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) continues to simmer over the ‘pro-Afzal Guru’ event, slogans in support of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar were raised in Kashmir […]
Month: February 2016
As soldiers fought terrorists, mosques nearby hailed mujahid
A large swathe around the Pampore encounter site resounded with praise for ‘mujahid’ (holy warriors) from loudspeakers as Indian security forces fought terrorists holed up […]
Non-local skilled workers take up Kashmir’s famed art
Wood Carving In Its Last Throes Manzoor Ahmed Shah, 57-years-old, has seen the best of the times when the downtown area in Srinagar had hundreds […]
Domestic violence cases on rise in Jammu
Domestic violence cases in Jammu seem to be on the rise as registration of such cases in the women cell here has seen an upward […]
Curfew-like restrictions in Pampore, adjoining areas to prevents protests
Curfew-like restrictions were imposed on Tuesday in areas from Pantha Chowk to Pampore around the Srinagar-Jammu highway to prevent protests against the death of three […]
Protests, clashes rock Pampore
Massive protests kept Pampore town and its adjacent localities on the boil on Monday while the encounter at Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) in Sempora area […]
Army caught between enemy bullets and ‘friendly’ brickbats
Bullets whizzed from the front while stones and invectives flew from behind when soldiers battled 50 hours to flush out terrorists from the 15-acre campus […]
Zee News producer quits over channel’s coverage of JNU row
A producer with Hindi television channel Zee News Sunday quit the organisation protesting against the coverage of the JNU row by the channel. Vishwa Deepak, […]
Syed Ali Shah Geelani calls for shutdown across Kashmir in solidarity with the JNU students
Syed Ali Shah Geelani led Hurriyat Conference has called for a complete shutdown across Kashmir, Chenab Valley and Pir Panjal region on February 27, in […]
Pampore gunfight ends taking toll to nine, including 3 militants
The nearly 48-hour-long encounter ended today as security forces gunned down all three highly trained foreign militants who were holed up inside a multi-storey government […]