Thursday, April 25, 2024

Kashmir

Omar Abdullah to contest from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir

National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency, party chief Farooq Abdullah announced on Friday.

Admin bans prayer in Srinagar’s Jama Masjid on Jumat-ul-Vida, Shab-e-Qadr

The Jammu and Kashmir administration authorities closed the gates of Srinagar's Jama Masjid stopping the worshippers from attending...

BJP minister Jitendra Singh’s wealth doubled in 10 years: Data

Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is fighting his third Lok Sabha elections on a BJP ticket from...

Interview: Kashmiri historian Hafsa Kanjwal accuses India of memoricide, repression

Human rights groups and United Nations experts have repeatedly warned against India's crackdown on the civil liberties of...

Electoral bonds: UP company gave Rs 10 crore to BJP four weeks after bagging contract for Kashmir tunnel

In December 2019, months after Kashmir had been stripped of its special status under the Constitution and statehood, Lucknow-based infrastructure firm Apco Infratech Private Limited secured a contract in the Kashmir Valley to build a tunnel, and less than four weeks after receiving the go-ahead for the project, the firm donated 10 crores to the BJP through electoral bonds.

NIT-Srinagar asks students not to watch Sunday’s India-Pak cricket match in groups

The National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar has asked its students not to watch Sunday’s India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match in groups or post anything related to it on social media platforms.

Mirwaiz again stopped from delivering Friday sermon at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid

Hurriyat Conference chairperson, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was again stopped by police from leaving his house to deliver the sermon at Kashmir’s historic Jamia Masjid. Earlier, the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of...
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Kashmiris denounce India’s plan to add 2.5 million new voters

The decision to allow voting rights to any Indian citizen living temporarily in Kashmir led to anger and fear amongst political parties and locals in the Valley as it is being seen as yet another attempt by the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) to change the demography of the Muslim-dominated region.

J&K army camp attack: 3 soldiers, 2 militants killed

Three Army personnel and two militants lost their lives in the exchange of fire in the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning.
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Kashmir: Civilian killed in gunfight in Kulgam

A civilian named Manzoor Lone was killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday after a gunfight broke out between suspected militants and security forces.

Repression persists in Kashmir three years after autonomy revoked: Global rights body

Indian authorities are restricting free expression, peaceful assembly, and other basic rights in Jammu and Kashmir three years after revoking the region’s special autonomous status, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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Union govt wants to crush journalism: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti

People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said it is no secret that the BJP-led Union wants to crush journalism, the fourth pillar of democracy.

Another Kashmiri journalist gets banned from travelling abroad

Days after barring Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo from travelling abroad, another Kashmiri journalist, Aakash Hassan was barred from boarding his flight to Colombo, Sri Lanka.  After reaching the...
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Ram Nath Kovind fulfilled BJP’s political agenda during his tenure: Mehbooba Mufti

Peoples Democratic Party chief and prominent Kashmiri politician Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that former President Ram Nath Kovind fulfilled Bharatiya Janata Party’s political agenda during his tenure.

Yasin Malik begins “fast unto death” in Tihar Jail seeking ‘fair trial’

Jailed prominent Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik has begun a hunger strike unto the death in Delhi's Tihar Jail seeking a fair trial in his case.
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Paradox of Communism in Kashmir

The Communist revolution started in 1917 in Soviet Russia. Ever since then, communists have been working hard to preach and propagate their ideology throughout the world. Gradually they set...

Eid-ul Adha in Kashmir: Joy and sorrow

This year, Eid brought some joy in Kashmir Valley. However economy has not revived back and it reflected sorrow for many.
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