From guns to gardening, Kashmir militant returns home
byShopian (Jammu and Kashmir): Do they thank god or the government? An extraordinary question in the conflict-ridden politics of the Kashmir valley, but the…
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Facelift for Srinagar makes residents fume
byBy Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar: With zebra crossings, road dividers and fences being painted, even during a downpour, Srinagar is being spruced up as top…
Centre’s nod needed for trial of errant armymen: SC
byNew Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday said that military personnel operating in areas under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and facing allegations…
Hailstorms damage orchards, bring on cold in Kashmir
bySrinagar:Bouts of hailstorm and a fall in temperature continue to damage and destroy apple and cherry orchards and paddy crop across the Kashmir Valley,…
100 post offices to register for Amarnath yatra: SASB
bySrinagar:For the first time, 100 post offices accross the country will register pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said…
Probe exonerates Omar in party activist’s death
bySrinagar:National Conference activist Haji Yusuf died a natural death, a magisterial probe has said while exonerating Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and…
Kashmir’s Bakharwal dog could be gone in four years
byBy Rajat Ghai and Sheikh Qayoom New Delhi/Srinagar: For generations, the Bakharwal dog, also known as the Kashmir sheepdog, has been guarding the lives…
For 12 years, Kashmir widow hunts for missing son
bySrinagar: Twelve years after her son was allegedly arrested by the Nepal police, Zubeida, a 65-year-old Kashmiri widow, has said that she has been…
Amarnath pilgrimage registration from May 7
byJammu: The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) Saturday announced that the registration for the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine devoted to Lord Shiva…
Cop shot dead in Srinagar
bySrinagar: A police official was shot dead by separatist guerrillas near a police station in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital today, the day…