Srinagar: Governor, N N Vohra Thursday chaired the first meeting of the State Administrative Council (SAC) constituted after proclamation of Governor’s Rule in the State. The meeting was attended by advisers to the governor which include B B Vyas and Vijay Kumar besides Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam was also in attendance. The SAC deliberated upon the […]
Srinagar: The United Nations (UN) has blamed both government forces and militant outfits for using children in carrying out operations in Kashmir in its annual report, the international watchdog body’s secretary general Antonio Guteress revealed in a new report titled ‘Children and armed conflict’ on Thursday . The report has squarely blamed militant organizations […]
By Irrfan Khan It’s been quite some time now since I have been diagnosed with a high-grade neuro-endocrine cancer. This new name in my vocabulary, I got to know, was rare, and due to fewer study cases, and less information comparatively, the unpredictability of the treatment was more. I was part of a trial-and-error […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have identified the attackers who killed senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari on June 14, The Indian Express reported. The report quoting police sources said that two of the attackers belonged to South Kashmir and another is a Pakistani national. “We have identified the attackers,” a top […]
New Delhi: Dismissing United Nation Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) report on Human rights violations in Kashmir, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Wednesday termed the report as “motivated” and said there is no need to get concerned about it as the Indian Army’s human rights record is above board. Talking to reporters here after inaugural […]
Srinagar: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has stated that their recently released report on Kashmir is an attempt to break out of the political binaries on Kashmir and bring human rights issues in the region to the fore. “Accountability for human rights abuses and violations cannot be indefinitely suspended while […]
Srinagar: Rejecting claims of government forces that militants were planning an attack on hindu pilgrims, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen field operational commander Riyaz Naikoo said that Amarnath pilgrims were the guests of Kashmiris and they are free to do their religious duties. He said the reports, wherein forces were claiming that Amarnath Yatris would be target of militants, […]
Srinagar: Yawar Dar, 19, returned home in blood soaked clothes on Sunday, sending his family into an extreme shock. Dar, a civilian, was killed during the clashes with government forces in Qaimoh area of Kulgam following an encounter in which two militants including Lashkar’s divisional commander, Shakoor Ahmad Dar were killed while as one militant […]
Srinagar: Clashes between two factions of Shia community in Magam town of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district forced authorities to close down schools and impose restrictions under section 144 – meaning assembly of four or more people at a place should be considered unlawful. The clashes broke out between the members of local Auqaf committee and […]
Srinagar: At a time when loud calls are being made to give army free hand to crush “separatism and militancy in Kashmir,” defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman visited Kashmir to review the overall security situation The defense spokesman said defence minister, accompanied by the army chief Bipin Rawat visited the Srinagar based Chinar Corps where […]
