OPINION: The Political Prostitution: Traumatising Kashmiri Society
Thirty years is a huge time span in one’s life and if it is a witness to complete demographic change and innumerable loss of lives in a region, then experiences are too traumatizing to be explainable through words. Both the Kashmiri Muslims and Pandits have been the victims of a kind of political economy that puts humanity to shame. Political economy as engineered by the Muslim leadership without any political response from the Pandits who lacked any community leadership.
Shopian encounter: One terrorist killed
Srinagar/UNI: A militant was killed by security forces in an encounter that broke out during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian on Monday, official sources said.
J&K administration lifts off internet ban in Kashmir after 7 months, allows social media access
Srinagar/IBNS: The administration has finally decided to lift off the ban on broadband internet services in the Kashmir Valley after seven months while providing access to social media as well.
COVID-19: Doctors association sounds alert in Kashmir
Srinagar/UNI: Claiming that 28 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been reported in India, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday asked health authorities in Kashmir to prepare for contingencies.
Kashmir: Soldier injured, 3 structures gutted in massive fire in Kupwara
Srinagar/UNI: A soldier was injured while three structures and two vehicles were gutted in a massive fire in an Army camp in the border town of Kupwara, official sources said on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Major demolition drive launched in Tral, illegal construction removed in Srinagar
Srinagar/UNI: A major demolition drive was launched on Wednesday in Tral's main town in south Kashmir's Pulwama district of, official sources said.
EU lawmakers, experts, activists laud India for bringing peace in Kashmir; slam Pakistan
Geneva/IBNS: The European Union parliamentarians, rights activists and South Asia experts have lauded the Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "bringing peace" in Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article 370, which used to grant special status to the region.
Bharatiya Janata Party welcomes scrapping of J&K bank recruitment process
Srinagar/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday welcomed the scrapping of J&K Bank recruitment process, alleging that blue-eyed candidates were being preferred over deserving candidates.
Uttar Pradesh: Wanted criminal held post encounter
Kanpur/UNI: A wanted criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head, was arrested following a brief encounter in the Naubasta area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Saturday.
Facilitate Kashmiri students in Iran to travel back, Saifuddin Soz to Jaishankar
Srinagar/UNI: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Saifuddin Soz on Saturday has appealed to the Centre to facilitate return of Kashmiri students from Iran.
India slams Pakistan for support to terror groups, asserts J&K an integral part of India
Geneva/UNI: India on Friday slammed Pakistan for attempting to derail the positive developments in Jammu and Kashmir through its active support to terrorist groups and related entities.
1.5 lakh daily wagers to be absorbed in Jammu and Kashmir: Mir Junaid
Jammu/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party President, Junaid Mir on Friday met Lt Governor of the J&K UT and discussed various issues and sought redressal of the youth-related grievances at earliest.
Kashmir:Â Security forces raid houses of 3 militantsÂ
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Wednesday raided the houses of three militants in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said here.
Trump discusses issue of 'religious freedom' with PM Modi, offers to mediate on Kashmir again
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time when New Delhi is witnessing violent clashes over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, visiting US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he discussed the issue of religious freedom with Indian PM Narendra Modi during their meeting.
NABARD sanctions Rs 400.64 Cr for infra boost in J&K
Jammu/UNI: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a sum of Rs 400.64 crore to the UT of Jammu and Kashmir for the current financial year specifically for boosting rural infrastructure.