2016 was a year of loss for the entire Kashmir Valley. Not only did the economy of the state go for a big hit, but the education sector too has to face severe loses on two fronts. One, the students had to miss out an entire session to strikes and protests and two the infrastructure […]
Ex-MLA and provincial president Youth National Conference Mr Ajaz Jan today said that areas along Line of Control are facing acute shortage of food grains as CAPD outlets often remain empty. “People have to travel five kilometers for getting their rations, which remains seldom available at the sale-outlets”, Jan said in a statement. He said […]
In yet another case of regional discrimination, Jammu region has got the lion’s share in fund allocation under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for current financial year 2017-18. Sources informed that Rs 374 crore has gone into the kitty of Jammu Divisions while peanuts (Rs 178 crore) have been sanctioned for […]
Actor Anupam Kher slammed Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for meeting Hurriyat leaders in Srinagar saying that he met people ‘who were responsible for killings in Kashmir’. Condemning Aiyar’s meeting with resistance leaders, Anupam Kher had said, “Representations of some political parties insult us by meeting certain Hurriyat leaders.” A five-member delegation team led by […]
Blaming central and the state government for the current deteriorating situation in the Valley, the senior Congress leader and former chief minister Maharashtra, Prithvi Raj Chavan Friday remained tight lipped over the commendation to Army major who used a Kashmiri youth as human shield on Apr 09. Addressing a press conference here at a local […]
The Army on Friday gunned down two militants of the Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT). The action came 25 days after its two men were beheaded allegedly by Pakistani army, further escalating the tensions along the border. Army claimed that it foiled an attack in Uri by the BAT, which is a special force […]
The holy month of Ramadhan will begin in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, May 27, the Supreme Court announced Friday. The crescent moon was not sighted on Thursday and so fasting will start Saturday, reported Arab News. “The moon will be out/disappear on the entire Islamic world, Thursday and, based on this, there is no […]
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has emphasized the need to introduce water transport in river Jhelum. She also directed factoring in of the same in the restoration works for the river. “Not only will the move give a push to tourist activities but also revive the century old tradition back in the Kashmir Valley,” the […]
Widespread protests were witnessed across Kashmir against the award to Army Major Leetul Gogoi who tied a Kashmiri youth to the bonnet of his vehicle and later paraded him through different roads on April 9, the elections for Srinagar parliamentary seat were held. Protests were witnessed in parts of Srinagar as well as in Sopore […]
The joint resistance leaders on Friday staged protest against the commendation to an Army major who tied a youth to a jeep as human shield. According to the statement issued here, the leaders termed the award to officer as ‘sheer violation of human rights’. While condemning the commendation to Army major, the activists and people […]