Tag: Kashmir
-
Ayesha Aziz from Kashmir becomes India’s youngest female pilot
New Delhi: 25-year-old Ayesh Aziz, with a Kashmiri lineage, has become India’s youngest female pilot. She has drawn appreciations from across the globe for his tremendous success. In the year 2011, Aziz became the youngest student pilot to get a license at the age of 15 and underwent training to fly a MIG-29 jet at…
-
Stop believing the half-Sachs of Muslim backwardness
By Soroor Ahmed | Patna The constant bombardments of narrative of Muslim backwardness with the help of half-baked figures only lead to despondency and hopelessness among the community, especially its youth. Instead the community leaders should objectively discuss each and every aspect–even its positive achievements, for example, West Bengal, Kerala and Kashmir have done exceptionally…
-
OIC calls on India to abide by the UN Security Council’s (UNSC) resolutions on Kashmir
New Delhi: In a big embarrassment for Indian government the OIC has passed a resolution on Monday calling on India to abide by the UN Security Council’s (UNSC) resolutions on Kashmir and engage in dialogue to calm the situation in the region. OIC Secretary General, Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen while addressing the emergency virtual meeting of…
-
Thousands Protest Against Modi Over Kashmir Outside UN Headquarters In New York
New York : 28th Sep, As India and Pakistan addressed the world this morning from the podium at the United Nations General Assembly, thousands of Indian Americans, Kashmiris, and US rights groups protested against Narendra Modi over his government’s clampdown on Kashmir outside the UN headquarters in New York. The Coalition Against Fascism in India (CAFI),…
-
US human rights report criticises violations in India by both government, terrorists
By Arul Louis, New York : The US State Department’s human rights report criticises India for violations by police and security forces while at the same time noting the “serious abuses” by separatist insurgents and terrorists. “The most significant human rights issues included police and security force abuses, such as extrajudicial killings, disappearances, torture, arbitrary…
-
Making a difference: Teenager’s passion sets an example in Kashmir
By Sheikh Qayoom, Laharwalpora (Jammu and Kashmir) : Bilal Ahmad Dar, 18, is ready to start his daily journey into the Wular Lake, said to be Asia’s largest fresh-water lake, early in the morning on a bitterly cold December day. For the last four years, this teenaged breadwinner of the family has been collecting plastic…
-
Priority is to prevent Kashmir from turning into Syria: New interlocutor
By Sarwar Kashani and Rajnish Singh, New Delhi : The biggest challenge and the top priority in Kashmir are to deradicalize Kashmiri youth and militants and prevent it from turning into a Syria of India, says Dineshwar Sharma, the newly-named interlocutor for talks in Jammu and Kashmir. An old Kashmir hand, who headed the Intelligence…
-
Street violence down; Kashmir is quieter
By Sheikh Qayoom, Srinagar : As compared to last year, Kashmir has so far witnessed a steady drop in both the intensity and prevalence of street violence. In 2016, spiralling public violence was sparked by the killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani in a gunfight with the security forces on July 8. The events that…