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 […]
Year: 2017
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 […]
Right time for talks as peace returning to state: Mehbooba Mufti
“The shoots of peace have started sprouting. They have to be watered and fertilized, and I am sure that the fruits of peace will follow,” […]
Kashmir to celebrate its chief fruit with ‘Apple Year’
A series of promotional activities are scheduled over the next two years as the Jammu and Kashmir Government prepares for the launch of ‘Apple Year’, […]
Qayoom Najar longest surviving Hizb commander killed near LoC
A top militant commander of Hizbul-Mujahideen, chief of ‘Lashkar-e-Islam’ and a longest surviving militant in Kashmir Abdul Qayoom Najar was killed in a gunfight with […]
Negative publicity kept visitors away from Kashmir, Ladakh got tourism windfall
As Kashmir tourism fails to recuperate after being hit by unrest in 2016, Ladakh has recorded an increased footfall of foreign as well as domestic […]