Kashmir Life

Habibullah Shair

A well known media professional of the state—Habibullah Shair, 80, passed away Tuesday after battling a prolonged illness at SKIMS, Soura. The deceased was living in...

News Notes

Violent TIMES It seems Kashmir is heading back to turbulent times. At least, recent attacks on government forces in Valley and now an arrest of...

News Makers

HELD: JK Bank organized Kissan credit card (KCC’s) camps at Kanoor, Tambis and Trespone, Kargil. The camp witnessed good participation of the farmers and...

Personality

Sakina Itoo In an otherwise raucous state assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, heckling of members is nothing new. The house, after the execution of Afzal...

Tragic Tales

Following the execution of 2001 Parliament Attack convict Afzal Guru, police and paramilitary forces have resorted to extreme use of pellet guns to deal...

Dangerous Tactics

Introduced in the summer of 2010 as a ‘non-lethal’ crowd control measure, pepper gas and chilly grenades were touted to restrain protests without causing...

‘Non-lethal’ Weapons

The much-touted claims of dealing with protests by using ‘non-lethal’ weapons are falling flat in the face with the number of protestors who have...

Briefing

GURGAON They are 188, all Kashmiri Pandits who had migrated in 1990’s. In 2001, they had purchased 12 acres of land in Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar. But...

Rafiq Lone Elected Chairman JKYF

KL Report Srinagar Mohammad Rafiq Lone, life member of J&K Yateem Foundation, was Saturday elected as the chairman of the Foundation. Lone has been elected for...

Situation In Kashmir, Back To Square One: Mufti

KL Report Srinagar Lambasting National Conference (NC) led coalition regime for brazenly abusing the state apparatus to stifle voice of the people, patron of People Democratic...

MMM Issues Fresh Protest Calendar, Shutdown on Thursday

KL Report Srinagar Mutahidda Majlis Mashawarat(MMM) with all its constituents Sunday called a meeting to discuss the scenario after the hanging of parliament attack convict Muhammad...

PDP Condemns Sopore Shootout, Says Omar Govt Closes Peaceful Options

KL Report Srinagar Expressing anguish and concern at the fast deteriorating security situation in Kashmir, principal opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP)  In a statement here a spokesman...

‘Pvt Schools Admit Brilliant Students, Govt only To Increase Literacy Rate’

KL Report Jammu The state government has accepted in the legislative assembly that the performance of students enrolled in private school is good compared to that...

Sopore Firing: 01 Injured Succumbs

KL Report Srinagar One person who was injured in Sopore firing on Sunday afternoon, has succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS, Soura Srinagar, police spokesperson said. The...

Liaqat’s Arrest Setback For Return And Rehabilitation Policy: Tarigami

KL Report SRINAGAR Terming it a setback for the government’s policy of return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri youth who had crossed over to the other side...