Amid reports that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will extend the ongoing ceasefire beyond the holy month of Ramadan, Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta on […]
Year: 2018
Farooq Ahmad, Kashmir’s ‘Human Shield’ declines Big Boss offer
Artisan Farooq Ahmad Dar, 29, who hit the headlines in April last year after an Army Major tied him to a jeep as a human […]
Stone Pelting cases against minors to be dropped: Rajnath Singh
The Centre has made the decision to withdraw stone-throwing cases against minors in the Valley, said Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, while asking […]
How can talks happen when leaders speak in different voices: Omar Abdullah
“How can we galvanize Hurriyat leaders for talks when different BJP leaders at centre speak in different voices over the possible talks with separatists,” former […]
GOI concerned about future of Kashmir youth, will change fate and face of Kashmir: Rajnath Singh
Home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the Narendra Modi government will change the “fate and face” of Jammu and Kashmir, but urged the youth […]
Centre must step in to check rising airfares: PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday asked the state and the Central governments to take immediate measures for addressing the skyrocketing air fares to […]
Police writes to CRPF, seeks details on why paramilitary vehicle was moving in non-deployment area
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have written to the CRPF seeking an explanation that why a lone CRPF vehicle moved through the Nowhatta area of […]
Just 3 days went without violence during last 3 weeks
Since the announcement of the Ramadan ceasefire by the Union Government, the Kashmir valley has witnessed 43 incidents of violence, including 18 grenade attacks and […]
Ex-DIG, four others to spend 10 years in jail for 2006 Sex Scandal
A special court on Wednesday sentenced five convicts—two high-ranking police officers among them—to 10 years imprisonment for raping a minor in a 12-year-old case from […]
Kashmir police officer suspected of recruiting rebels then killing them
Shiv Kumar Sharma accused of convincing locals to become insurgents then turning them in or killing them to receive rewards A top counterinsurgency officer in […]