โEarlier in Hydepora, five kids were orphaned. I just want to ask, who will look after these kids now? Iโm afraid that the next generation will be a generation of orphans.โ SOPORE โ At around 4pm on 10 December 2021, Mohammad Sultan, 43, video-called his wife, Naza, and insisted for a long chat.ย Given his…
โDuring the peak of 2010 agitation, the late Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani had agreed for a dialogue with India on certain conditions including demilitarisation and revocation of the draconian laws like AFSPA.โ SRINAGAR โ The killings of Nagaland villagers in an Army ambush gone horribly wrong has brought the controversial Armed Forces (Special) Powers…
“The political parties also sense that the Centre might hold elections soon, so they have begun preparations.” SRINAGAR โ In a bid to reassert themselves, the major mainstream political parties of Kashmir have begun a public outreach. The outreach began days after the dormant factions of Hurriyat Conference issued a shutdown call in the aftermath…
“If strict action is not taken against the publication, we will take this issue to the court.” SRINAGAR โ Religious scholars in Kashmir have expressed anguish over the illustration depicting Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and archangel Jibraeel (AS) in a class 7 textbook. The book has been published by a Delhi-based publication house Jay Cee Publications.…
โThe government is decorating the cart but the horse is hungry.โ SRINAGAR โ Deprived of their retirement benefits including gratuity and leave benefits, the retired Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) employees have been running from pillar to post to get relief. Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, who served as a driver for the corporation…
Police say they used all means to trace Naikoo, but failed. SOPORE โ In 2018, Ghulam Nabi Naikoo, a fruit trader from Sopore, in north Kashmir, sold apples to a Kolkata based firm IGT- Iqbal Gulzar Tiwari. The representative of the firm paid some amount in cash and promised to pay the rest once the…
October this year marked the deadliest month in the region, with 44 killings including 19 militants, 13 civilians and 12 armed forces personnel. SRINAGAR โ The surge in violence in Kashmir has taken a hit on the tourism industry in the region with tourists from various parts of mainland India and abroad cancelling their trips…
This is the second attack in the last 20 days on Kashmiris in the Jharkhand capital. Four Kashmiri youths were earlier assaulted on November 11, and forced to chant โJai Shri Ramโ. SRINAGAR โ At around 11 am on November 27, 2021, Riyaz Ahmad received a phone call from a bustling marketplace in Ranchi.ย This…
โWeโve built this property from our hard-earned money. It belongs to us. Why would I be asked to pay taxes? Soon theyโll tell us to pay taxes for breathing, because, they may argue, that you live under our jurisdiction.โ SRINAGAR โ Barely three months after state wing of the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party appealed Defense…
โThis year the power situation has become inconsistent and irregular even before the arrival of winter. With no signs of improvement, many residents said that patients, students, and the elderly are under stress as a result of power outages.โ SRINAGAR โ Despite the government’s promises to provide round the clock electricity, consumers in Kashmir continue…