Srinagar: Mohammad Sideeq Ganai, 64 is frail and sports a white beard. His body bears witness to the torments he suffered in the Tihar Jail. “Those 8 years in Tihar jail felt like a hell,” Sideeq said while explaining his experiences as a prisoner. As the prisoner walked free in early June this year […]
Srinagar: Eight years after Ghulam Jeelani of Sopore finally walked out of Tihar Jail a free man, an unusual scene greeted him at home. His 8-year-old son Jasarat refused to get into his lap and his 14-year-old daughter Masooma was finding it hard to recognize the man who had spent all that time away […]
Srinagar: Dawood Sofi, alias Burhan, was a 26 year old middle class boy who left his studies mid-way to work as a businessman, but ended becoming the chief of Islamic State (IS) of Jammu and Kashmir. Hailing from Mustafabad area of Srinagar, Dawood was raised in comfort by his parents and two elder brothers. “He […]
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti said that ‘muscular policy will not work in Kashmir’. In the aftermath of BJP pulling out from the ruling coalition, Mehbooba convened a presser and said that the muscular policy cannot work in Jammu and Kashmir and it was due to this […]
Srinagar: The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has pulled out from its ruling alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party, thus paving the way for the President’s rule in the state. ““Taking into account, the sovereignty and integrity of the country we have decided to part ways with the PDP,” BJP general secretary, Ram Madhav, said. […]
Srinagar: Asserting that the Kashmir conflict is not frozen in time, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein has said that the Indian forces operating in Kashmir should abide by the international law while dealing with crowd control operations “The political dimensions of the dispute between India and Pakistan have […]
Srinagar: In a major embarrassment to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in New Delhi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has released a first-ever detailed report on situation of human rights in “Indian-Administered Jammu and Kashmir from June 2016 to April 2018, and general human rights concerns in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and […]
Srinagar: Firebrand leader of the Jamiat-Ahl-e-Hadees, Moulana Mushtaq Veeri, has defended the Jamiat’s decision to approach the government for allotting land for an Eidgah, and is trying to silence critics by stating, ‘nobody is thekaydar (contractor) of the movement.’ Veeri, who is known for his fiery sermons while speaking at religious gathering in uptown locality of Chanapora, Srinagar, […]
Srinagar: The decision whether to extend the ceasefire or not will come around Eid, top government sources have said. “Home Minister Rajnath Singh has taken feedback from the government and security agencies during his recent visit,” government sources said. “The police have pitched for the extension of the ceasefire. Through power point presentations, they tried […]
Srinagar: Defending his “right” to collect a pension from the state, former General Secretary and senior Hurriyat (G) leader, Ghulam Nabi Sumji, said some government agencies were raking up his pension issue in an effort to derail the talks offer made by Government of India (GOI). “As you know, the Government of India has […]
