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Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, eminent folk artist, radio commentator, harmonium player, music composer and author passes away

Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (99), the eminent folk artist, radio commentator, harmonium player, music composer and author, has passed away at Houston in the USA. She used music as a tool to spread the message of social equality in the days when the society considered women coming out of their homes as a taboo. Born on ..

Topics: Indian independence movement • Indian people • Jawaharlal Nehru • Kashmiri people • Telugu people • Vinjamuri • Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi

ED imposed Rs. 14 lakh penalty on Syed Ali Shah Geelani

Srinagar’s Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has been imposed with a penalty of around Rs. 14 lakh by Enforcement Directorate after taking cognisance of the Income Tax report. This comes aftermath to illegal possession of 10 thousand dollars in violation of foreign exchange law. This foreign currency was seized during an Income Tax ..

Topics: Income tax in India • Jammu and Kashmir • Kashmir • Kashmir separatist movement • Kashmiri people • Politics of Jammu and Kashmir • Srinagar • Syed Ali Shah Geelani

Shah Faesal unveiled Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement

Shah Faesal, a former IAS officer from Jammu and Kashmir has launched his political party ‘Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ Movement’. The motive behind this movement is to bridge the distance between New Delhi and Islamabad in order to resolve the Kashmir dispute. It will curb corrupt system and work towards a peaceful resolution to the Kashmir ..

Topics: Geography of Asia • Indian Muslims • J&K People's movement • Jammu and Kashmir • Kashmir • Kashmir Conflict • Kashmiri people • Mountain warfare • Shah Faesal • Sheikh Abdul Aziz

Urdu literaturer Prof Hamidi Kashmiri passes away

Dr. Hamidi Kashmiri, the tallest literary figure in the world of Urdu language, literature and literary criticism, has passed away in Srinagar, J&K on December 27, 2018. He was a prolific creative writer, an acclaimed critic and propounder of “Iktishaafi Tanqueed”. He has also been the Vice Chancellor of University of Kashmir for years during ..

Topics: Hamidi Kashmiri • Indian Literature • Kashmiri literature • Kashmiri people • Languages of India • Mohammad Yousuf Taing • Rehman Rahi

BVP Rao elected as president of Archery Association of India (AAI)

BVP Rao, who represented Archery Association of Assam, has been elected as the president of the Archery Association of India (AAI) in the controversial polls held under a High Court-appointed administrator. Rao beat Rupak Debroy of Tripura at the elections held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.

Topics: Archery Association of India • Freemen of the City of London • India • Indian people • Jawaharlal Nehru • Kashmiri people • Rao • Rupak • Tripura