SRINAGAR — Former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir state on Thursday condemned the killing of Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader in Kulgam district in South Kashmir. Reports said Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader Ghulam Hassan Lone was shot dead by unknown gunmen at Devsar area in Kulgam district. Condemning the […]
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‘Kashmir was a separate country, India and Pakistan were illegal occupants’
PUNJAB — Malwinder Singh Mali, one of four advisors to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, on Wednesday said that Kashmir was a separate country and both India and Pakistan were illegal occupants. On a social media site, Malwinder Singh Mali wrote, “Kashmir is a separate country and India and Pakistan are illegal occupants. It […]
19 Rashtriya Rifles Kapran COB organised Children Carrom Competition
ESS ENN ANANTNAG — Indian Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles Kapran COB organised carrom Competition for the children at Kapran Anantnag. 42 childrens participated in Competition and were divided into two age groups i.e. below 12 and and 12 to 16 respectively. All childrens showed remarkable competitive spirit and played to win. Captain 19 Rashtriya Rifles […]
Restrictions imposed in Srinagar to thwart Muharram processions
SRINAGAR — Authorities on Thursday imposed restrictions in Abi Guzar area of the city to prevent members of the Shia community from taking out any procession to mark Ashoora, the last day of the 10-day Muhurram mourning period, officials said. Restrictions have been imposed in Abi Guzar area falling under police station Kothibagh while security […]
BJP Sarpanch held with pistol in Kulgam
KULGAM — A Sarpanch affiliated with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was arrested while a pistol was recovered from his possession at his home in Qaimoh area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Wednesday afternoon. Sources told that acting on specific inputs, the security forces carried out searches at his home. During the search, the Sarpanch was […]
Zafar Akbar Bhat among six arrested in MBBS seat selling racket: CIK
SRINAGAR — The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of the J&K Police on Wednesday arrested six persons including separatist leader Zafar Akbar Bhat and a woman from north Kashmir’s Baramulla in case registered in July last year in connection with the alleged racket of selling Pakistan-based MBBS seats and of other professional courses by Hurriyat […]
How UAPA Abuse Is Affecting Women’s Aspirations in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — When she chose to pursue a career in journalism, Sajida Yousuf knew being a journalist was never meant to be easy in Kashmir. The 23-year-old Srinagar resident finished her master’s in journalism from the University of Kashmir in 2019 and subsequently started working as a reporter with a local news agency, Kashmir News […]
Politicians, journalists, activists being punished for speaking truth in ‘Naya Kashmir’: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — Former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that the politicians, journalists and activists are being punished for speaking truth in ‘Naya Kashmir.’ Talking to media persons after her mother was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today, Mehbooba said that the agencies that were meant to […]
Thrashing of Journos: SHO Shergari PS transferred, attached to DPL Srinagar
8 other police officers also transferred in Srinagar SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday transferred several police officers including the Station House Officer (SHO), who thrashed the scribes yesterday while covering a Muharram procession at Jahangir Chowk. According to an order issued by Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar, a copy of which […]
Youth Allegedly Murdered Over Love Affair with a Girl in Shopian
Meer Irfan SHOPIAN — A 21-year-old youth was allegedly murdered over a love affair in the Shopian district of South Kashmir on Tuesday morning. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat a Police official said that the body of Shahid Ahmed Ganie son of Manzoor Ahmed Ganie, a resident of the Urpora area in Shopian Nagbal was found in the […]









