Srinagar: Amid tight security, the twin districts of Pulwama and Shopian in south Kashmir is going to polls in the three-phase schedule for Anantnag Parliamentary constituency on May 06. Over 5.22 lakh electors are going to exercise their franchise in the twin districts spread over six assembly segments comprising Tral, Pampore, Pulwama, Rajpora, Wachi and […]
Srinagar: A Kashmiri Pandit, who had migrated to outside the valley in 1990 after surviving an attack at his shop in downtown Srinagar, has once again reopened his business establishment in the area after about 29 years. Meanwhile, to his surprise, hundreds of locals, including his old friends, visited the shop of Roshan Lal Mawa […]
Srinagar: Suhail Naqshbandi has resigned from Greater Kashmir newspaper as an editorial cartoonist after he faced severe censorship of ‘one kind or the other’. “I have called it a day with Greater Kashmir as their editorial cartoonist. For a long time now, I was facing censorship of one kind or the other, the levels of […]
Srinagar: Aasif Sultan, a Kashmiri journalist arrested on “anti-state charges” in August 2018, a freelance reporter missing in Tanzania, a newspaper editor facing censorship in South Sudan and two journalists detained in Nicaragua are all among those on this month’s list of the 10 Most Urgent threats to press freedom. The list — released monthly […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday warned that the state’s relationship with the Delhi will be jeopardized if Article 370 of the Constitution is revoked. “BJP has failed on all fronts be it addressing growing unemployment, farmers distress, or inflation. They have nothing good […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that he could understand the anger and despair of the people of Pulwama. Addressing a party workers convention in the district, Omar who is the National Conference vice president, said that the people of Pulwama have got nothing over the past and four and […]
Srinagar: Earlier this month, the Government had imposed restrictions on civilian movement on the Kashmir Highway (NH-44) connecting Jammu to Srinagar, in order to ensure adequate security to the movement of Security Forces’ Convoys while at the same time minimizing public inconvenience. These restrictions became necessary following the large movement of security forces on an […]
Srinagar: The Election Commission of India has decided to seek further clarification on certain aspects from the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the conduct of assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir. A full commission discussed the issue regarding the assembly polls at New Delhi on Tuesday. “It was decided to seek further clarification on certain […]
Srinagar: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Tuesday reiterated that his party would scrap Public Safety Act (PSA) if voted to power. “No mother will have to look for their children in jails if we are voted to power and for it this parliament election would serve as a semi-final,” said Abdullah while addressing a […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Army Media Wing’s Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor on Monday said that it is important for Pakistan to sort out issues with India and [on the] top of those issues is Kashmir. Addressing a Press Conference, Ghafoor while discussing Pakistan’s engagements with regional countries recalled Islamabad’s facilitation of the Afghan peace process, the […]
