Besides separatists like Bilal Lone and the Mirwaiz, the list of potential targets for surveillance includes a prominent Delhi-based civil society critic of government policy, […]
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Kashmir
Reminder notice by ED sends to Geelani for depositing Rs 14.40L penalty in 10 days
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sent a reminder notice to separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, directing him to pay the Rs 14.40 lakh penalty […]
13 July 1931 Martyr’s Day; Roads leading to venue sealed, Unionists forced to hold closed-door function
As the authorities in Kashmir sealed off the martyrs’ graveyard in the old city area to prevent people and political parties from assembling to commemorate […]
Resolve Kashmir issue to end the cycle of killing: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
Hurriyat leader flags geopolitical changes in the region to call for early solution Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday called for a resolution to […]
Admin to stop allotment of Govt contracts to individuals, firms with ‘Links to Anti-national Elements’
Jammu and Kashmir administration is planning to stop allotment of contracts and supply orders to individuals, firms with “links to anti-national elements” and “dubious antecedents”. […]
Kashmiris need good administration, not statehood or elections
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-led central government has started its first major political outreach in the Kashmir valley on 5 August 2019, when the special […]
Maisuma, Batamaloo, Pantha Chowk, Hari Parbat among pockets of densely populated land in Kashmir on the defence ministry’s radar
The defense ministry claims to own the land under an agreement dating back to 1956. But revenue officials say it was under the state government […]
What does GoI want to do in Kashmir?
Behzad Taimur Kashmir has once again been in the news. On June 23rd, last week, Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, held a “surprise” meeting […]
Ahead of Modi’s meet, Alert sounded across Kashmir Valley
The Centre sees the Delhi talks, the first since the stripping of the special status of J&K and its bifurcation into two Union Territories in […]
Petrol crosses Rs 100 mark in Kashmir
Petrol prices went above Rs 100 a litre in Kashmir today. The oil marketing companies hiked the oil prices by over 20 paise per litre. […]