By Press Correspondent on June 2, 2018
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Srinagar: The CRPF vehicle appeared out of nowhere like a demon of death and rammed into a crowd of youth, crushing three boys at Nowhatta on Friday, photojournalists revealed. Recounting the incident, photojournalists, who were covering events at Nowhatta, said that there were mild protests going on in the area, but much lesser in intensity than […]
By Press Correspondent on June 2, 2018
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Srinagar: Last Friday, 21-year-old Qaiser Amin Bhat was seen washing blood stains off the Jamia Masjid floors after police had assaulted the mosque with pellets and tear gas. At least 30 people had been injured, with ten youth hit by pellets in their eyes, during that very incident. Qaiser never had any idea that the next […]
By Press Correspondent on June 1, 2018
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Srinagar: Young Kashmiris living in the United States of America (USA) recently organised a fundraising event for pellet victims of Kashmir on New York City’s Madison Avenue. On May 30, the organisers held an Iftaar party, titled ‘A Kashmiri Iftar’, with the aim to raise funds for Kashmiri children who had become victims of […]
By Press Correspondent on June 1, 2018
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Srinagar: In a first, two young Kashmiris have launched a self-publishing private company to facilitate established as well as aspiring writers to publish their work in exchange of nominal charges. Saima Mirza and Faheem Bhat started Lieper Publications (Pvt.) Ltd, a self publishing house, with a tag line: “we turn writers into author”. In this […]
By Press Desk on June 1, 2018
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Srinagar: At least 31 lawyers appeared in the Pathankote court to defend the accused involved in the rape and murder of eight year old Kathua girl on Thursday. The witnesses told The Kashmir Press, when the in-camera trial started, the confusion inside the court was such that it was not becoming clear who was representing […]
By Wasim Khalid on May 31, 2018
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Srinagar: After the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) said that Delhi should come clear on the nature of talks, the government has decided to first open up back channel dialogue with the leadership before extending formal invitations to them, official sources said. Sources said that the talks will be supervised by Delhi’s Special Representative Dineshwar Sharma, […]
By Press Desk on May 31, 2018
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Srinagar: In a bid to ensure hassle-free journey for the travellers, the federal government has scrapped mandatory baggage identification for air travellers at all the airports of Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement was made by the Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu through his twitter post, saying that the government was committed to make delightful and […]
By Saqib Mugloo on May 31, 2018
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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 […]
By Press Desk on May 30, 2018
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Srinagar: Terming the action of state authorities to curb the political sentiment as “barbaric and vile actions of brutality,”Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has asked people to observe complete shutdown on the coming Saturday against the desecration of graveyards, religious places, razing of houses and chopping of orchards by the government forces. The trio including, Syed Ali […]
By Press Desk on May 30, 2018
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Srinagar: A special court of Central Bureau Investigation on Wednesday convicted five persons including former J&K DSP and DIG, Border Security Force and acquitted two in the 2006 Jammu-Kashmir sex scandal case. The guilty include former JK police Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mohammed Ashraf Mir, former Deputy inspector general of police (DIG) BSF, KC Padhi, while […]
