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 […]
PaK anthem played before cricket match in Pulwama
The national anthem of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) was played during a local cricket match in Pulwama district on Sunday. A video of the players lined up for the national anthem of PaK during the inaugural function of a cricket match between Pulwama Tigers and Shining Star Pampora has gone viral on social media. “This is not […]
Students clash with forces in Srinagar
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Editorial: Force would not work in resolving deepening political crisis
It is all but official now. All it needs is a public declaration that New Delhi believes the only way to bring about peace and calm in the Kashmir valley is to resort to force. As was reported in this newspaper yesterday, the government of India has decided to adopt a string of measures that […]
Three soldiers, four militants killed in Nowgam sector
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Arms, ammunition recovered in Handwara forest
Arms and ammunition were recovered by government forces from a forest in Handwara area of Kupwara district, police said on Monday. Pertinently a brief encounter had taken place between forces and militants in the same area last night. Yesterday, after noticing some suspicious movement in Kehmal forest area of Handwara, the troops of 6 Rashtriya […]
7 Injured as two passenger vehicles collided at Buchoo Kokernag
Seven passengers were injured after two Sumo Vehicles bearing registration No’s JK03 C – 6825 and JK03C- 3882 collided near Buchoo Village in Kokernag area of Anantnag district. The injured have been identified as Dr Naveed Farooq of Anantnag, Nusrat Jan wife of Feroz Ahmad Tantray, Mushtaq Ahmad Mir son of Hamid Mir of Shichan, Dialgam, […]
‘Tie Arundhati Roy to army jeep’: Paresh Rawal
In an unprecedented move, Bollywood actor and BJP Lok Sabha MP from Gujarat, Paresh Rawal has stirred a controversy when he said that instead of a stone pelter, author and activist Arundhati Roy should be tied to an Army jeep. The National award winner actor took to Twitter on Sunday night to express his views. […]