1953: Washington Cables US Mission at UN

“Reference (to) Kashmir: (The) following are (the State) Department’s present views (with regard) to next steps, which views we believe should be conveyed to UK Delegation and Graham: 1. We believe it advisable that (the) Kashmir dispute not be debated in (the) Security Council during (the) months of March and April if debate can be […]

Water Is Not a Human Right

BY JACK DUTTON The Feeding the World 2014 conference took place in the halls of an 18th-century mansion on February 13. It saw industry representatives, politicians and NGOs discuss the food security challenges the world faces in the run up to 2050, when the global population is expected to reach 9.6 billion. The ‘farmer and […]

Creative Writing: Before A Wounded Deer Can Leap High

BY MUSHARRAF ALI FAROOQI SOME of the most invaluable learning experiences in any creative activity are the doubting and reflection we undergo that leads us to review and rework something we have created, in order to make it better. Needless to say, what raises the doubts in the first place, and help us reflect, are […]

Exhibit sensitiveness while dealing with juvenile delinquents, IGP tell police

Exhibit sensitiveness while dealing with juvenile delinquents, IGP tell police

SRINAGAR: Impressing upon police officers to exhibit sensitiveness while dealing with juvenile delinquents, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Abdul Gani Mir Sunday said that parents, teachers and religious leaders need to come together cohesively to contain juvenile delinquencies in society. A statement issued by a police spokesman said that IGP who was speaking at the […]

India’s civil society behaves like State on Kashmir: Mirwaiz

India’s civil society behaves like State on Kashmir: Mirwaiz

Srinagar: “All Indian institutions, may it be administration, Army or courts, have common policy on Kashmir, they want to use every effort to suppress the Kashmiri freedom movement and serve their national interests,” Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Sunday. Speaking at a seminar titled ‘Denial of Justice-Policy of the State’ organised […]

Police constitutes team to track culprits of anti-police messages on social media

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police has constituted a team to track the persons behind rumor about police strike next month. A statement issued by police spokesman said that “some anti-social and mischievous elements have uploaded a frivolous message on Whats app chat messenger and Facebook regarding police strike being observed on March 15.” It said […]

Parliamentary panel raps MHA for neglecting Kashmiri migrants’ issues

New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel on Kashmiri migrants has come down heavily on Union Home Ministry accusing it of neglecting various issues pertaining to the community especially in health sector as many people were suffering from cancer, kidney ailments and other diseases that needed immediate treatment. In its report, the Committee said it was “extremely […]

Pakistan demands early repatriation of prisoner’s body

By Snehesh Alex Philip ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today demanded an early repatriation of the body of its national who had allegedly committed suicide in a Jammu jail. Reacting to reports that the prisoner was mentally unwell, the Foreign Office here said his family has claimed otherwise. “I have seen Indian media reports saying he was mentally […]

Nothing can keep Kashmiri Pandits away from their roots: Farooq

New Delhi: Former chief minister of the state and patron of ruling National Conference, Farooq Abdullah Sunday batted for encouraging migrant Kashmiri Pandit families to return to the Valley, saying nothing can keep them away from their “roots”. “Inshallah, I’m sure time is coming when people are going to come back to their roots. That […]

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