The curfew remained in place in Anantnag town and areas under eight police stations in Srinagar district while normal life remained paralysed on the 47th […]
Month: August 2016
Unrest pushes mutton off Kashmir menu
In the curfew-bound Kashmir, mutton has gone off the menu. With the region reeling under shutdowns and restrictions for the past 46 days, the import […]
Season of Apples, Peaches fails to bear fruit
With unrest in the Valley entering its second month, August that is normally the season of fruits has failed to bring cheer to the seven […]
The Rise of Kashmir’s Second ‘Intifada’
For the first time since 1990, the anger in Kashmir and support for azadi from India is stretched across society in the Valley. By Prem Shankar […]
Mob beats Kashmiri trucker in Jammu, Police rejects Claim
A Kashmiri truck driver was ruthlessly beaten by a mob after sprinkling petrol on his vehicle and threatening to set it ablaze in Bhathindi area […]
Over 500 cases against ‘Rioters’ in South Kashmir during Unrest
Over 500 cases have been lodged against “rioters and anti-national elements” in the four districts of south Kashmir in the last 44 days, with 381 […]
Paralysed for nearly 50 days, Kashmir is living its worst nightmare in decades
It is 9.30 pm on Sunday. Srinagar is tense. An 18-year-old boy has died after a teargas canister, reportedly fired by government forces, hit his […]
If only 5% with Tehreek, why 7 lakh forces, police can’t contain them: Hurriyat (G)
Reacting to the chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s statement that only five percent people are fomenting trouble in Kashmir, the Hurriyat Conference (G) termed it a […]
Clashes, Protests continue across Valley, 50 injured; Forces occupy 20 Schools, 50 Vital installations in Srinagar
Freedom rallies held in several areas Tear-gas shell hits woman in Bandipora, 7-year-old boy in Shopian MLA Usman Majeed’s residence-cum-office attacked Lal Chowk ‘siege’ continues […]
Mirwaiz sends SOS to World leaders, Ambassadors; Kashmir a Volcano, needs urgent solution: Antony
Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday sent an SOS letter to Pope Francis in Vatican, the Dalai lama, Imam Kaba, Shankrachrya and ambassadors […]