By Mukhtar Ahmad Qureshi In drawing rooms, wedding halls, and social media feeds across Kashmir, a quiet but devastating race is underway — the race to look successful, whatever the cost. It’s a race paved with bank loans, credit card bills, and EMIs, and it’s leaving a trail of anxiety, broken values, and, in many […]
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Lt Governor Manoj Sinha Flags Off Tiranga Yatra at Dal Lake
Srinagar, Aug 12: A sea of Tricolours swept the Dal Lake on Tuesday as Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the Tiranga Yatra, drawing thousands of participants in a spirited celebration of national unity and pride. The Yatra, held under the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ and ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaigns, honoured the […]
The Meadow of Many Moods
By Mool Raj In the heart of Jammu and Kashmir’s Chenab Valley, where mountain mists mingle with pine-scented air, lies a meadow that could rival Switzerland’s alpine postcards—if only the world knew about it. Lal Draman, just 21 kilometres northwest of Doda town, remains a largely undiscovered treasure. Known to locals as the “Red Meadow,” […]
From Kulgam to the Cosmos
By Sameer Ahmad On a clear summer night in Kulgam, when the power cuts leave the streets in darkness, the sky over this small Kashmiri town opens up like an ancient storybook. Stars scatter across it in patterns older than history. It was under this very sky that a young boy named Suhail ibn Shahnawaz […]
158 Terror Victim Families Get Jobs in Kashmir
By Ajaz Rashid For many in Kashmir, grief has been an uninvited companion for decades, lingering in silent corners of homes, etched into the lines of mothers’ faces and the unspoken gazes of orphaned children. On Tuesday, at SKICC in Srinagar became the stage for an unprecedented moment of closure, as Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha […]
Families of Terror Victims in Kashmir to Receive Government Jobs on August 5
Srinagar, August 4, 2025: In a significant step toward justice and rehabilitation, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will distribute appointment letters to 250 next of kin of terror victims from across Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), Srinagar. The beneficiaries—drawn from North, Central, and South Kashmir—belong to families who lost […]
Srinagar Court Delivers Justice to Foreign Woman in 17-Year-Old Fraud Case
In a landmark judgment that brings to close nearly two decades of legal wrangling, a Srinagar court has convicted two local men for defrauding a foreign national of ₹34 lakh in a long-concealed property scam that dates back to 2008. The City Judge Srinagar, Abdul Bari, pronounced the verdict on Friday, holding Mukhtar Ahmad […]
Woman, 8-Year-Old Boy Killed in Kupwara After Makeshift Shelter Collapses
By Ajaz Rashid Kupwara, July 31: A 60-year-old woman and an 8-year-old boy lost their lives late Wednesday night when a makeshift shelter collapsed in the forest area of Amri Bhak Warnow in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. According to officials, the tragic incident occurred during the night when the temporary structure gave way, trapping the […]
‘Sindoor Ki Laali, Shaurya Ki Kahaani’
By Ajaz Rashid In a powerful and emotive address to the Lok Sabha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh defended India’s retaliatory strike—Operation Sindoor—as a calibrated and historic response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Kicking off a 16-hour special debate, Singh laid out a gripping narrative of precision, restraint and resolve, framing the 22-minute cross-border […]
Terror Declines by 80% in J&K Since 2014: Amit Shah in Parliament
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday claimed a dramatic decline in terror-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, stating that terrorism had dropped by nearly 80 per cent over the past decade. Addressing Parliament, Shah credited the post-2019 policy shift—particularly the abrogation of Article 370—for what he called a “decisive turnaround” in the region’s security […]