It was an eerily silent Friday. Police and paramilitary personnel had sealed off neighbourhoods and were manning flashpoint locations as they imposed a crippling curfew […]
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Braving Curfew, Firing, Anantnag youth join hands to provide succour to injured
Working tirelessly for last seven days the local youth here have joined hands and formed a voluntary group, providing succour to the injured and their […]
Born after 2011? Food Act doesn’t cover you
NFSA unclear on providing ration to children born in or after 2012 The newly introduced National Food Security Act (NFSA) has no provision of ration […]
Community kitchen at SKIMS ensures no one sleeps without food
The Relief Committee Anchar- a self help group constituted by three mohalla committees- is serving food to estimated 2000 people on daily basis post eruption […]
Lights Out, Time to hit the road
Night and dawn preferred time for travel to avoid stone-throwers, govt restrictions With Kashmir remaining shut for the past six days and protesters and stone-throwers […]
‘Imams arriving at Kashmir to create wedge between Sunni-Shia Muslims’
Appealing Sunni and Shia Muslims to get united at this critical juncture, Shia cleric and patron Pairwan-e-Villayat Jammu Kashmir Maulan Sibt Muhammad Shabir Qami Thursday […]
Weddings On, Receptions gone in Valley
The weddings are still taking place, albeit quietly, in the Kashmir valley, but invitations to wedding receptions have been cancelled en masse amid violence, curfews […]
Local parties to boycott visit of clerics, scholars
Clerics and scholars who have announced to visit valley to “restore” peace are likely to face boycott as political parties and local clerics in Kashmir […]
JK govt seeks services of eye surgeons
The Jammu and Kashmir government has sought services of eye surgeons for treating dozens of youth who are in danger of losing their eyesight after […]
Classifieds section in newspapers tell a different sad tale about Kashmir
The violence in Kashmir has hit the post-Ramadan wedding season, with newspapers carrying notifications announcing the cancellation of feasts and invites. This started on Sunday […]