Jammu: Veteran writer and poet Agnishekhar on Saturday turned down award for best book announced by Jammu and Kashmir government's State Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (SAACL) as a "protest against exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley". "I reject the Best Book Award carrying a cash reward of Rs 51,000, a memento and a shawl to be conferred on my fourth poetry collection 'Jawahar Tunnel' by the Academy...
08:30 PM, Jan 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir government is making constant efforts to bring back Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley as without them, Kashmir is incomplete, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday. "It is our constant endeavour to bring back Kashmiri Pandits, who had left the Valley due to loss of sense of security. We want them to come back to a good atmosphere where they can feel secure. Without...
02:38 PM, Jan 19, 2011
Srinagar: Curfew was imposed in the Old City areas of Srinagar to prevent protests and violence on Friday, a day after Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq was heckled at a seminar in Chandigarh, officials said. Curfew was clamped in five police station areas of Srinagar city - Nowhatta, MR Gunj, Rainawari, Khanyar and Safa Kadal. Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was placed under house arrest to thwart a...
05:29 PM, Nov 26, 2010
Kashmir's stone pelters have thrown the Valley into turmoil. The PM says he's willing to consider J-K autonomy. But is autonomy the answer? ...
07:10 AM, Aug 19, 2010
Kashmiri pandits said he should not be allowed to speak, hurled abuses. ...
03:46 PM, Jan 11, 2010
There were 47 Kashmiri pandit candidates in the poll fray this year. ...
11:23 AM, Dec 30, 2008
Hyderabad: A blistering knock by Roelof van der Merwe (73 off 40 balls) helped Somerset beat Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in their Champions League T20 encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Sunday. Chasing a competitive 162 runs to win, Somerset lost their first wicket with just 15 runs on the board, but the incoming van der Merwe took the attack to the opposition from the...
12:33 AM, Mar 04, 2008
New Delhi: The surprise winners of the first edition of the Indian Premier League were hailed as the 'wonder team' but they failed to continue their dream run in the succeeding seasons. This season they evoked hopes of a reprise with two back-to-back victories but then three losses spoilt their treat. In their seven matches so far, they have won three and lost three with one of them being washed...
01:02 PM, Jan 19, 2008
Sydney: Cricket's decision referral system is sapping the confidence of match officials and should be scrapped, according to former Australian test umpire Darrell Hair. The system, where decisions can be referred to an official who reviews the television pictures before passing his verdict onto the umpires, is making its World Cup debut in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The controversial Hair, once described by former Pakistan captain Imran Khan as...
07:59 AM, Dec 21, 2007
A week back Singh laid the foundation for a township for pandits at Jagti. ...
03:20 PM, Jul 23, 2007
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