No admission to private B Ed colleges can be regularized in violation of KU rule says court
By: Shayib Bhat VOV Srinagar Giving its verdict to the series of petitions, JK high court has said that no admission in any private B Ed college can be regularized if it is beyond the rules and regulations of the University of Kashmir. These petitioners were seeking regularization of their admissions in different B […]
One militant killed in ongoing encounter in South Kashmir
One militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight at Ganowpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. The gunfight had ensued after a team of police and army was fired upon during a cordon-and-search operation launched in the area amid specific information about the presence of the militants. “One militant has been killed […]
River Police rescues man after he jumps into the river Jehlum
River Police Friday rescued a man from Srinagar who allegedly tried to commit suicide by jumping into the river Jehlum near Abdullah Bridge. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a man jumped into the river but was quickly rescued by River Police present at Pirzo. The man was retrieved alive. He has been […]
Amid Covid wave, GST Council meet begins; may consider duty cuts
The 43rd meeting of the GST Council, the first this year in the midst of second wave of Covid pandemic, begun on Friday morning through video conferencing. The meeting is being chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and is being attended by finance ministers of all states and union territories. Senior officers from the Centre […]
‘Tokyo Games could lead to Olympic coronavirus variant’
TOKYO: The head of a Japanese doctors’ union said on Tuesday that holding the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, with tens of thousands of people from around the world, could lead to the emergence of an ‘Olympic’ coronavirus (Covid-19) strain. Japan has pledged to hold a ‘safe and secure’ 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after […]
China rails at Biden move to probe virus origins
BEIJING: China hit out at the “dark history” of the US intelligence community on Thursday, after President Joe Biden ordered a probe into the Covid-19 origins which threatens to set the course for relations between world’s top economies. Washington is reviewing its diplomatic position with China on issues spanning trade, technological supremacy and rights, while […]
Second Wave On ‘Downswing’ Says Centre As 24 States Report Dip In New Covid Cases
The second Covid-19 wave in India is on the “downswing”, the centre said on Thursday. The centre said it hopes this trend will be sustained even when restrictions are systematically relaxed, but at the same time highlighted that the current number of active cases is “still very high”. The Centre also stressed that any relaxation […]
Gunfight breaks out in Southern district of Shopian
A fierce gunfight is underway between militants and government forces in Ganowpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Ganowpora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon […]
Strict curfew being enforced by police in Srinagar on Friday
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Right from the morning of today, police vans were seen chasing hawkers and asking the shopkeepers not to open their establishments even in the by lanes of Srinagar city. Police and security forces have erected barricades and have closed many roads by barbed wire at many places to block any […]
Ahsaan Fazli bereaved
Senior journalist and former bureau chief of Tribune was bereaved as his father in law died because of covid-19 infection. His father was recently infected with covid-19 and died because of the post covid complications at his home in Anantnag town. Voice of Valley has expressed their sympathies with the bereaved family and has expressed […]
