Tuesday, February 18News and updates from Kashmir

From the Ground

CRPF trooper kills self in Jammu Kashmir

CRPF trooper kills self in Jammu Kashmir

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself dead with his service rifle in Jammu Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said. The jawan wa...

From the Campus

Amid blame game of ‘BOSE is wrong’ or ‘School is wrong,’ Student loses academic year

Amid blame game of ‘BOSE is wrong’ or ‘School is wrong,’ Student loses academic year

Outside her exam center in Nowhatta Srinagar, waiting for permission to sit for her exams, tears flooded Toiba Yaqoob’s eyes. A Class 10 student, she had arrived to give her first paper in her matr...

From Around the Globe

No one has the power to displace Palestinians, Erdogan

No one has the power to displace Palestinians, Erdogan

 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly opposed any attempts to displace Palestinians from their homeland, asserting that Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem rightfully belong to them...

INTERVIEW

‘Ready to take PDP onboard, Nominating 5 MLA’s could spark tensions’: Omar Abdullah

‘Ready to take PDP onboard, Nominating 5 MLA’s could spark tensions’: Omar Abdullah

Jammu Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Vice President, Omar Abdullah, has thanked the people of Jammu Kashmir for givi...
In 2010, We failed to bring accountability: Aga Ruhullah Mehdi

In 2010, We failed to bring accountability: Aga Ruhullah Mehdi

As elections fever grips the Kashmir valley, we are holding weekly conversations with regional parties of Kashmir and Ja...
‘Never give up, it is never late’, In Conversation with Rufaida Rehman, author of The Grateful Flowers

‘Never give up, it is never late’, In Conversation with Rufaida Rehman, author of The Grateful Flowers

Safoora Hilal The Grateful Flowers debut poetry book of a budding writer Rufaida Rehman was released at the tandoor r...
Ali Saffudin on ‘Sounds of Kashmir’- A blend of Purity of Noor Sahab’s music” and New Age “Chakker Mausiqui”

Ali Saffudin on ‘Sounds of Kashmir’- A blend of Purity of Noor Sahab’s music” and New Age “Chakker Mausiqui”

Insha Mushtaq Dar The music of Jammu Kashmir has been, since ages, reflecting not only of the rich heritage and cultu...