APs Kashmiri photojournalist Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan win Pulitzer
Srinagar, May 5 (KNS): Three Associated Press(AP) phojournalists including two Kashmiris won a Pulitzer in feature photography for images made during clampdown on Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370. AP Photographers Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand snaked around roadblocks, sometimes took cover in strangers’ homes and hid cameras in vegetable bags to capture […]
In Pakistan’s new script for terrorism in Kashmir, Handwara is the key
A second face-off between security forces and terrorists, not far from the Handwara house in north Kashmir where a bloody firefight killed 5 soldiers, appears to be part of a Pakistan attempt to rewrite the script for terrorism in Kashmir, a top security official told Hindustan Times on Monday evening. Just minutes earlier, two young men had […]
“Couldn’t even walk properly”: 14-yr-old boy killed in Handwara attack
Srinagar: A 14-year-old physically-handicapped boy was killed, alongside three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, in a shootout when the militants attacked the 92 battalion of a CRPF party in Wangam area of Qaziabad, Handwara, north Kashmir, on Monday. The body of Hazim Shafi Bhat, a class seventh student, of Khipora village was spotted after the […]
12 more patients discharged from SKIMS, Bemina after recovering from Covid-19
SRINAGAR, MAY 04: SKIMS Medical College Hospital Bemina informed that 12 more COVID-19 patients were discharged from the hospital after recovering from the contagious disease. Among the 153 COVID Positive patients admitted for treatment at SKIMS Medical College Hospital after being referred from various hospitals across the valley, 05 belong to Baramulla, 02 to Srinagar, […]
Lt Governor arrives at Civil Secretariat Srinagar, interacts with officers
Reiterates government’s resolve of working tirelessly for ensuring responsive and accountable Government SRINAGAR, MAY 04: With the opening of the offices at Srinagar, the Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu arrived at the Civil Secretariat where he was greeted by the Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam. On the occasion Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma, […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
25 new positive cases reported today, 303 cases recovered till date in JK JAMMU, MAY 04: The Government Monday informed that 25 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 01 from Jammu division and 24 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to […]
Ban on high-speed internet not proving enough to prevent rising violence in Kashmir
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has justified the ban on high-speed internet in the Union territory citing the low number of terror related incidents. But the security establishment in the Union territory is anticipating a “hot summer” as the ban won’t be able to effectively contain the numbers. Speaking to ThePrint on condition of […]
BENEATH THE CLAIMS
Jammu and Kashmir remained under lockdown from August 4, last year when the central government decided to remove the special status. Most of the political leaders, activists, former ministers, lawmakers and former chief ministers were detained. The authorities also suspended telephones, landlines and internet services. After six months of ban the longest in any part […]
Promising youth of Kashmir Valley not only entertained but also informed about the epidemic
Srinagar, May 4 (KNS): At a time when the whole nation including the UT of Jammu and Kashmir is fighting with this epidemic, there are two such promising young men of Kashmir Valley who with their art and craftsmanship in these difficult times warned not only the people of Jammu and Kashmir but the entire […]
Mirwaiz led Darul Khair express gratitude over working of its volunteers
Srinagar, May 04 (KNS): Members of Darul khair Mirwaiz Manzil on Monday expressed gratitude to its volunteers working on ground for their selfless service and consistent dedication in distributing food kits and other essential items among the poor and needy during the lockdown due to the corona virus pandemic. A statement issued to Kashmir News […]