Already hit by nose-dive in tourist arrivals to Kashmir, people associated with the tourism industry now fear that the growing incidents of braid chopping and […]
Year: 2017
Men skipping mosque prayers to protect women in Kupwara
Three recent incidents of braid-chopping in Kupwara have triggered such panic among people that men in some villages have begun skipping evening and late evening […]
3 Fresh braid chopping incidents reported, HC directs police to conduct proper patrolling
Police to conduct lie-detection test of victims, rescues 3 beggars mistaken as braid choppers ‘Use crime mapping to nab people involved in braid cutting’: HC […]
Joint Resistance leadership slams Govt over Downtown Curbs, Closure of Schools
Joint separatist leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday slammed the government for once again turning Downtown Srinagar […]
25 Pilgrims hurt in accident while returning from Vaishno Devi
As many as 25 Vaishno Devi pilgrims were injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down a gorge […]
Samina Fatima, ladakhi girl sets goal, wants to play football for country
Fatima received a football from PM at FIFA U-17 opening ceremony Samina Fatima, a Ladakhi girl from the remote Nubra area, now has a goal […]
Congress protests against Centre, State for ‘Protecting’ Jay Shah
Congress workers under the leadership of former minister Raman Bhalla today held a demonstration against the Union Government for protecting BJP president Amit Shah’s son […]
Kashmir Valley received season’s first light snowfall in upper reaches
The upper reaches of Kashmir received first light snowfall of the season, resulting in chill in the plains, including the summer capital Srinagar where people […]
Every third kid in kashmir is overweight: WHO study
Obesity is prevalent in epidemic proportions world over, J&K included, spiraling the way for diabetes, cardiovascular and other diseases, as per a joint study by […]
Innocent civilians face brunt as clueless vigilante groups take streets to capture culprits
A pack of stray dogs barked ferociously at cars zipping past the highway. I stopped momentarily before slowly moving ahead, struggling with the thought of […]