SRINAGAR — Questioning the legitimacy of an encounter in which three militants were killed in south Kashmir district of Kulgam on Wednesday, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the government must come clean on the issue. Mehbooba was reacting to allegation made by the family of one […]
SRINAGAR — A video has surfaced of Srinagar woman Zoya, formerly known as Manmeet Kour, in which she is admitting to converting to Islam and marrying a Muslim man out of her own free will and has accused her family of “torturing” her and the Srinagar police of “harassing” her. “I have accepted Islam a […]
SRINAGAR — Awami National Conference Friday said that the only Platform of interaction among our different regions between all religions and ethnic groups has now come to end. ANC senior Vice President Muzzafar Shah said that a demographic change that hits at the vitals of our society in J&K has been affected on the pluralistic […]
QAZIGUND — The security forces on Friday claimed to have recovered a bag with arms and ammunition in an open field of popular trees at Akhran area of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. An official told that based on a specific input a joint team 9 RR and Police recovered a bag with arms […]
Rita F. Kurian Kashmir, exotically beautiful is known as a paradise on Earth, considered as magnificent as Switzerland, perhaps more. However, while reminiscing on Kashmir, one is reminded of John Milton’s famous epic, “Paradise Lost” and one hopes that part 2 of Milton’s “Paradise Regained” will restore its glory. Jammu and Kashmir, officially known as […]
BUDGAM — A local ‘goon’ was caught by locals on Friday when he tried to snatch a golden chain from a woman at block Kanipora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Sources told that a local “goon” attacked a woman and tried to snatch a golden chain and wallet from her. Meanwhile, locals present in […]
‘Teachers, students will be vaccinated before opening of schools, colleges: Director Health SRINAGAR — Government is likely to re-open educational institutions after July 15, well placed sources said. Pertinently, educational institutions have already been closed till 15 July this month due to pandemic. If sources are to be believed, before 15 July Government is likely […]
BUDGAM — The family and relatives of a 30-year-old woman, who was found hanging from a walnut tree in Nowgam area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on May 10, staged a protest on Friday, alleging hospital authorities of delaying reports of post-mortam. The family members of the deceased lady held a protest outside sub-district hospital […]
SRINAGAR — The army Friday deployed women soldiers at various checkpoints in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district in a bid to bridge the gap between locals and the forces. This is for the first time after north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, that the army has deployed women soldiers also known as Rifflewomen in Ganderbal. Earlier, women soldiers […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Some Facebook users in the US are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist via suspicious online posts or activities, as the social network aims to tackle extremism on its platform. Other users are being notified that they may have […]
