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Encounter breaks out in Sopore village, internet snapped, restriction imposed in town

Encounter breaks out in Sopore village, internet snapped, restriction imposed in town

(Bilal Ahmad)  Sopore : A gunfight has broke out between militants and the government forces in Warpora village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on late Thursday night. An official said that an exchange of fire is going on between militants and the forces in Usman abad Mohalla of the village. He said that […]

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Shameful actions

Shameful actions

The assurances by the state government to provide safety to the students and other businessmen in outside states have fallen flat as the attacks continue on the Kashmiri youth in various outside states. The attacks have in fact increased in intensity as the various states where these attacks have taken place have failed to take […]

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Let’s create avenues for peace and harmony

Let’s create avenues for peace and harmony

By Mohammad Ashraf The incidents of violence in Kashmir are not new or novel before the world community. These incidents have been taking place here since three decades. Every Kashmiri suffered either directly or indirectly. We have a good population of orphaned children. We have a good number of maimed persons. We have a good […]

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Education must be transformative

By Faizan Bashir Education is not about merely learning facts, it is more than this. In essence, education must be transformative. But, alas, education is neither transformative nor does it inculcate moral and ethical values, especially in the context of Kashmir. It’s very much unfortunate that we are oblivious of both Islam and modern education. […]

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Pashmina Artisans and their sufferings

By Hakim Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri artisans were once a vibrant, dynamic and prosperous people with a thriving self-sufficient economy. But how had they come to be so? With 700 followers descended upon the land of Kashmir, a sufi saint, Mir Syed Ali Hamdani from Persia is the one who shaped and changed Kashmir for ever-both […]

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Social justice holds the aims of equal opportunity

By Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Social justice and equality is a significant issue in almost all societies around the world. 20th February was celebrated as the World Day of Social Justice proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly in 2007 in accordance with the goals and objectives of the World Summit for Social Development. Globally, injustice exists […]

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Two persons killed, another injured as landslide sweeps vehicle in Poonch

Two persons killed, another injured as landslide sweeps vehicle in Poonch

Poonch: Two persons were killed and another was injured when a vehicle they were travelling in came under a landslide in Mandi area of Poonch on Thursday evening. Reports said that a Mahindra load carrier carrying oil for mobile towers came under the landslide, leading to on the spot death of one of three persons travelling […]

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BSF officer commits suicide

BSF officer commits suicide

Poonch: An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday committed suicide by shooting self with his service rifle at Balnoie along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said that ASI GD Karamvir Singh (48) of 168 BSF, a resident of Panipath Harayana, posted at forward area […]

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CRPF plans to enhance annual leaves for troopers in combat zones 

CRPF plans to enhance annual leaves for troopers in combat zones 

New Delhi: On the lines of the Army, the CRPF is mulling to enhance the number of leaves given to its combat personnel, as part of a renewed push to provide enhanced rest and recuperation to its troops deployed extensively for anti-terrorism and anti-Naxal operations in the country, officials said Thursday. The force is planning […]

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Govt to stop share of water flowing to Pakistan: Gadkari

Govt to stop share of water flowing to Pakistan: Gadkari

New Delhi: The government has decided to stop India’s share of water that flows to Pakistan and divert water from eastern rivers to people in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Thursday. The decision comes after the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel for which India has blamed Pakistan. […]