‘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 […]
Teacher climbs tree for internet connectivity to teach students during lockdown
Prosperity is a great teacher, adversity even greater. And adversity in times of the lockdown has brought out the best in Subrata Pati who, unlike most other professionals, isn’t working from home. Perched atop a neem tree in his village, the history teacher is giving lessons to his students in Kolkata, some 200 km away, […]
Covid-19: Trump to temporarily suspend immigration to ‘protect jobs of American citizens’
US President Donald Trump has decided to suspended immigration to the country in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, “to protect the jobs of American Citizens”. “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive […]
125 families in quarantine after Covid-19 +ve case emerges in Rashtrapati Bhavan
Nearly 100 people working inside Rashtrapati Bhavan have been quarantined after a worker there tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to news agency ANI, at least 125 families living near Gate no. 70 have been asked to remain in self-isolation in accordance with guidelines of the Union health ministry, ANI quoted sources as saying. Delhi […]
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 […]