Ex-J-K minister Altaf Bukhari floats new political outfit JK Apni Party

Former Peoples Democratic Party leader Altaf Bukhari on Sunday launched the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party as he vowed to work towards restoring J&K's statehood and ensure domicile rights of people......

Former J-K finance minister to launch new party on Sunday

A new political party called the 'Jammu and Kashmir Apni (own) Party' (JKAP) will be launched on Sunday and will be led by former state finance minister Syed Altaf Bukhari, with the primary aim of......

5 Kashmiri politicians released after 4 months in detention

Five political leaders, who had been under preventive detention for the past 148 days, were released from the MLA hostel on Monday by the Union Territory administration of Jammu and Kashmir,......

What it means to be a journalist in Kashmir

Journalists working in the Kashmir valley sometimes face the worst attacks from protesters, mourners and many a time from the security forces, says Photographer Umar Ganie. It has always been......

JK tourism in revival mode

Tourism, the mainstay of Kashmir's economy is picking up following improvement in the security situation in the state after the change of government, the state assembly was informed.Asserting that......

Ladakh to host high-altitude marathon

The first high altitude marathon will be held in the Ladakh Himalayas in August this year, Jammu and Kashmir tourism minister Ghulam Hassan Mir announced on Friday.Talking to reporters in Srinagar,......