More than 2 million willow trees–once a key source of wood for cricket bats, fruit boxes and fires–will be cut down around Kashmir’s Wular Lake, […]
Month: September 2017
Youth Congress gheraoes Deputy CM’s house over holiday row
Youth Congress activists, led by state president Pranav Shagotra, today gheraoed the residence of Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh over the state’s failure to declare […]
Er Rashid not the only JK MLA to toe pro-militant line; PDP, NC lawmakers also on list
Even as Independent MLA from Jammu and Kashmir Engineer Rashid has been summoned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for toeing a pro-militant line, he […]
New Delhi behind braid chopping in Kashmir: Jama’at-e-Islami
Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday expressed concern over continues braid chopping incidents in valley and termed it a part of “deep rooted conspiracy”. “For […]
Er Rashid to be questioned in Terror Funding Case by NIA
Sheikh Abdul Rashid’s name emerged during the interrogation of businessman Zahoor Watali, who was arrested by the agency for allegedly providing money to terror groups […]
J&K gets cold response at tourism awards
Notwithstanding the claims of the PDP-BJP coalition government that “Kashmir is the warmest place on the earth,” J&K has failed to win accolades at the […]
Kishanganga Project nearing completion, power generation by Jan 2018
The 330 Megawatt Kishenganga Hydro Electric Power Project (KGHEP) in North Kashmir’s Bandipora District is nearing completion as the executing agency has started filling the […]
Need to change J&K discourse: Jitendra Singh
There is a need to “change the discourse” around Jammu and Kashmir as there is no such thing as the Kashmir issue, Union Minister Jitendra […]
National Green Tribunal annoyed over delay in waste-to-energy plant at Achan
The delay in commissioning of Jammu and Kashmir’s first waste-to-energy plant in Srinagar has miffed the National Green Tribunal which has warned the state government […]
Pakistan showed a wrong image at UNGA, but Kashmir’s Pellet woes are real
Before we crack a joke on the Pakistani diplomat using a wrong picture, let’s remind ourselves that the issue of pellet gun usage in Kashmir […]