LoC residents seek ‘individual bunkers’ during meet with Home Minister
People living along borders in Nowshera sector Tuesday demanded setting up of “individual bunkers” at their residences near the Line of Control (LoC) as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reached out to them here. Over 5,000 people living in 23 hamlets along the LoC were forced to shun homes in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district […]
Baramulla police solves Burglary case within 72 hours
Baramulla police today claimed to solve a theft case within 72 hours and recovered 53 Stolen Mobile Phones and property worth lakhs of rupees. According to a press statement issued here, Police station Baramulla received a complaint from Mr Rafi Jabar Mir son of Ab Jabar Mir of Delina that during intervening night of 7-8 […]
KEG expresses serious concern over detention of Kamran Yousuf
Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has expressed serious concern over the continuous detention of freelance photographer Kamran Yusuf. In a statement issued here, a KEG spokesman said that the agency NIA has arrested Kamran Yusuf without spelling out the reasons and that doesn’t gel with the set legal norms prevalent in any democratic setup. KEG has […]
Opinion: Need to introduce interest – free banking in India
Banks came into existence with a commercial goal but also to save the peoples wealth, make a better use of the God – given resources and help the poor and needy. But considering the exploitative nature of the present banking system, a new interest – free system that is amenable to further social goals and […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway opens for traffic
The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway has been opened for traffic after remaining closed for 14 hours due to a landslide in Udhampur district. The highway was closed for traffic after a bridge got damaged near Udhampur. A traffic official said that light-motor vehicles would ply on the road today.
Shutdown in Kulgam against militant killings
Following the killing of two militants in a gunfight yesterday, a complete shutdown is being observed in Kulgam district today for the second consecutive day. According to reports the shutdown is being observed in Kulgam, Qaimoh, Yaripora, Devsar and Damhal Hanjipora tehsils today. Yesterday two militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit, Dawood Ahmad Allai of Hawoora and […]
Father-son duo detained during CASO in north Kashmir
A father-son duo was detained on Tuesday by the government forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Vijpara village of Hajin in Bandipora district, sources said. According to sources, Muhammad Ayoub Lone and his son Yawar Lone – residents of Vijpara – were detained for questioning after night-long CASO ended. The search operation […]
Green shoots of peace visible in Kashmir: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the situation in Kashmir Valley has improved significantly compared to the last year and ‘some green shoots of peace are visible’. He expressed willingness to meet every stakeholder to resolve the long-standing issues. Singh, who concluded his first leg of his visit to the State addressed […]
ECONOMICS OF PEACE
The purpose of this article is not to discuss the history and background of the Kashmir Conflict. Plenty has been said and written and so have several solutions suggested in the past 69 years for the resolution of the conflict. It is rather strange that in spite of various UN resolutions and numerous meetings between […]