Ahmed Ali Fayyaz

Ahmed Ali Fayyaz

Kashmir’s Kulgam rejects AK-47 culture, joins Apple’s hall of fameKashmir’s Kulgam rejects AK-47 culture, joins Apple’s hall of fame

Kashmir’s Kulgam rejects AK-47 culture, joins Apple’s hall of fame

Around the year 1998, one of South Kashmir’s most popular militants, Arif Khan of Zangalpora, got killed in an encounter…

1 year ago
From LeT’s Farooq to Nijjar, 16 anti-India terrorists killed on foreign soil in 19 months From LeT’s Farooq to Nijjar, 16 anti-India terrorists killed on foreign soil in 19 months 

From LeT’s Farooq to Nijjar, 16 anti-India terrorists killed on foreign soil in 19 months

Even as reports of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT)  founder Hafiz Saeed’s son, Kamaluddin Saeed, in Karachi are yet to be confirmed…

1 year ago
Is the release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq a turning point in Kashmiri politics?Is the release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq a turning point in Kashmiri politics?

Is the release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq a turning point in Kashmiri politics?

Cleric-politician and chairman of the separatist amalgam Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s release from over four-year-long ‘house arrest’ on Friday, 22 September,…

2 years ago
After Davinder Singh, J&K Police DSP Sheikh Adil arrested for terror-linked corruptionAfter Davinder Singh, J&K Police DSP Sheikh Adil arrested for terror-linked corruption

After Davinder Singh, J&K Police DSP Sheikh Adil arrested for terror-linked corruption

Over three years after the dramatic arrest of the Deputy Superintendent Davinder Singh, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested…

2 years ago
Lessons from Kokernag: the battle has shifted from half-baked Valley teens to die-hard jihadists from PakistanLessons from Kokernag: the battle has shifted from half-baked Valley teens to die-hard jihadists from Pakistan

Lessons from Kokernag: the battle has shifted from half-baked Valley teens to die-hard jihadists from Pakistan

The loss of at least four security forces and Police personnel, including three officers, during a joint search operation in…

2 years ago
With local militancy wiped out, Pak sends battle hardened terrorists in KashmirWith local militancy wiped out, Pak sends battle hardened terrorists in Kashmir

With local militancy wiped out, Pak sends battle hardened terrorists in Kashmir

The killing of three officers of the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir, including a Colonel and a Major,…

2 years ago
Col, Maj, Deputy SP killed in Kashmir terror ambushCol, Maj, Deputy SP killed in Kashmir terror ambush

Col, Maj, Deputy SP killed in Kashmir terror ambush

Three officers of the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, including a Colonel, laid the sacrifice of their…

2 years ago
Ladakh LG: Not one square inch of our land is under Chinese occupation Ladakh LG: Not one square inch of our land is under Chinese occupation 

Ladakh LG: Not one square inch of our land is under Chinese occupation

Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh, Brig (retd) BD Mishra, on Monday asserted that not an inch of…

2 years ago
Sentencing of two narco-smugglers exposes POK, J &K, Punjab cross-border networkSentencing of two narco-smugglers exposes POK, J &K, Punjab cross-border network

Sentencing of two narco-smugglers exposes POK, J &K, Punjab cross-border network

Probably for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, a district court has awarded rigorous imprisonment of 20 years each…

2 years ago
Sacked J&K Bank officer’s deep links with Pakistan’s ISI stand exposedSacked J&K Bank officer’s deep links with Pakistan’s ISI stand exposed

Sacked J&K Bank officer’s deep links with Pakistan’s ISI stand exposed

Srinagar:  Jammu and Kashmir Bank Chief Manager Sajad Bazaz’s dismissal on Friday has led to startling disclosures about Pakistan’s control…

2 years ago
J&K Bank Chief Manager sacked in interest of security of StateJ&K Bank Chief Manager sacked in interest of security of State

J&K Bank Chief Manager sacked in interest of security of State

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd has terminated the services of a Chief Manager and a regular business columnist of…

2 years ago
Over 300 movies shot in Kashmir in 2021-23 as film era of 1980s is returning to ValleyOver 300 movies shot in Kashmir in 2021-23 as film era of 1980s is returning to Valley

Over 300 movies shot in Kashmir in 2021-23 as film era of 1980s is returning to Valley

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Friday that more than 300 Hindi and other language films have been shot…

2 years ago
Who is having the last laugh in the ‘Battle of Lal Chowk’?Who is having the last laugh in the ‘Battle of Lal Chowk’?

Who is having the last laugh in the ‘Battle of Lal Chowk’?

Srinagar’s business hub of Lal Chowk admittedly does not represent the entire Kashmir valley’s situation and political aspirations. But its…

2 years ago
Har Ghar Tiranga rallies sweep across a new Kashmir as peace takes centre stage  Har Ghar Tiranga rallies sweep across a new Kashmir as peace takes centre stage  

Har Ghar Tiranga rallies sweep across a new Kashmir as peace takes centre stage

Srinagar:  On Sunday and Monday, thousands of Kashmiris participated in the “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign initiated by LG Manoj Sinha…

2 years ago
In a first, Govt retires J&K IGP in public interestIn a first, Govt retires J&K IGP in public interest

In a first, Govt retires J&K IGP in public interest

Srinagar: In a first in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered…

2 years ago

J&K Police reopening investigations into 9 high-profile killings of 1989-94

Srinagar:  Over 30 years after the first spell of terrorist bloodshed in Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have decided…

2 years ago

What changed in Kashmir in the 4 years before & after abrogation of Article 370 : Part-2

(In the first part of the article, our Srinagar correspondent Ahmed Ali Fayyaz had highlighted how anti-national forces were allowed…

2 years ago

What changed in Kashmir: 4 years before & after abrogation of Article 370

Srinagar: In the surveys conducted by government agencies to assess the situation in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 8…

2 years ago

Breaking 34-year logjam in Kashmir, LG Manoj Sinha joins Ashura Muharram procession in heart of Srinagar

Srinagar: Scripting history in the violence-hit Kashmir valley, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday joined a massive Zuljanah procession on…

2 years ago

Govt clears Muharram procession in Srinagar after 34 years as normalcy advances in J&K

Thousands of the Shia Muslim mourners took out a massive procession in Srinagar on the 8th of Muharram to remember…

2 years ago

J&K L-G will get power to nominate 3 MLAs to represent Kashmiri migrants, PoK refugees

Srinagar: With a new Bill to be moved in Parliament for amending the law, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and…

2 years ago