Sajid Raina
Mother Resting In Graveyard, Three Orphans Will Have to Pick Threads and Knot Future
SRINAGAR: As soon as the ambulance carrying the body of Abida Kounsar, 45-year-old victim of November 3 Srinagar grenade explosion, reached Naidkhai, Sumbal in...
In Kashmir, JeI Candidate Wearing GPS Seeks Chance to Prove Himself in Assembly Polls
by Sajid Raina
SRINAGAR: The former district president of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami and an independent candidate for the Bandipora pleaded with the public on Monday to...
With a Tracking Anklet On, Former Jamat Member Files Nomination
SRINAGAR: Tagged with a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker anklet to monitor his movements round the clock, former district president of the banned Jamat-e-Islami...
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Jammu Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Two back-to-back earthquakes were reported in Baramulla of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday early morning.
As per the initial reports, no loss of life...
‘We’re Sweating All Day’: Kashmir Street Vendors Face Boiling Temperatures
by Sajid Raina
SRINAGAR: Before Mohammad Ashraf Dar, a 48-year-old street vendor from the Habak area of Srinagar, puts his stall at Hazratbal, the spot...
400 Years Later, Tourist Footfalls Bring Back Kashmir’s Queen Poetess Habba Khatoon to a...
by Sajid Raina
SRINAGAR: The Kishanganga River flows through the Gurez Valley in North Kashmir's Bandipora district before becoming the Neelum after crossing the Line...
Video: Bachinar Is Desperate for Drinking Water Amid Scorching Heat Wave
by Sajid Raina
SRINAGAR: The villagers of Bachinar, located just three kilometres from Guroora, are facing a dire water crisis as a scorching heat wave grips...
‘Even Kishanganga Is Littered on Both Sides’: Tourist Explosion Post-Ceasefire Buries LoC in Trash
by Sajid Raina
SRINAGAR: The border areas of northern Kashmir have witnessed a significant increase in tourist influx following the cessation of hostilities along the...
Kashmir Political Class Denied Access to Martyrs Graveyard
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police prevented Apni Party leaders from visiting the "martyrs' graveyard" to pay homage to 22 Kashmiris killed by the army...
Man Says He is Not Their Father, Mother Slays Twins
JAMMU: In a gruesome incident, throat-slit bodies of newborn twins were recovered from their house in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch...
‘We’re Breathing Smoke’: Bandipora Villagers Oppose Macadam Plant, Citing Pollution Concerns
By: Sajid Raina
SRINAGAR: An illegal macadamization plant set up in Vewan village, at the foothills of the famous Harmukh peak in north Kashmir's Bandipora...
In Fake Encounter, Former Cop Gets Bail After 18 Years in Custody
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently granted bail to a former policeman who was arrested in 2006 for murdering a...
Crippling Communication: HC Criticises State Counsel for Inability to Read Arrest Memo In Urdu
By: Sajid Raina
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court criticised state counsel for his inability to read arrest memos in Urdu, which...
Govt Creates New Record As DC Receives Kashmir Haj Pilgrims, JKNC Points Out
SRINAGAR: After Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Akshay Labroo, and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nikhal Borkar received the first batch of pilgrims from Jammu and...
‘I’ll Miss It Badly’: Farewell to Sacrificial Animals on Eid-ul-Adha Grips Emotions
by Sajid Raina
SRINAGAR: Before 7 AM on June 10, 2024, Shafeeqa Bagum (36) roused his son from a deep sleep, saying that the sheep appeared...