37 PaK guests among 66 cross sides in Karvan-e-Aman bus
Srinagar: Six Kashmiri residents crossed over to Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) while 37 residents from across the Line of Control (LoC) arrived here to meet their relatives, separated in 1947 due to partition, official sources said Tuesday. They said 23 returnees from both sides also crossed sides at Kaman post, the last Indian military post […]
Pak cuts CPEC investment in railways, cites huge burden of loans
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has slashed the Chinese investment in railways by USD 2 billion citing a huge burden of loans, giving credence to reports that the new government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan may scrutinise the multi-billion dollar CPEC, a media report said Tuesday. Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said that the share of the […]
Follow Gandhian principles of truth, non–violence: Guv to people
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday urged people to follow the Gandhian principles of truth, non–violence and Sayagraha. An official spokesperson said that the Governor participated in the state level Grand Finale/Felicitation Ceremony of “Swachhata Hi Seva” Campaign organized jointly by the Housing and Urban Development Department and School Education Department […]
Preferring politics over peace
India and Pakistan are at logger heads once again. Though the present standoff has been initiated by India, the entire south Asian region has to bear the brunt of the spolied relations. India and Pakistan are the two main players in South Asian politics, as the two constitute 86% of its population and control over […]
Gandhi’s philosophy taken over by Hitler’s mindset: Er Rasheed
Says those killing Kashmiris have no right to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) President and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Tuesday said that Gandhi’s philosophy has been taken over by Hitler’s mindset and those paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi are just playing with the words and have no more interest in Gandhi’s ideology of non violence. The Langate lawmaker as per […]
Brutality fails to suppress our emotions: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday said that authorities have not been able to suppress our emotions even with brutality. “Since 1947 our nation has rendered unparalleled sacrifices, thousands were caged and brutally tortured, properties worth billions razed to ground and looted, and sexual assault and rape used as war weapon,” […]
JKLF chief Yasin Malik detained ahead of polls
Says India practicing new kind of democracy in JK
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested by police from JKLF office Abi-Guzar Srinagar, a spokesman said on Tuesday. JKLF spokesman said that a large contingent of police cordoned JKLF office at Abi-Guzar today afternoon and arrested him. “Malik has been taken into custody in wake of coming Municipal […]
Tarigami reacts sharply to Guv’s ‘political parties are not so relevant in Kashmir’ comment
Srinagar: Reacting sharply to Governor’s alleged statement that ‘neither political parties nor other organizations are so relevant in Kashmir’, senior CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said such comment could have been avoided. Rather, Tarigami said that the Governor could have advised the political leadership in New Delhi to introspect why the political process in Kashmir […]
