PPP Pioneers

Side-effects, a term usually associated with prescription drugs, can safely be applied in Kashmir to illness itself. For, no sooner does a healthy person here transition into patient-hood than he or she suffers leaden feet – a problem research could show to be universal in the Valley. Far from being a prospect of relief and […]

Hizb commander’s killing sparks azadi protests in Qazigund

Hizb commander’s killing sparks azadi protests in Qazigund

Srinagar: The death of a Hizbul Mujahideen commander in an encounter sparked violent anti-India protests in Qazigund area of south Kashmir on Monday. Meanwhile, an unidentified militant was killed in a separate encounter in Tral town. Hizb’s district commander Javed Ahmad Mir alias Salfi, a resident of Bulbul Nowgam (Anantnag), was killed in the gunfight […]

Environment Committee seeks report on pollution levels at cement manufacturing units

JAMMU: The Committee on Environment of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday directed the Industries and Commerce Department to depute a team of officers to Kathua district to inspect the level of pollution at the Cement Units operating in the area. It also asked the government to furnish the report to the Assembly Secretariat […]

Security heightened across Valley ahead of Jan 26

Security heightened across Valley ahead of Jan 26

Srinagar: Security was tightened Monday in this summer capital and other major towns of the Valley in run up to January 26 . Paramilitary CRPF personnel and police have been deployed in strength for R-day functions across the Valley, official sources told Kashmir Reader Monday. A contingent of troopers and policemen carried out day long […]