Kashmir village chiefs turn to rights panel over killings
byJammu, April 9 (IANS) All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC), an umbrella organisation of panchayat members (village heads) has asked World Human Rights…
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NHRC to probe bonded labour in J&K
byNew Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday ordered an inquiry into 42 people, including minors, from Chhattisgarh being forced…
PDP blames NC for stalling Kashmir peace process
bySrinagar: Mehbooba Mufti, president of the main opposition PDP, here Tuesday alleged that the National Conference-led state government of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was responsible…
British woman’s body claimed by authorised undertakers
bySrinagar, April 9 (IANS) People authorised by the British High Commission in New Delhi and the family of the British woman, who was murdered…
Sarpanch shot dead in Kashmir
bySrinagar, April 8 (IANS) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a sarpanch (village council chief) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Monday, police said. A senior police…
Omar ‘thrilled’ as tourism picks up in Kashmir
bySrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said he was “thrilled” with renewed tourist arrivals in the valley after two months of…
SGPC chief promises free education to J&K Sikh girls
byAnandpur Sahib: In order to promote higher education amid Sikh girls in Jammu and Kashmir, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has offered to provide…
NC wants autonomy, silent on alliance with Congress
byJammu, April 7 (IANS) Ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary and assembly elections, the ruling National Conference has reiterated its demand for “autonomy” for Jammu…
Situation dangerous for stability in Kashmir: Mufti
byJammu, April 7 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Sunday said the present atmosphere of despair in Jammu and Kashmir could…
Alison remembered, after Sarah Groves’s murder
bySrinagar, April 7 (IANS) The tragedy that struck Sarah Groves of Guernsey (UK) Saturday as she was holidaying in Kashmir has brought back memories…