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
Kunzar, Baramulla: The panchayat election results of Jammu and Kashmir have thrown up a big and nice surprise as a Kashmiri Pandit woman has been elected a Sarpanch. Her phone hasn't stopped ringing since 52-year-old Ashaji, as she is fondly called, was elected as the Sarpanch two days ago. She was greeted with hugs and kisses by neighbours and friends in Wussan village of Baramulla. A Kashmiri Pandit, Asha defeated...
07:38 AM, May 12, 2011
Kunzar, Baramulla: The panchayat election results of Jammu and Kashmir have thrown up a big and nice surprise as a Kashmiri Pandit woman has been elected a Sarpanch. Her phone hasn't stopped ringing since 52-year-old Ashaji, as she is fondly called, was elected as the Sarpanch two days ago. She was greeted with hugs and kisses by neighbours and friends in Wussan village of Baramulla. A Kashmiri Pandit, Asha defeated...
07:38 AM, May 12, 2011
Srinagar: A Kashmiri Pandit woman has defeated a Muslim candidate in the panchayat polls in North Kashmir's Baramulla district to become the first non-Muslim sarpanch in the Valley. Aisha Jee, wife of Radha Krishan of Wussan Kunzer, defeated Sarwa Begum by 11 votes. The population of the village is around 1,000 of which just 11 are Kashmiri pandits. "It is my Muslim brethren who elected me as their sarpanch. I...
01:02 PM, May 10, 2011
Srinagar: A village in Jammu and Kashmir poured out in hundreds to grieve and perform the last rites of a Kashmiri Hindu woman who died due to prolonged illness. 40-year-old Daisy's family did not migrate from Kashmir when hundreds of pundits fled en-masse in 1990. Daisy's end came on Thursday night but by morning, people in Kashmir once again reaffirmed their faith in communal harmony keeping intact the centuries old...
08:08 AM, Jan 28, 2011
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
Kashmiri Pandits return to the Valley after decades for an annual festival. ...
05:22 PM, Jun 12, 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
This Diwali, the centuries old Hindu-Muslim bond passed the litmus test in Kashmir. ...
05:26 PM, Nov 09, 2007
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