Hajj-2018: Flights to operate from July 14
SRINAGAR,: Executive Officer, State Haj Committee (SHC), Syed Qamar Sajjad, today informed that Haj-2018 flights shall operate from July 14, 2018. Accordingly, the flight schedule for July 14, 15 and 16 has been issued for the information of public in general and intending Haj pilgrims in particular. The intending pilgrims of Kashmir Division have been asked to collect their travel […]
Govt orders transfer, posting of Private Secretaries
SRINAGAR, : Government Tuesday ordered transfers and postings of Private Secretaries in various departments. An order to this effect was issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) here today. According to the order, Vijay Kumar Kaul, Private Secretary, presently posted in Tribal Affairs Department, is transferred and posted as Private Secretary to Commissioner Secretary to the Government, […]
Jammu and Kashmir govt announces summer break for schools from July 19
Srinagar: Authorities on Tuesday issued an order about the closure of all educational institutions in Kashmir region and Jammu’s winter zone on account of summer vacations from July 19 to 28. “It is hereby ordered that all Government Educational Institutions and recognized private schools up to the Higher Secondary level functioning in the Kashmir Division […]
JRL calls for complete shutdown tomorrow
Srinagar,: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday called for complete shutdown on Wednesday against the civilian killing in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Mirwaiz confirmed to Kashmir News Service (KNS), saying that a complete shutdown will be observed across the Valley to protest against the […]
Shopian gunfight: Second slain militant identified as Babar
Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday identified the second militant killed in a gunfight with the forces in Kundalan village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district as Babar, a resident of Pakistan. The militants killed during the gunfight were identified as Sameer Ahmad Sheikh, a local and Babar from Pakistan. “They were affiliated with Jaish-e-Muhammad militant […]
40-year-old man injured in LoC mine blast
Srinagar : A 40-year-old man was injured on Tuesday when he accidentally stepped over a landmine near the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said that Abdul Hamid lone, 40, son of Abdul Rashid Lone a resident of Rachawali village of Nambla was injured critically in the blast near […]
Dead body of missing youth recovered in Yousmarg
Srinagar : Police on Tuesday claimed to have recovered dead body of a missing person from Yousmarg Dam, in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A police spokesperson in a statement said: “In the morning hours today, Police received information about a dead body floating in Yousmarg Dam. Police immediately rushed to the spot and with the aid […]
Private schools flout norms for summer camps
By: Mehmood Bedar Srinagar: Many private schools have flouted the norms set by Government of Jammu and Kashmir through State Education Department due to the present prevailing situation there would be no summer camps for boys and girls. Government issued a circular recently by virtue of which all the government and private schools have been […]
Afghanistan: Suicide Bomber Kills 10 in Jalalabad
Jalalabad: A suicide bomber blew himself up on Tuesday in the Afghan city of Jalalabad near a security forces vehicle. The attack left at least 10 people dead, government officials said. No militant group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Inamullah Miakhel, a spokesman for the provincial health department in the eastern city, confirmed […]
Kundalan Gunfight : Two militants, civilian killed; 40 injured in clashes
Two militants and a civilian were killed while 40 civilian protesters and two soldiers were injured on Tuesday in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. The father of one of the local militants died of cardiac arrest after rumours that his son was trapped in the house surrounded by the forces. A police official […]
