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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Sajid Raina

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Sajid Raina holds a Bachelor's degree in Multimedia Production from Government Degree College Baramulla and a Master's degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Kashmir University. He served as the Online Editor at Kashmir Life from the year 2023 to 2024.
A picture of the deceased Aabida Kounsar, the Srinagar grenade blast victim, with her two children, Zuhair Zubair and Aubhiyah Zubair.

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...
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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...
A street vendor selling bananas waits for customers in the scorching heat in Kashmir (KL image: Shaizan Nadaf).

‘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...
The macadam plant is established in Vewan village of North Kashmir's Bandipora district. (Image credit: Sajid Raina, KL)

‘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...
A man selling sacrificial animals in Sopore ahead of Eid-ul-Adha( KL image: Sajid Raina)

‘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...