Protests shutdown in Anantnag town
Protests and complete shutdown is being witnessed in Anantnag town and adjacent areas. Reports said that police and security forces used excessive force post Friday prayers and broke windowpanes of Jamia Masjid of Anantnag. Latest reports from the area said that people were demanding the release of all arested youth most of them minors.some residents […]
Two militants killed in Tral encounter
Two militants were killed so far in the forests of Sathoora area of Tral on Saturday police told media. Police said that they zerod in on specific information that militants were hiding in Wantewan forests of Sathoora Tral. They said that after gunfight broke out two militants were killed so far.they said that police and […]
No Friday prayers at Jamia,Mirwaiz slams PDP
Srinagar: Government on Friday disallowed congregational prayers in historic Jamia Masjid for the fourth consecutive Friday today. While all the roads leading to Jamia Masjid ion Old City were blocked by erecting concertina wires, gates of the Masjid were also locked. Earlier, government imposed curfew in the area to stop people from reaching to the […]
Geelani completes 7 years of house detention.
Srinagar:Octogenarian Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani on Friday completed seven years under house detention, a Hurriyat spokesperson said. The spokesperson, according to a statement, said that no court has ever issued any formal detention order for Geelani’s detention. Stressing that Geelani has been detained at gunpoint, the spokesperson strongly condemned the house detention of Geelani […]
SIT constituted to probe Amarnath Yatra ‘attack’:police
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police South Kashmir, SP Pani to probe the Amarnath Yatra ‘attack’. The teams, besides, includes SSP Islamabad, Altaf Ahmad Khan. On Monday late afternoon, a bus carrying Amarnath Yatris came under cross fire between suspected […]
25th Annual Workshop of All India Network Projects on Pesticide Residues at SKUAST-K.
Governor inaugurates SRINAGAR: Governor N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir, (SKUAST-K), inaugurated the “25th Annual Workshop of All India Network Projects on Pesticide Residues” at the Shalimar Campus of the University here today. This 2 day Workshop has been organized by SKUAST-K in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural […]
1,86,853 paid obeisance at Holy Cave so far.
SRINAGAR: Today, on the 16th day of the Yatra 9,719 Yatris paid obeisance at the Holy Cave and, cumulatively, since the beginning of the pilgrimage, 1,86, 853 Yatris had the darshan at the Holy Cave.
Altaf Bukhari for effective implementation of Mid-Day Meal Scheme
SRINAGAR: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today said that government is committed to implement the Mid Day Meal Scheme in letter and spirit and to make it a success in Jammu and Kashmir. “I consider Mid Day Meals as the priority work for School Education Department and I want its proper management for […]
DG News, Doordarshan calls on Mehbooba
SRINAGAR: Director General, News, Doordarshan, Veena Jain called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today. The DG News apprised the Chief Minister about many of her organisation’s initiatives aimed at disseminating Government’s welfare schemes among masses. The Chief Minister asked the DG News to get Jammu & Kashmir and its cultural diversity reflected appropriately […]
Many houses damaged in Budgam landslide
In the cherahar village of Beerwa many families had a narrow escape when their homes were damaged in landslide. Reports said that all people were saved however the authorities have rushed many officials to the village to
