NEW DELHI — Congress leader Digvijay Singh hinted at ‘relooking’ the decision of revoking Article 370 in a recent conversation with a Pakistan-based journalist on the Clubhouse app. During the conversation, Digvijay said, “Democracy was not there in Kashmir when they revoked Article 370, ‘insaniyat’ was not there as they had put everyone behind bars. […]
Author: KIMS Kashmir
Muslim World League hosts ‘Declaration of Peace in Afghanistan’ conference in Makkah
MAKKAH — Saudi Arabia hosted an event, which would bring together senior scholars from Afghanistan and Pakistan for a “historic, landmark event on the path toward reconciliation between competing groups, to end the fighting and create stability to the country.” The conference featured five sessions in which more than 20 senior scholars spoke on peace, […]
US, China decline Pakistan’s ‘Mango diplomacy’, sends back fruit souvenirs: Report
ISLAMABAD — United States, China along with several other countries have declined to accept mangoes that Pakistan had dispatched to heads of over 32 countries as part of its “Mango diplomacy” initiative. Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday dispatched boxes of the fruit but countries like US and China among others have declined to accept […]
Want normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan, India tells UN
NEW YORK — India on Friday said it desires “normal neighbourly relations” with Pakistan and the onus is on Islamabad to create a conducive atmosphere by taking “credible, verifiable” action to not allow any territory under its control to be used for cross terrorism. During a debate on the annual report of the UN Security […]
Centre Planning Series of Political Initiatives in J&K: Officials
NEW DELHI — The Centre is planning a series of political initiatives in Jammu and Kashmir which may include discussion with mainstream parties of the Union Territory and elections to the assembly in the early part of next year, officials said here on Friday. The delimitation commission, which was set up immediately after passage of […]
Windstorm creates havoc in Kashmir, power supply snapped in several areas
Sahil Gulzar SRINAGAR — Gusty winds coupled with rains on Friday afternoon caused massive damage to orchards,trees and residential houses in parts of Kashmir Valley. Reports said that dozens of residential houses, electric transmission lines got damaged while trees were uprooted due to strong winds in several areas of south Kashmir as well as in […]
Bihar’s first Muslim woman DySP wants to keep check on domestic violence
PATNA — A 27-year-old from Bihar has become the first woman from her community to be directly appointed as the deputy superintendent of police (DySP) after qualifying the state civil services examination. She wants to bring down cases of domestic violence and create harmony in the society. Razia Sultana, a resident of Hathua block in […]
Missing Srinagar PhD Scholar: Four friends to undergo Narco Analysis Test in Gujarat
SRINAGAR — Police have called four friends of missing PhD Scholar from Srinagar for questioning. Police sources said that all these 4 friends of missing Scholar will undergo Narco Analysis test. Pertinently, Hilal Ahmad Dar, who was pursuing his Ph.D went on missing June 13, 2020 during a trek to high altitude Naranag in the […]
Can’t participate in delimitation exercise, have no MPs, MLAs: PDP
SRINAGAR — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday said that they cannot participate in the ongoing delimitation process in Jammu and Kashmir as the party at present has no incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) as well as the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). The party while addressing a presser also demanded revocation of decision […]
Overnight blaze damages 13 houses, renders 31 families homeless in Baramulla
BARAMULLA — An overnight blaze in Sweeper Colony, Noorbagh area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district turned at least 13 houses into ashes and rendered 31 families homeless, officials said Friday. They said that a massive blaze engulfed Sweeper Colony, Noorbagh at around 9:30 pm on Thursday night which spread like a bushfire and left at […]









