61 security personnel, 11 civilians killed in JK in 4 months: MHA
Agencies Sixty-one government forces’ personnel and 11 civilians were killed while 142 people were injured in 177 militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the first four months of 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said. The statement by Sulekha, Director, MHA came in response to an RTI plea filed by social activist […]
No relief
As the holy month of Ramadan is coming to an end, there is no respite or relief to the common people in the markets of Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir. Governor’s administration promised that they will bring the markets under control, but the fact of the matter remains that all the essential commodities are […]
Prof Tareak Ahmad Rather is new Director of Center of Central Asian Studies, KU
Srinagar: Prof. Tareak Ahmad Rather has taken over as Director, Center of Central Asian Studies, University of Kashmir. Prof. Tareak is well known Sociologist of Kashmir having expertise on Globalization, Migration and Central Asia. Prof. Tareak has visited many countries of the world including England, Russia, Germany, France, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. Prof. Tariq has […]
One dead, another injured in Poonch road accident
Srinagar : A motorcyclist was dead and his pillion rider sustained critical injuries after two vehicles collided with each other in Surankote area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Reports said a motorcycle was hit by a truck in Dhundak area of the district today, leading to death of one person and injuries to another. […]
Sports Council congratulates Naheed Manzoor for the unique feat
Srinagar : Vijay Kumar, Advisor, Sarmad Hafeez, Secretary YSS Department and Dr. Naseem Javeed Choudhary, Secretary Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council congratulated Nahida Manzoor for scaling World’s highest peak, Mount Everest. After the successful expedition, the mountaineer becomes the first female from the state to achieve this unique feat. News about Nahida’s successful summit […]
Zakir Musa killing: Several educational institutions remain closed in Kashmir
Agencies Srinagar : Classes at several educational institutions in Kashmir remained suspended on Monday to thwart student protests following the killing of Zakir Musa, the chief of an Al-Qaeda affiliate, in an encounter in Pulwama district last week, officials said. While many schools conducted normal operations till Class 10, all higher secondary schools and degree […]
Govt order on daily-wagers has created confusion: Tarigami
Srinagar : CPI (M) leader M Y Tarigami Monday said the recent order by the government that casual, seasonal, adhoc, contractual, need based and daily rated workers in all departments, who were engaged after April 29, 2010 and March 17, 2015 has created uncertainty as these poor people are already suffering due to the non-payment […]
Man beaten up in Gurgaon for wearing skull cap
Agencies New Delhi: A 25-year-old Muslim man was allegedly assaulted here by four unidentified youths for wearing a traditional skull cap, a police official said. The victim was identified as Mohamad Barker Alam, a native of Bihar, living here in Jakob Pura area of Gurgaon. In a complaint to police on Sunday, Alam alleged […]
Train services suspended across Kashmir
Srinagar : Train service was suspended on Monday for security reasons in the Kashmir valley in view of the situation after the killing of militant commander Zakir Musa. Zakir Musa, founder of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind outfit, was killed by the forces after a gunfight on Friday in Dadsara village of Tral, Pulwama district. An official said […]
Nanosicences in Kashmir
The Governor’s administration in the recent past has taken number of steps in order to give a new direction to the higher education. In this connection Advisor to Governor recently said that the government has already initiated several measures for introducing new streams of science in education curricula and research centres, so that the students […]
