Author: Arjumand Shaheen


  • โ€œThe candidates alleged that the criteria followed in the recruitment process contradicts the process advertised in the notification. They levelled allegations against the administration for recruiting the candidates, who were not eligible or did not hold merit for the posts.โ€ SRINAGAR โ€” Several candidates who have applied for non-teaching posts at the National Institute of…

  • โ€œI went out and saw that around 40 people had dragged these students out of their apartments and were beating them ruthlessly.โ€ SRINAGAR โ€” Three Kashmiri students were allegedly thrashed by locals in the Kharar area of Mohali in Punjab on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The students pursuing Bachelorโ€™s degree in Business…

  • โ€œThe aim of the coup is to control an independent club by people who enjoy backing and patronage from the government forces and administration.โ€ SRINAGAR โ€” A day after the Kashmir Press Club was ‘ โ€˜arbitrarily taken overโ€™ by a group of โ€˜journalistsโ€™, the club has been locked by the authorities. On Sunday, the club…

  • โ€œJDA did not spare even a 90-year-old Chacha in Jammu and rendered him homeless. This is the development of Gujjars and Bakerwals that BJP is claiming.โ€ย  SRINAGAR โ€” The Jammu Development Authority has come under severe criticism for demolishing the homes of several Gujjar and Bakarwal families in the Roopnagar area of the Jammu district.…

  • Earlier the Ladakh administration distributed tablets among the students and those tablets included every other subject but Urdu. SRINAGAR โ€” The Jammu and Kashmir administrationโ€™s decision to substitute โ€˜graduation with knowledge of Urduโ€™ with โ€˜graduation from a recognised universityโ€™ as the basic eligibility criteria for the posts of Naib Tehsildar and Patwari in the Revenue…

  • A female student said that they feel unsafe on the campus as the authorities have not put in any mechanism to curb the entry of outsiders into the campus. SRINAGAR โ€” The students pursuing integrated bachelor’s degree in English from Cluster University of Srinagar (Amar Singh College campus) have accused the university authorities of being…

  • Mehbooba said that the J&K police are hounding her party workers who dared to offer Fatiha at late Muftiโ€™s grave today. SRINAGAR โ€” Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP), president, Mehbooba Mufti lashed out at the authorities calling them โ€œcowardsโ€ after the authorities tried to thwart a congregation at her fatherโ€™s graveyard in Bijbehara…

  • โ€œWe can assure that the committee formed on the directions of the High court for the reconstruction and renewal of the houseboats, works swiftly and give the affected families the permission for the reconstruction as soon as possible.โ€ SRINAGAR โ€” The government on Wednesday said that it will act swiftly to allow the reconstruction of…

  • Many shopkeepers said that they feel dispossessed and disempowered by whatever the administration has been doing. โ€œThey want to settle outsiders here by dispossessing us and want us to act normally, which is impossible.โ€ SRINAGAR โ€” A partial shutdown was observed in the Downtown area of the capital city Srinagar on Saturday against the first…

  • โ€˜People in Kashmir are living in distress, they are fearful, have restricted certain activities and have stopped talking about particular things due to the fear of getting booked under draconian laws.โ€™ SRINAGAR โ€” On November 22, a prominent human rights activist, Khurram Parvez, was arrested after National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided and searched his home…