‘Insanov seeth cha shoob’: A beautiful bloom minus the visitors
Srinagar: Remember the Kashmiri phrase ‘insanov seeth cha shoob’ (humans bring the decorum). These days as people have to stay indoors, some of the famous places around the world are deserted, forlorn, empty: aesthetics bereft of aesthetes. Here in Kashmir too, as the spring beckons us to come out and enjoy the beauty of nature, the coronavirus pandemic […]
India ranks at 142 in press freedom, mainly due to Kashmir situation
Srinagar: India has again dropped two places on Global Press Freedom Index 2020 to be ranked 142nd out of 180 in the annual analysis by Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF). And this score, the RSF said, is heavily affected by the communication blackout in Kashmir last year — “making it virtually impossible for journalists to cover […]
Citing Sopore funeral, AG tells SC “4G is a question of national security”
Srinagar: In the petition regarding the restoration of high-speed internet in Jammu and Kashmir in the Supreme Court, the Attorney General has cited “serious issues in J-K”, calling it a “question of national security.” “Recently a militant was killed and 500 people showed up for his funeral,” he said, highlighting a gathering at a militant’s funeral […]
J-K high court employee found dead in Srinagar
Body of a 50-year old employee of Jammu and Kashmir High Court was found dead in Qamarwari area of Srinagar city on Tuesday. Reports said that some locals spotted the body lying at PDD Quarter near Police Colony in Qamarwari area and informed concerned police station about it. Immediately, a police team led by SHO […]
J&K Govt begins evacuation, brings back 1,200 stranded residents
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday finally began the process of bringing back its residents stranded in Pathankot and adjoining areas. As many as 1,211 people, who were stranded in Pathankot district of Punjab due to the imposition of lockdown, were brought to Lakhanpur in the Punjab Roadways buses on Monday. All of them […]
Bandipora infection hub
Covid positive cases continued on upward trend in Kashmir on Monday after 14 persons tested positive for the virus, a development that caused the Union Territory’s infection tally to climb to 368 with five deaths. 4 booked for hiding travel history Rajouri: Four persons were booked at the Budhal police station in Rajouri district for […]
Govt abuses UAPA by charging Kashmiri journalist: Tharoor
Srinagar: Shashi Tharoor, a senior Congress leader, has again targeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), which gives power to the government to label an individual as a terrorist. On 18 April, a female photojournalist from Kashmir, Masrat Zahra, was booked under the UAPA after the police alleged that she had […]
Over 1,000 Kashmiri Migrants Stranded In Punjab Sent Home Amid Lockdown
Chandigarh: Over 1,000 Kashmiris, who had been stuck in Punjab’s Pathankot due to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, were sent home on Monday, an official statement said. Nearly 1,200 migrants were stranded in Pathankot after the Jammu and Kashmir administration had refused them entry in the union territory, it said. The Kashmiri migrants had reached Pathankot […]
Ensure availability of essential commodities, medicines in red, buffer zones: NC to admin
Srinagar, 20 April (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday expressed concern over the acute shortage of essentials in the areas declared as red zones by the authorities across the valley urging the JK administration to ensure availability of essential commodities, medicines in the red and buffer zones. A statement issued to KNS, while […]
RSF calls for immediate, unconditional withdrawal of “flimsy charges” against Kashmiri journalist
Srinagar: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the “flimsy charges brought against Masrat Zahra,” a freelance photojournalist, who was booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and section 505 of Indian Penal Code. The RSF, an international NGO working to safeguard the right to freedom of information, noted that Zahra […]