Kashmir
JK High Court Declares Cross-LoC Trade as Intra-State, Reaff...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Dec 03:In an important legal development for Jammu and Kashmir, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that trade carried out across the Line of Control between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan administered Kashmir is to be treated as intra state trade under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act. Agha Syed Amin Musvi | Wilayat Times In an important legal development for Jammu and Kashmir, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled...
Kashmir’s Saffron at Risk: A centuries-old tradition weake...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Nov 29:Kashmir’s famed saffron fields, once the pride of Pampore and a symbol of the Valley’s agricultural heritage, are facing one of their toughest periods in recent memory. Agha Syed Amin Musvi | Wilayat Times Kashmir’s famed saffron fields, once the pride of Pampore and a symbol of the Valley’s agricultural heritage, are facing one of their toughest periods in recent memory. Farmers who have nurtured the crop for generations say the challenges today...
JK DGP Says Nowgam Police Station Blast Accidental; Nine Dea...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar| WTNS | Nov 15: Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir, Nalin Prabhat, on Saturday said the explosion that ripped through Nowgam Police Station late Friday night was accidental. According to the DGP, a substantial quantity of explosives and chemical materials recovered during an ongoing investigation had been stored at the police station as per standard procedure. Due to the sensitivity of the materials, handling and sampling for forensic analysis were being carried out with extreme...
BJP Retains Nagrota; PDP Breaks NC’s Five-Decade Stronghol...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar| WTNS | Nov 14: The BJP on Friday retained the Nagrota Assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir, while the National Conference (NC) suffered a significant setback after losing its Budgam bastion to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the first time in nearly fifty years. Nagrota: BJP Scores Decisive Victory BJP candidate Devyani Rana, 30, won the Nagrota bypoll with 42,183 votes, defeating J&K National Panthers Party leader Harsh Dev Singh, who secured 17,661 votes. NC’s...
Crisis Behind Closed Doors:Government data reveals a 121% ju...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar| WTNS | Nov 02: The number of domestic violence cases in Jammu and Kashmir has more than doubled in the past year, marking a staggering 121 percent increase in reported incidents, according to government data released on Thursday. By Agha Syed Amin Musvi | Wilayat Times In a statement to the Legislative Assembly, Sakina Itoo, the Minister for Social Welfare, said that 2,872 cases were registered at the One Stop Centres for Women and on the Mission Shakti dashboard over the...
Jammu & Kashmir Bans Unsafe Frozen and Chilled Meat...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Oct 04:The Jammu and Kashmir administration has imposed a blanket ban on the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation, and sale of frozen and chilled meat products that fail to meet food safety standards. According to an official order, inspections by the Food Safety Wing of the Drug and Food Control Organization revealed large quantities of rotten, decomposed, and unlabelled meat across multiple locations in the Union Territory. The unsafe stocks were seized and destroyed. The...
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,...