India has seen war and does not want war but if you go to war with India, someone else will raise your children, Rajeev Chandrasekhar tweeted. Amid the ongoing operations of the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar issued a strong warning to India’s enemies as he said if anyone goes to war with India, their children will be raised by someone else. “India has seen war and does not want war but if you go to war with India, someone else will raise your…
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India will give a strong response if Pakistan does not stop harming Kashmir: Ravinder Raina
Ravinder Raina, President, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), J&K said that if Pakistan does not shun wounding Kashmir onwards, India has no option left except to respond heavily while penetrating in their territory. “Whenever Kashmiris start to live a peaceful and untroubled life and continue their affairs brotherly with each other, Pakistan intervenes with violent activities like Anantnag and Rajouri encounters. Pakistan wants to turn Kashmir into a graveyard. It has paid a heavy price in the past for such actions, and if the neighboring country will not mend its behavior…
Read MoreKashmiri students demand action against police officers accused of brutality
A disturbing and shocking video went viral on social video, Kashmiri muslim students of Desh Bhagat University (DBU) in Punjab were reportedly beaten by university staff, police and local goons allegedly hired by the staff after students, raised concerns over the university’s admission practices. Scores of Kashmiri students pursuing nursing degrees at Desh Bhagat University have found themselves embroiled in a contentious admission debacle. Nursing students had been protesting for the past one month against the university for admitting more students in the course than the number allowed by the…
Read MoreKashmir’s walnut and apple growers face tough competition from cheaper imports
While cheaper imported walnuts from countries such as China, Turkey and the US are causing alarm among the growers, the apple industry, which is the economic lifeline of Kashmir, is also being adversely affected by foreign imports By : Riaz Wani Cheaper imported walnuts from countries such as China, Turkey, and the United States are threatening the produce in Kashmir and causing alarm among traders who want the government to step in. Walnuts cultivated in Kashmir are more expensive to produce due to various factors, such as the high cost…
Read MoreMirwaiz Umar Farooq’s house arrest: High Court issues notice to J&K administration
Court gives four weeks’ time to the administration to file its response The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Manoj Sinha led administration seeking its response on a petition filed by Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq over his house arrest since August 2019. Mirwaiz’s lawyer, Nazir Ahmad Ronga said the court has given four weeks’ time to the administration to file its response, PTI reported. The Hurriyat leader filed a writ petition in the high court “seeking an order, or direction upon the…
Read MoreKashmirites to get all-weather train service from November
Kashmir’s all-weather train, known as Vistadome coach, is all set to chug this November, which would give a further boost to the tourism industry here, officials said. An official from Northern Railways told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Ministry of Railways has greenlit the deployment of the Vistadome coach train on the Baramulla to Banihal railway track. “The announcement follows a successful trial run of the Vistadome coach, which has solidified its readiness for service,” the official said. He said the Vistadome coach (train) is expected to start…
Read MoreClimate change to bring more extreme weather events to Kashmir, including September heatwaves
By: Wahid Bhat Kashmir is currently experiencing an unprecedented heatwave in September, shattering long-standing temperature records due to an ongoing dry spell that has persisted for the last 45 days. Srinagar, on September 12th, recorded a scorching maximum temperature of 34.2°C, a staggering 6.0°C above the normal seasonal average. This marks the second-highest maximum temperature ever recorded in September since the establishment of the weather observatory in 1891. The previous record of 33.8°C dated back to September 1, 1970, with an all-time high of 35.0°C set on September 18, 1934.…
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