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Mehbooba seeks end to Indo-Pak hostilities
Rising Kashmir News
Tanghdar (Karnah), Sept 19:Appealing for peace between India and Pakistan, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday sought an end to hostilities between the two countries on the borders saying it was the people of the State, who suffer the brunt of the border skirmishes.Addressing a public meeting here after laying the foundation of some developmental projects in the area, Mehbooba appealed leadership of both the countries to work for maintaining peace on the borders. She said people of Jammu and Kashmir haReadA family funeral blurs LoC, unites people in grie...
Zulfiqar AliKeran (Muzafarabad), Sept 19:On July 16, people converged on both sides of Neelum river, which separates two parts...Read
After 6 days, guns fall silent in Arnia sector
Press Trust of IndiaJammu:After six days of intermittent yet intense shelling, guns fell silent along the inter...Read
Kashmir records over 5000 cases in last 3 years
Javid AhmadSrinagar, Sept 19: There is no end to violence against women in Valley with police registering over 5000...Read
Suu Kyi rebuffs foreign criticism of Rohingya cri...
AFPNaypyidaw, Sep 19: Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday she does not fear global scrutiny over the Rohingya cri...Read
Attributing terrorism to Rohingya Muslims grave i...
Rising Kashmir NewsSrinagar, Sep 19: Reacting to Government of India’s affidavit on Rohingya Muslims in Supreme cour...Read
Will you ask Tibetan govt-in-exile to leave: Omar...
Rising Kashmir NewsSrinagar, Sep 19:Opposition National Conference working president and former chief minister Omar Abdul...Read
Govt orders minor reshuffle in admin
Rising Kashmir NewsSrinagar, Sept 19: The government Tuesday ordered minor reshuffle in the administration.According to an ...Read
BJP hits out at ex-PM
Rising Kashmir NewsSrinagar, Sep 19:Ruling BJP Tuesday hit out at ex-Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh saying had he visit...Read
Madhav to meet BJP ministers as ally PDP, Oppn co...
Sameer Showkin LoneSrinagar, Sept 19: BJP general secretary, Ram Madhav, would visit the state on Thursday to review perfor...Read
Photo-journalist among 2 sent to custody for a mo...
PTINew Delhi, Sept 19: A Delhi court Tuesday sent two men, including a freelance photo-journalist, to judici...Read
News
JRL stages protest against NIA raids, detention o...
'Rising Kashmir News''Srinagar:'The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Tuesday staged a protest at Maisuma here to condemn the National Investigating Agency (NIA) raids, detentions and killings in Kashmir.The protesters denounced the detentions of Hurriyat leaders by NIA across Kashmir."Putti... Read
Engaging bureaucracy with ministers...
Rising Kashmir NewsKupwara: Expressing displeasure over keeping “bureaucracy ...Read
HC directs Govt to ensure no traffi...
Insha LatiefSrinagar: State government Tuesday informed High Court (HC) the v...Read
Detention under PSA violation of hu...
Rising Kashmir NewsSrinagar:Terming Public Safety Act (PSA) a draconian law, Geelan...Read
City
Anganwadi workers threaten to set themselves on f...
'Riyaz Bhat''Srinagar: 'Dozens of Anganwadi workers poured kerosene on them and threatened to put themselves on fire at Pratap Park here on Monday in protest against the government for not increasing their monthly salary.The workers—under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir Anganwa... Read
NC accused Mehbooba of undue interf...
Rising Kashmir NewsSrinagar:Opposition National Conference on Monday expressed conc...Read
International Yoga festival begins ...
Rising Kashmir NewsSrinagar: About 300 people from across the world converged at She...Read
Family alleges ‘medical negligence’...
Mansoor PeerSrinagar: Family members of a slain child staged a protest demons...Read
Kashmir
Yoga imperative for human development: Dy CM
'''Srinagar, September 19: 'The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today said that regular practice of Yoga is very essential for the proper development of human persona and benefits of this traditional form of exercise and meditation is known since times immemorial.The Deputy Chief ... Read
PCI team to visit Jammu, Ladakh fro...
Jammu, September 19:A Sub-Committee of Press Council of India (PCI) is sche...Read
Govt committed to address genuine d...
Srinagar, September 19: Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abd...Read
CS launches State Election Deptt ‘E...
Srinagar, September 19:Chief Secretary (CS), B. B. Vyas today launched ERO-NET...Read
Jammu
Guns fall silent after six days along IB in Jammu
'Press Trust of India''Jammu:'After six days of intermittent yet intense shelling, guns fell silent along the international border in the Arnia sector as there was no report of any ceasefire violation by Pakistani forces, an official said.Educational institutions, however, remained closed ... Read
Panthers Party castigates BJP for ‘...
Rising Kashmir NewsJammu: JK National Panthers Party on Tuesday castigated the ru...Read
PDP leaders demands immediate depor...
Rising Kashmir NewsJAMMU: Member of Legislative Council (MLC) and senior leader o...Read
Jammu-Srinagar highway reopens afte...
Jammu:A landslide blocked the 300-km Srinagar-Jammu national ...Read
Editorial
Rohingya deportation
''''BJP is aiming to draw political mileage from the issue of deportation of Rohingya Muslims that India is confronted with. Reportedly, In an affidavit that has been filed before the Supreme Court, the right-wing party has held that they pose threat to Indian sec... Read
Prioritising Tourism
Among the priorities set by the incumbent government be...Read
After Anchar it’s Dal lake
Kashmir’s water bodies, including the famous Dal ...Read
Fostering the constituency
In the month of May, Jammu and Kashmir government appro...Read
Opinion
Muslim nations failed Rohingyas
'Akmal Hanan''' Myanmar’s de facto leader, Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has remained defiant to intense condemnation of genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State by country’s army and Buddhist gangs. The number of Rohingya Muslims forced to leave the... Read
The Rohingya Politics
D Suba ChandranFrom individuals to international institutions, there h...Read
Political vacuum in Kashmir and rol...
Suhail AhmadFormer General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the India...Read
Gorkhaland total bandh enters fourt...
Saeed NaqviDarjeeling, Thimpu, Gangtok, Siliguri are a tight clust...Read
Business
Netherlands to assist JK to develop hi-tech horti...
'Rising Kashmir News''Srinagar, Sep 19:'To inspect demonstration projects of High Density Apple orchards established by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Kashmir in collaboration with companies from Netherlands, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherland... Read
‘Include only deserving in BPL tick...
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 19:The Government Assurances Committee of Jammu and Kashmi...Read
Pesticide, hardware dealers fined f...
Rising Kashmir NewsShopian, Sep 19: A joint checking team conducted inspection of pesticide...Read
PMKVY ensures skill development of ...
Rising Kashmir NewsSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 19:Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh Tuesday said the...Read
Sports
Real Kashmir thrashes Young Maharaja by 6 goals
'Syed Rukaya''Srinagar, Sept 19:'In the ongoing State Football League event, three matches were played in A-Division, Super-Division and Premier Division on Monday at Polo Ground and Synthetic Turf TRC. In the first A-Division match, played at Polo Ground, Islamic University of Science and Te... Read
3-day volleyball championship concl...
Rising Kashmir NewsBANDIPORA, SEPTEMBER 19:The 3-day State Senior men volleyball championship conc...Read
Islamia College Alumni team storms ...
Rising Kashmir NewsSrinagar: J&K State cricket team’s leading left arm spi...Read
Hanjura distributes trophies among ...
Rising Kashmir NewsBUDGAM, SEPTEMBER 19:Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura Tues...Read
Viewpoint
Eclectic business trends in a conflict zone
'Er. AbidWani'''abidmajid48@gmail.com By definition, conflict involves the diversion of resources from production to destruction. The conflict’s economic legacy further includes capital flight, destruction of existing assets and a corresponding reduction in economic pro... Read
Ill effects of smoking and drug add...
Shabir Ahmad Shahshabir_anas@yahoo.com It is universal accepted fact tha...Read
WomenEmpowerment
Farah F. ShahFrom times immemorial, daughters of eve were not given ...Read
Incorporating, relegating and abrog...
J. Aslammjaslam09@gmail.com Following the Mountbatten Plan of J...Read
Responses
Rohingya Crisis
'Dear Editor'''Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country's largest city, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks and lakes, and the to... Read
Traffic jams
Dear EditorIt takes more than an hour to cover a distance of 5 kms...Read
Travel agencies
Dear Editor,This is regarding the advertisements of some travel age...Read
Birth certificates
Dear Editor,This is regarding the forging of the birth certificates...Read
Book Review
The counter narrative
'Shujaat Bukhari''' ‘Kashmir: Exposing The Myth Behind The Narrative’ by former civil servant Khalid Bashir Ahmad is undoubtedly the first of its kind in recent history because no Muslim scholar has taken on historiography like him. Its 387 pages are dedicated to deb... Read
