As Delhi announced to halt “security operations” in Kashmir on conditional basis, The Kashmir Press spoke to political experts and pro-freedom leaders to know what it means on the ground. Almost everyone had a convergence of thought that if violence in Kashmir has to end and stability to arrive in south Asia, it is important […]
At this juncture, it is the silence of the self-styled champions of law, freedom of speech, equality, justice and democracy that is echoing most loudly in the Kashmir Valley. This shameful silence of the ‘Great Indian intellectual’ is resonating throughout the slopes of the mighty Hindu Kush and crashing in waves over the simmering […]
After killing 460 militants and 235 civilians in less than two-and-a-half years, New Delhi announced to halt its anti-militancy operations in restive Jammu and Kashmir during Ramzan — the holy month of fasting. To this effect, office of the Home Minister of India sent out this tweet: “The Centre asks Security Forces not to […]
Srinagar: New Delhi has announced that government forces will halt security operations in Jammu and Kashmir during the holy month of Ramadan. In a tweet, Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced the decision to stop security operations for one month. He also called Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to inform her about the decision. “The Centre asks […]
Chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Mahmood Shah, has firmly asserted that cease-fire is no option and no thought can be given to such a compromise. “We deem it a sin and disgrace to the sacrifices put up in the freedom struggle. We are the heirs of the martyrs. Opting for such choice is treachery to the […]
Two unidentified youth snatched rifle from a policeman outside Kashmir University’s Rumi gate on Wednesday and fled from the spot. The incident happened at around 2 pm, police officials said, adding, a man hunt has been started to nab the accused. Recounting the happenings near the incident site, 24 year old Waqas, a Kashmir university […]
The Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM) has said that the issue of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Kathua girl is being raised on purpose to accelerate a ‘Muslim demographic invasion’ in Rasana and other areas of Kathua. The HEM, a right wing Hindu organization has appealed to people to “raise funds” so they can […]
The campaign led by social media trolls terming the Kashmir photojournalist, Masrat Zahra, as Mukhbir (informer), has extremely angered the journalist community. The level of anger was such that many journalists took to social media to register their protest, calling the trolls and fake social media pages, leading the malign campaign against the photojournalists, as […]
During the course of two-day Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions 2018, thousands of Kashmiris remained glued to their television screens, waiting anxiously for local t-20 dasher Manzoor Dar to get selected. With his aggressive brand of cricket, Dar specializes in a popular version of cricket known as t-20 format. In the history of the IPL […]
Mohammad Rafiq Bhat, a local providing land for the burial of Asifa, claims that leaders of the right-wing organization Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM) have threatened him, saying: “This time you survived but the next time you speak to anyone, you will simply be shot dead”. Bhat strongly rebuts the police claims that he and […]
