Sumayyah Qureshi Despite the pandemic’s devastating impact on business, foreign orders have begun to trickle in ahead of Christmas, giving the dying craft a lifeline. […]
Year: 2021
Kashmir observed shutdown while families bury bodies of civilians killed during hyderpora shootout
Authorities exhume bodies of two civilians and return them to their families as separatists organise a shutdown in disputed region. Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have […]
Govt to scrap agricultural laws, but farm protests to continue
Tens of thousands of farmers are still campaigning in various states against legislation they say will jeopardise their livelihoods In a surprise speech to the […]
Amid stir, bodies of two civilians killed in Hyderpora encounter exhumed later buried in Srinagar
The bodies of Altaf Ahmad Bhat and Mudasir Gul were buried over 70km away in Handwara without the presence of their families after police claimed […]
GoI to probe civilian killings in Hyderpora encounter, residents say ‘Eyewash’
Governor orders inquiry into Monday’s gunfight, a day after families of slain civilians is detained for demanding their bodies. Following widespread outrage over the killing […]
Gurudwara’s open doors for Namaz after restrictions on prayer sites in Gurugram
Gurugram district administration has recently banned the offering of namaz at eight locations due to objections from right-wing organisations and local RWA. Gurudwaras in Gurugram […]
Anger Among Kashmiri’s Growing Each Passing Day: Mehbooba Mufti
“I request the people of Jammu to stand up and not let Kashmir go,” PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said. PDP President Mehbooba Mufti has asked […]
‘Will Knock On Every Door’, Won’t allow Kashmir to turn into graveyard: PAGD
PAGD spokesperson Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said: ‘We will also seek legal advice about approaching the Supreme Court… we will knock on every door’. Saying the […]
Hurriyat calls for shutdown over deaths of civilians in Hyderpora encounter
Issuing a statement, the Hurriyat Conference said it has called the shutdown in support of the families of the two civilians who were killed in […]
Kashmiri Pandit body terms Hyderpora Gunfight a ‘Clear cut case of Homicide’
An organisation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits on Wednesday termed the Hyderpora gunfight in Srinagar district “homicide” and demanded a probe into the incident, reported the […]