Around two dozen โAzad loyalistsโ have resigned from the party saying โunscrupulous elementsโ have hijacked the party. SRINAGAR โ Over two dozen Congress members in Jammu and Kashmir, considered close to former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and former leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, have tendered resignation to the…
The Bhat family rejected the Magisterial Inquiry and demanded that a judicial probe should be ordered. SRINAGAR โ The family of slain civilian Muhammad Altaf Bhat on Friday rejected the Magisterial Inquiry ordered by the Jammu and Kashmir administration and insisted that a judicial probe should be ordered to bring the facts of the military…
โPlease return my Mudasir’s body. One last time, I want to hold him and kiss his cheeks and forehead.โ SRINAGAR โ The families of the two slain civilians, Muhammad Altaf Bhat and Dr Mudasir Gul, killed in Hyderpora military operation on Monday were dragged out of the Srinagarโs press enclave late Wednesday night where they…
โI asked the forces why they killed my father. They laughed shamelessly.โ SRINAGAR โ Nayfa Altaf, 14, was waiting for her father, Altaf Ahmad Bhat, to return home from his shop on Monday evening, when she saw people assembling outside her home, all wailing. The intensity of the moment made her fearful, as prompted by…
Traders lament that the government isn’t serious about the apple trade and that the cosmetic measures will do little to support the industry. SOPORE โ In 2018, Asif Ali, a representative of a Bangladeshi business firm Gareeb Nawaz, visited Sopore fruit Mandi where he was sold apples valued at Rs 2.85 crore by a local…
The leather trade in Kashmir was once a thriving business. Traders blame the governmentโs policies for the looming disaster. SRINAGAR โ The leather industry in Kashmir is at the risk of extinction with traders blaming the government apathy, the politics around animal slaughter and the political turmoil for the looming disaster. The trade has been…
โRelease my son, if he has committed a mistake, I apologize on his behalf,โ says the mother of one of the students. SHAHGUND (BANDIPORA) โ With a wrinkled face, Hafeeza Begum, 44, appears older than age. She is inconsolable and calls for her son repeatedly. She folds her hand in front of everyone visiting her…
Farmers say the weather has become quite erratic and rains are either scanty or distribution is irregular, thus adversely affecting the saffron production at the critical stage. PAMPORE โ As the autumn sets in the free, vast lands of Pampore, hundreds of men, women and children ready themselves to pick small violet flower petals of…
Police have filed criminal charges under stringent anti-terror laws against medical students for celebrating Pakistanโs victory. SRINAGAR โ The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday filed a criminal case under stringent anti-terror laws against students of medical college for allegedly celebrating Pakistanโs victory in the recently held cricket match, evoking sharp reactions.ย ย The case was…
What worries the farmers is the damage to apple trees that are yet to be pruned. SRINAGAR โ Early snowfall in the upper reaches of south Kashmirโs Shopian district is proving devastating for the apple farmers with the โuntimelyโ snowfall, damaging the apple trees. The higher reaches of Kashmir valley Saturday received a low to…