Prof Farooq Ahmad Mir is Controller Examinations, Kashmir University
Srinagar : Prof. Farooq Ahmad Mir, Department of Law has taken over as the Controller of Examinations, University of Kashmir. Prof. Mir a well known academic administrator has authored four books and 60 research papers published in national and international peer reviewed journals. He is the first law teacher in India to have authored book on […]
Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir
SRINAGAR — Most of the higher reaches in Kashmir received fresh snowfall while plains were lashed by rains Tuesday, forcing the closure of the Srinagar-Leh national highway, officials said. An official of the Meteorological (MeT) department here said Sonamarg, Zojilla Pass, Amarnath Cave, Affarvat in Gulmarg, Mughal Road and many other areas in the higher […]
Kabul officials: Taliban attacks kill 15 Afghan policemen
KABUL — An Afghan official says a Taliban assault in northern Jawzjan province has killed 12 members of the security forces and wounded another 10. Gen. Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani, provincial police chief in Jawzjan, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the attack took place in Qush Typa district late on Monday. Jawzjani says the […]
Municipal Polls: JRL calls shutdown in poll-bound areas of Kashmir tomorrow
Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Tuesday asked the people to observe complete protest shutdown in the following areas in the second phase of “sham elections”: Solina,Alochibagh,SD colony Batmaloo, Ziarat Batmaloo,Shaheed gunj, Karan Nagar, Chattabal, Qamarwari, Bemina east, Bemina west, Nundresh colony, Parimpora, Zainakote, Lawaypora, Mujgund, Tankipora, Haba kadal, Barbarshah, Fateh kadal, Munawarabad, Langate, Sumbal, Kunzar, […]
Pakistan successfully conducts training launch of Ghauri Missile System
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan today successfully conducted Training Launch of Ghauri Missile System, ISPR reported. The launch was conducted by Army Strategic Forces Command and was aimed at testing the operational and technical readiness of Army Strategic Forces Command. Ghauri Ballistic Missile can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads up to a distance of 1300 kms. The […]
26 tests positive for dengue in Jammu
Jammu:-At least 26 people have tested positive for dengue in five districts of Jammu region this year, a health official said Sunday. The maximum 11 cases were reported from Kathua district followed by seven in Samba, six in Jammu and one each in Kishtwar and Udhampur districts, the official said. He said the people who […]
Municipal elections: Kashmir records 8.3% of voter turnout, Jammu 63.8%
Srinagar: The Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening released the toll count and percentage of votes polled on Monday for different districts of Kashmir valley and Jammu division. 8.3 per cent of the electorate voted in the first-phase of the urban local body polls in Kashmir Valley, while Kargil recorded the […]
JRL appreciates people’s ‘rejection’ of ULB polls
SRINAGAR,: Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik have appreciated people’s rejection and boycott of the sham ULB elections being forcibly held by GOI in J&K, and the exemplary complete protest shutdown against it. They said that this election has violated the very definition of the democratic process, making […]
Div Com Kashmir issues Weather Advisory
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 08: As per the communication received from Indian Meteorological Centre (Ministry of Earth Science), Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today issued a weather advisory according to which a spell of light to moderate rain or snow will occur on mountains most likely from late tonight to forenoon of October 10th across the Jammu and Kashmir State. “Light […]
In a first: Kashmir gets High Altitude Disease Investigation Laboratory
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 8: In a first, High Altitude Disease Investigation Laboratory in Sonamarg has come up in Kashmir to provide better and timely treatment to livestock in hilly areas. The facility was inaugurated by Principal Secretary to Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Transport department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon. Director Sheep Husbandry Kashmir Dr Muhammad Shareef, […]
