Srinagar: “Yes I take pension from the government for being a former legislator,” former general secretary and senior Hurriyat (G) leader Ghulam Nabi Sumji told The Kashmir Press. He also admitted that he had applied for the revision of pension after the amendment were made to the principal law in 2018. “I have applied for […]
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is often being accused by the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of not doing any political activity as an opposition leader except tweeting, on Wednesday “finally got down to completing the fitness challenge set for him by” model, actor and politician Gul Panag.Interestingly, the junior Abdullah was trolled […]
Srinagar: Despite a halt in security operations during the month of Ramzaan, violence has witnessed a massive spike, with a 30 percent rise of militancy related incidents in Kashmir’s hinterland as compared to the past 20 years. A senior police officer in charge of keeping track of militancy related violence told The Kashmir Press […]
Srinagar: The National Conference leader and legislator Ruhullah Mehdi has termed the self styled Imam Tawhidi as a joker. In a series of replies to Tawhidi’s tweets regarding Kashmir, Mehdi asserted that if one wears a turban, it does not mean he is Aalim (scholar). Their fight became visible on twitter following Tawhidi’s defence of government […]
Srinagar: As the death toll due to the Nipah virus has reached 17 in Kerala, and the virus is reportedly spreading to Goa and Kolkata, the state of Jammu and Kashmir is still in deep slumber and yet to take any preventive measures to contain the epidemic. In Kashmir the threat of deadly Nipah virus […]
Srinagar: As part of a propagandist narrative, some Indian journalists in a desperate attempt tried to questions professionalism of Kashmiri journalists following the mowing down of two Kashmiri civilians by a driver of a paramilitary CRPF vehicle on Friday in Nowhatta, Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir Police has since booked the CRPF driver under sections 279 and 337 […]
Srinagar: Family members of Adil Ahmad Dar, an active militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, have accused the Indian Army of “attempting to burn down their residential house” at Gundibagh in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Talking to The Kashmir Press, the family alleged that “At around 12 am, troopers of the Rashtriya Rifles placed heaps of dried grass around our house and […]
Srinagar: As astounding as it may sound, the fact is that Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism department has spent a whopping one Crore seventy thousand (10.07 million) for a five-minute promotional video to attract tourists to the restive Kashmir Valley. “An amount of 1.07 Crore (INR) has been incurred on account of the production of the […]
On early morning Monday, at around 6: 15 am, Wakeel Ahmad of south Kashmir’s Sugan hamlet woke up to a loud noise. It was a blast. After eating his sehri, pre-dawn meals in the holy month of Ramzan, Ahmad has not even slept for an hour when the explosion disturbed his sound sleep. Soon after the blast, Ahmad said, the […]
”Right after the inauguration of the infamous 330 megawatt Kishanganga power project, a raging debate started throughout the Valley about the effects of the project on Kashmiris, with many even terming it “illegal.” In his address during the inauguration of the project, Indian Prime Minister Modi said that Kashmir would get 12% of the 330-mega watts […]
