Are cable news channels; Victim or Violators ’ in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Amid unrest Jammu and Kashmir government bans five cable news channels that allegedly transmitting various programmes which has created law and order problem in the trouble torn Valley.
The move indicates that Mehbooba Mufti led…
Infringement, proxy censorship of press freedom in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir governments in ordinary times are seen as apathetic to the press and its freedom. Whenever there is unrest, the clampdown begins. As violence erupted across Kashmir in July this summer, the government…
BJP terms Farooq’s offer to Hurriyat hypocritical; stages protest
SRINAGAR: Scores of activists and senior Leaders of Bhartiya Janta Party (Kashmir Province) protests against Dr. Farooq Abdullah, President Jammu and Kashmir National Conference's recent statement regarding offering support to Hurriyat…
Universality of Human Rights: Myth or Reality
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” Article 5, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The statement of Mr. Ban Ki-moon - UN Secretary General deserves an appreciation…
The Forgotten Story : Pellet hit Kashmiri Lens-man restricted to dark room
SRINAGAR: From last three months, confined in a dark room of his house,30-year-old freelance photojournalist Zuhaib Maqbool regrets of being a Kashmir based journalist. Zuhaib is the brutal victim of riots control weaponry called pellet gun…
Inclusive political agenda of PDP brought all communities of J&K together : Aijaz Mir
Jammu: People's Democratic Party (PDP) youth General Secretary and MLA Wachi, Aijaz Ahmad Mir has said the inclusive political agenda of the party has brought all the communities and regions of Jammu and Kashmir together.
"PDP stands for…
Wetland encroachment: Flagrant violations of HC, House Committee directions go unnoticed
Ansari, Baseer vow to seek explanations from concerned
Srinagar : The encroachment of a big chunk of wetland spread over an area of hundreds of Kanals in Bab Dembra area in Singhpora Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district has…
Kashmiri Artist To Lead ‘Team India’ in US Snow Sculpture Championship-2017
SRINAGAR: A young Kashmiri artist has been selected among four participants of team India for the Budweiser International Snow Sculpture Championship 2017 to be held in United States. Pertinently four young artists from India including a…
Govt Procure New Anti Riot Grenades in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: With no end in sight over the growing resentment against establishment, the State government is using many ‘Non lethal weapons’ to crush the protesters. Irfan Quraishi tracks new additions of crowd control arsenal state government…
Nothing to See Here, Censoring Kashmiri Press is Just State Policy
SRINAGAR: A ban on the Srinagar-based daily ‘Kashmir Reader’ is a blot on Indian democracy, writes Irfan Quraishi.
On 2 October, J&K government banned the local daily newspaper Kashmir Reader saying that it had “credible inputs” that…