Kashmir

Omar Abdullah: Won’t Compromise on J&K Statehood, Wil...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar | WTNS | Oct 01:Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reaffirmed that his government will pursue the restoration of statehood through democratic and non-violent means, ruling out any alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to achieve the objective. Addressing a gathering in Anantnag, Omar said he was prepared to protest but would not allow the Valley to suffer “destruction, devastation and bloodshed.” He emphasized that his fight for statehood would remain...

Silent Storm: Mapping Cancer’s Deadly Rise in Kashmir...

Aga Syed Amin Musvi

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar | WTNS | Sep 24:In the valleys of Kashmir, an invisible menace is gathering force. Cancer rates are no longer statistical curiosities; they are beginning to show up in every district hospital, among our youth, among families long-held together by tradition and trust. And what is worse: some of the causes lie not in distant hazards, but in what we eat and allow to be sold in our markets. By Agha Syed Amin Musvi | Wilayat Times Recent reports from Jammu & Kashmir reveal...

LG Sinha flags off first dedicated Parcel Train from Budgam ...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar | WTNS | Sep 18:Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha flagged off the first dedicated Parcel Train from Budgam to Adarsh Nagar, New Delhi. The Lieutenant Governor expressed gratitude to Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for ushering a new era of trade and business for apple growers and traders of the Valley. “It will significantly reduce transit time and increase income opportunities for thousands of farmers and boost the agricultural economy of the region,” the Lieutenant Governor...

Hangul at the Crossroads:Saving the Hangul: Preserving Kashm...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar| WTNS | Aug 21:For decades, officialdom has announced schemes, conservation plans, and surveys. Each census is followed by headlines, each meeting by assurances of protection. Yet, the ground reality remains unchanged. The Hangul refuses to cross the threshold that would guarantee stability. By Agha Syed Amin Musvi | Source: Jahangir Rashid The irony is painful. Kashmir prides itself on the Hangul as its state animal. Its antlers appear in school textbooks, tourism posters,...

Pahalgam Terror Attack:U.S. Designates Lashkar-e-Taiba Proxy...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar| WTNS | July 21:In a move reinforcing former U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for justice following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday announced the designation of The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy group of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The designation comes in the wake of TRF’s alleged role in the brutal assault in Pahalgam, which left 26 civilians most of them tourists dead, marking...

Echoes of Karbala: Wilayat Times Releases Special Muharram E...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar | WTNS | July 08: The special Muharram edition of Wilayat Times, a reputed Jammu and Kashmir-based publication, has been released and widely circulated across the region, attracting attention from intellectual and religious circles alike. This year’s edition is a 40-page bilingual issue, featuring content in both Urdu and English. It includes a rich compilation of research-based articles, analytical synopses, and thoughtful messages from world-renowned scholars, writers, researchers, and...

The Lost Children of Kashmir: A Generation Caught in the Cro...

Aga Syed Amin Musvi

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar | WTNS | Aga Syed Amin Musvi| July 01:Apart from political uncertainties under which Kashmir was baking now a different kind of war rages a quiet, chemical war. No bombs. No drones. Just the slow, silent corrosion of a generation. In the dark alleys of Jammu and Kashmir, addiction is not just a crisis. It is an apocalypse dressed as routine. Fourteen lakh and counting. That’s not a statistic. That’s a dirge. A mass grave of children, teenagers, and men folded into hospital beds, alley...

India’s Rail Dream Reaches Kashmir: A Landmark Leap in Con...

Aga Syed Amin Musvi

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar | WTNS | Agha Syed Amin Musvi | June 07:In a moment laden with symbolism and significance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the first Vande Bharat Express between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Srinagar, marking the culmination of decades of anticipation and engineering resolve. The occasion, set against the backdrop of the mighty Pir Panjal, also witnessed the formal inauguration of two monumental rail bridges — the Chenab and Anji — alongside the launch of infrastructure...

KPs Will Return with Dignity and Together We Will Restore Pe...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Ganderbal | WTNS | June 05: On the occasion of the annual Kheer Bhawani mela, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti visited the temple in Tulmulla, Ganderbal, where she welcomed Kashmiri Pandits and urged for their dignified return to the Valley. Wilayat Times reports Mufti addressed members of the community in their native Kashmiri language, saying:
“Insha Allah thuie yuu waps, ma kurr azh dua thuie gasiv ba izzat tareeks path waps yinn, yeti Kasheer karov aes yukwatie aman bahaal, thundi...

Young Kashmiri Cleric Honours Former Iranian Envoy in Qom, P...

( Jammu and Kashmir )

Srinagar | WTNS | May 05:In a gesture symbolising intergenerational respect and transnational religious ties, young Kashmiri Islamic scholar and preacher Moulana Waseem Reza Qomi met with Ayatollah Haaj Mehdi Mahdavipur in the holy city of Qom to pay tribute to his extensive services in India as the former representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Hazrat Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei Hussaini ‘’ MHLL’’ The meeting took place at a time when Muslim communities across South Asia continue to grapple...