New Laws

New Laws

Union Minister of BJP from Jammu Dr. Jitendra Singh recently said that their government will soon come with new laws to address the concerns of common people in both Jammu and Kashmir regions. After the abrogation of article 370 in August last year, people of Jammu and Kashmir have felt that there would be now […]

After the threat

After the threat

Government of Jammu and Kashmir has been on alert right from the beginning of the news reports that corona virus can become a problem or pose a problem for the future. Now administration has taken more steps in order to provide people some relief if some cases are also detected in Jammu and Kashmir. So […]

Omar Abdullah’s case

Omar Abdullah’s case

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omer Abdullah is presently under detention and his sister has challenged the detention after the authorities slapped him with PSA recently. His sister went to Supreme Court and pleaded that her brother should be brought in person to the court and released as the grounds of detention mentioned […]

CONTINUED DETENTIONS

CONTINUED DETENTIONS

Kashmir and detentions figured even in the latest Donald Trump visit to New Delhi showing the underlying focus of global thinkers especially the US Congress over the ground situation in Kashmir. Trump even gave a hint that there are always two sides of any story indicating that Kashmir problem has many layers and once more […]

Charging of Transport Fee

Charging of Transport Fee

Hundreds of private schools in Kashmir valley have started forcing the parents to pay transport fee for all those six months of previous summer when there was complete halt to the activities including academic activities in schools. Many parents in the recent past have approached media to highlight their plight as the managements of the […]

TINY STEPS

TINY STEPS

Government of Jammu and Kashmir in the recent past has tried to focus on the condition of farmers in Kashmir valley. As in the past several years farmer income has gone down, the final straw on the back of the camel proved the early snowfall in first week of November 2019. It devastated the orchards […]

‘Direct fallout of policy failure’

‘Direct fallout of policy failure’

ANANDO BHAKTO After the year 2018 ended in Kashmir with a record number of casualties and a string of political machinations that culminated in the dissolution of the State Assembly, Omar Abdullah and his National Conference are gearing up for this year’s elections. In an interview with Frontline in New Delhi, the former Chief Minister […]

‘The Kashmir issue is a convenient whipping boy’

‘The Kashmir issue is a convenient whipping boy’

Amarjit Singh Dulat, retired chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and former Special Director of the Intelligence Bureau (I.B.), is an authority on Jammu and Kashmir. Also known as the master spy, Dulat is believed to have vast knowledge on cross-border terrorism, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and of course, Kashmir separatists. Having spent […]

Life on halt, downtown railing under curfew on Sunday

Life on halt, downtown railing under curfew on Sunday

Srinagar: Residents of downtown woke up on Sunday morning to witness strict curfew and restriction, as JRL has given a shutdown call for today against the killings of three militants and a civilian who was crushed to death by a police vehicle during protests. With frequent shutdowns crippling life in Kashmir, Srinagar wore a deserted […]

SP Vaid says Shopian encounter over five killed

SP Vaid says Shopian encounter over five killed

State DGP SP Vaid said on Twitter that encounter concluded at Shopian, five bodies of terrorists recovered. There are fears that the fifth body is of assistant professor of university of Kashmir Dr Mohd Shafi. However DGP has said that identity of militants has not been yet ascertained. One critically injured boy of 17 years […]