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Two Non-locals shot at by unknown gunmen in Pulwama

April 4, 2022 Editor

Two non-locals were shot by unknown militants on Sunday at Bala, Nowpora village of Pulwama on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. Police sources said the two have been brought by locals to the district hospital of Pulwama. The two, identified as Surinder and Deeraj Dat are both residents of Pathankot, Punjab. The duo-driver and an associate of vehicle-carrying poultry have been shifted to the hospital. Surinder has a bullet injury near the chest and has been referred to Srinagar’s SMHS hospital for advanced treatment. Deeraj was…

Pakistan ready to move forward on Kashmir if India agrees: General Bajwa

April 3, 2022 Editor

He had made similar comments at the Islamabad Security Dialogue last year when he had said it was time for both countries to ‘bury the past and move forward’ Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said that his country is ready to move forward on Kashmir if India agrees, Dawn reported. “Pakistan continues to believe in using dialogue and diplomacy to resolve all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir dispute, and is ready to move forward on this front if India also agrees to do so,” he…

10th hike in 12 days; Surge in fuel prices continues

April 2, 2022 Editor

Petrol and diesel price today, April 2, 2022: According to news agency PTI, petrol and diesel prices have hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in their rates to ₹7.20 a litre. Fuel is set to be costlier in India with yet another surge on Saturday as petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre. This is the tenth hike the country is witnessing in 12 days after there was no change in the prices for four months since November. The government has…

Arms Licence Row: 16 Properties of bureaucrats attached in J&K

April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 Editor

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 16 properties of IAS and JKAS officers allegedly involved in the infamous arms license case. The attached properties are worth Rs 4.69 crore. The case is being investigated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, registered in 2020 against several serving as well as retired bureaucrats, officials, several arms dealers, and brokers of J&K. On March 24, the ED had searched 11 premises, including those of IAS officer Rajeev Ranjan, JKAS officers Itrat Hussain Rafiqui and Ravinder Kumar Bhatt among other officials…

25 Rohingyas belonging to Tablighi Jamaat detained in Ramban

April 2, 2022 Editor

At least 25 Rohingya men, owing allegiance to Tablighi Jamaat, were detained in Ramban district and sent to Hiranagar holding center on Friday, said officials At least 25 Rohingya men, owing allegiance to Tablighi Jamaat, were detained in the Ramban district and sent to Hiranagar holding centre on Friday, said officials. “They were part of Tablighi Jamaat and had come for religious preaching. They were staying at mosques in Ramban,” said a senior police officer. On March 6 last year, 169 illegal immigrant Rohingyas were sent to the holding centre,…

Ex-minister’s involvement in Hawala racket has opened Pandora’s Box: Kavinder Gupta

April 2, 2022 Editor

Following the arrest of a Kashmir man with ₹6.90 lakh Hawala money, who claimed that former minister Jatinder Singh alias Babu Singh had given him the task, former J&K deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta on Friday said that the incident proved how deep was nexus ran between ministers of previous governments in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan, Hurriyat and anti-national elements during militancy Following the arrest of a Kashmir man with ₹6.90 lakh Hawala money, who claimed that former minister Jatinder Singh alias Babu Singh had given him the task,…

Tulip Garden hosts seven day long food festival organised by Tourism department

April 1, 2022 Editor

The Department of Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir is holding a 7-day traditional and cultural food festival in Srinagar at the Tulip Garden to attract tourists. This festival has been attracting a large number of local and foreign visitors, who are enjoying the taste and flavour of Kashmir. Javaid Ahmad, who has a food stall at the festival, thanked the organisers as he believes the festival will help create employment opportunities. “We are providing our tourists with the flavor of Kashmir and different food items that people often love to…

When Kashmir was all about Love in Bollywood!

April 1, 2022 Editor

Kashmir remained a veritable paradise for Bollywood for a long time. For an average filmy Joe, Hindi cinema was incomplete without its quota of breathtaking visuals of snowfall in Gulmarg, lush-green meadows by the Lidder at Pahalgam or a song-and-dance routine on a shikara on the placid Dal Lake. By: Giridhar Jha Is zameen se, aasman se/Phoolon ke is gulsitan se/Jaana mushkil hai yahaan se/Tauba yeh hawa hai ya zanjeer hai/Kitni khoobsurat yeh tasveer hai/Yeh Kashmir hai, yeh Kashmir hai. (Oh, this land and the skies/And the garden of flowers/It’s…