Anti- polythene drive launched at Sopore
As part of the statewide initiative, Department of Rural Development Department today launched anti-polythene drive in Sopore today. A team of officials comprising Municipal council, revenue, FCS&CA, police led by Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sopore Sandeep Singh Bali visited Sopore market and seized 250 kg of polyethene. During the drive, several polythene-using vendors were checked and […]
Kashmir does not belong to India but to Kashmiris, says Yasin Malik
Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Yaseen Malik today took a dig at Home Minister Rajnath Singh for his statement in which he had said that Kashmir, Kashmiris and Kashmiriyat belong to India only. In a statement issued here, JKLF chairman said, “Neither Kashmir nor Kashmiris and Kashmiryat belong to India. How can India, the colonizer of […]
IGP Kashmir briefs Governor
In his first meeting with Governor NN Vohra at the Raj Bhavan, Muneer Khan, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, discussed internal situation in the valley. Khan briefed the Governor about the Internal Security situation in the Valley, particularly in South Kashmir. Advising close surveillance on all fronts Governor asked Sh. Khan to ensure that his […]
32 Bottles of Illicit Liquor Recovered
Anantnag Police Monday arrested a bootlegger and recovered illicit liquor from his possession. As per police statement, “while acting on a specific tip-off, a police party headed by SHO Bijbehara Shri Arshid Ahmad laid a naka near Eidgah crossing in the jurisdiction of Police Station Bijbehara.” While naka checking, the statement said that “one person identified as […]
10 persons injured in separate road accidents on Monday
Ten persons were injured in different road accidents across the valley on Monday. As per the statement from Zonal Police Headquarters (ZPH), In Ganderbal, an Eco sports car bearing registration number RJ09CB-5053 driven by Parvaiz Khan, resident of Nimbhada Rajasthan hit and injured a lady named Mehtaba resident of Gund, near bridge, which falls in the […]
If Kashmir is India’s integral part then what has Rajnath to offer: Er Rasheed
Reacting sharply to BJP President Amit Shah’s claim that the uprising is confined to just three and a half districts, AIP Supremo and MLA Langate Er. Rasheed today said that Amit Shah’s claim is a huge lie and distortion of facts. In a statement issued today, Er Rasheed said that, “since decades people of all […]
Book Review: Lamentations of a Sombre Sky
Author: Manan Kapoor Publisher: Frog Books (www.leadstartcorp.com) Pages: 249 Price: 250 INR Genre: Fiction The Lamentations of a Sombre Sky is a story of Inayat, a Kashmiri teenage girl. It is a story of tragedies and loss that her family and friends, unfortunately witness. This novel is a moving account of Inayat’s, and of-course, of Kashmir’s lamentations. Gul, […]
DAK urges doctors to screen children for high blood pressure
With rising rates of childhood hypertension, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today urged doctors to screen children for high blood pressure. President DAK Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement said that high blood pressure is on the rise in children, largely because of increased obesity in the young. “One recent study of middle and high […]
Book Review: Reading Kashmir Saga
Author: Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain Publisher: Kashmir Institute Pages: 144 Pages Price: 120 INR Genre: Non-Fiction | History Language: English Reviewer: Waseem Raja The book is a comprehensive overview of Kashmir dispute, and its legality. Because, many a times, common Kashmiri thinks that Kashmir dispute has no validity in contemporary times. But the monograph, to a larger extent clears common man’s understanding […]