KEG adopts its constitution, forms Ethics Committee

Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has adopted its constitution and given a go ahead to the formation of Ethics Committee. A day-long session of the KEG executive body was held here on August 13, with Guild President, F A Kaloo in the chair.  During the session, the executive body discussed the draft constitution threadbare and finally […]

Mehbooba welcomes PM Modi’s Kashmir remark

Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has welcomed the remark of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi about Kashmir during his Independence Day address today. The Prime Minister had said that not with bullets and abuse (goli aur gaali) can the issues of Kashmir be resolved but by embracing the people with love. In a statement, the Chief Minister […]

Protest erupt in Wuyan after Indian flags were painted on mosque walls

Protests erupted in Wuyan Bala area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after worshippers found Indian tricolour flags painted on the walls of the mosque. According to the sources, some unknown persons painted tricolour on the walls of Jamia Masjid in Wuyan Bala during the intervening night of 14-15 August. Following the incident, the residents of […]

All political parties in Kashmir will be like a fist when anyone challenges our identity: CM

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said that all political parties in Kashmir, irrespective of their politics, will get together to save the identity of the state whenever it is challenged. “Like a fist, we all will be together when anyone challenges our identity. The parties here, despite our separate struggle for politics and power, will be […]

Mobile services restored in Kashmir after five-hour suspension

After Independence day celebrations were over, government authorities restored mobile services in Kashmir valley. Earlier, all mobile services including mobile internet were suspended for five hours on Tuesday. All incoming and outgoing calls besides mobile Internet services were suspended at 8am “as a precautionary measure”, said an official. Guest

Mirwaiz welcomes Modi’s Kashmir remark

mirwaChairman Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today welcomed the statement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which he said that love, not bullets will resolve Kashmir issue. “Welcome @narendramodi also believes “Goli & gaali will not help resolve Kashmir” if insaniyat & insaaf replace them resolution can become a reality,” tweeted Mirwaiz. Earlier, PM Modi […]

Amarnath Yatra attack: Bus driver awarded by J&K Govt

The Jammu and Kashmir government today conferred bravery award to the driver of the bus carrying Amarnath yatris which was attacked on July 10 in south Kashmir’s Anantanag district. Sheikh Saleem Gafoor from Valsad in Gujarat, as per police showed bravery after he drove the bus even after militants were raining bullets on the vehicle. […]

Curfew-like restrictions in parts of Srinagar

Curfew-like restrictions continued for the second day today in downtown Srinagar, where people were forced to remain indoor due to heavy deployment of government force to prevent any “law and order problem”. All roads leading to Lal Chowk were closed with barbed wire and hundreds of government forces preventing people from entering the city centre. […]

Curfew-like restrictions in parts of Srinagar

Curfew-like restrictions continued for the second day today in downtown Srinagar, where people were forced to remain indoor due to heavy deployment of government force to prevent any “law and order problem”. All roads leading to Lal Chowk were closed with barbed wire and hundreds of government forces preventing people from entering the city centre. […]

Kashmir problem can only be solved by embracing Kashmiris: PM Modi

rime Minister Narendra Modi today said that Kashmir problem can only be solved by embracing Kashmiris. Prime Minister was addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on 71st Independence Day. “Na goli se, na gaali se, Kashmir ki samasya suljhegi gale lagaane se,” he said Abuses and bullets won’t solve the Kashmir issue, […]