US ‘war on terror’ has killed 500,000 people: Study

Washington: About half a million people have died violently in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan due to the US “war on terror” that was launched following the September 11 attacks in 2001, according to a study released Thursday. The report by Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs put the death toll at between […]
It really is a calamity

The damages that the untimely snowfall wreaked last week across the valley is huge. Not only was the horticulture and agriculture sector on the receiving end but the infrastructure too suffered a massive dent. In various areas of south Kashmir dozens of villages are still reeling under total darkness as the power sector has suffered […]
The Battle Between Pen and the Gun!

By Mudasir Ahmad Gori Recently there has been a debate going on about the youth of Kashmir, no I would better say educated youth of Kashmir joining militancy. One is surprised by the self-orchestrated and fabricated stories that have been cooked in the cozy cabins about the state of Kashmir. Well, perhaps they need to […]
Moscow talks: India’s participation proves Taliban are not terrorists, says Er Rasheed

Srinagar:Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rashid Sheikh on Friday said that India’s participation in talks with Taliban proves that ‘Taliban are not terrorists’. Er Rasheed as per a statement issued here called New Delhi’s claims that its talks with Taliban along with other stake holders in Moscow to discuss Afghan issue […]
Guv issuing ridiculous, naive statements: Malik

Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday said that Malik Governor Satya Pal Malik is making himself a political joker by issuing ‘ridiculous and naive statements’. Terming the ‘ongoing oppression across the Valley as ‘worst tactics in the garb of democracy’, Malik while addressing a gathering at a […]