Srinagar colleges to remain closed on Monday
Authorities have closed Srinagar colleges for Monday as a precautionry measure to avoid protests and violence. However there is no statement about higher secondary schools of Srinagar city for Monday. Similarly colleges in pulwama town Handwara college, colleges in Sopore and Baramullah will remain closed on Monday. All educational institutions in shopian district will remain […]
‘Govt direct employees to submit annual property statements’
Srinagar,: Following the observations that employees are not submitting the requisite annual property statements to the competent authorities, the government has directed all the controlling/drawing and disbursing officers to strictly direct all the officers/officials to furnish the statements in time and that any lapse will be reflected in the APRs/ACRs. Official sources told KNS that […]
Newspapers to get reimbursement of GST on government advertisements
JAMMU, APRIL 07:In a significant decision aimed at extending substantial financial benefit to the print and the electronic media in the State, the Finance Department today ordered that GST chargeable on advertisement bills shall be paid by the government and it would be over and above the actual advertisement rate charged by the concerned media. […]
Eight injured in Pulwama clashes; one referred to Srinagar hospital
Srinagar : Eight persons were injured during clashes between government forces and protesters in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district soon after slain Hizb militant Mussavir Wani was laid to rest at his ancestral village graveyard on Saturday. Reports said that angry youth took to streets and clashed with the forces deployed in the area soon after […]
Shopian shuts for seventh straight day
There is a complete shutdown in shopian district on saturday against the killings on April 1.In two encounters on that day 12 militants were killed and four civilians were killed near the encounter site by police and security forces. Local reports from the area said that in the Sunday clashes about 200 civilians were injured […]
Youth arrested at Raipora Palhallan
Local media reports from Raipora village of palhallan said that police and CRPF during the previous night arrested several youth from the area on the charges of stone pelting. While the protesting locals said that police was forcing youth in palhallan to join militancy by thrashing and humiliating them in police lock ups, police said […]
Kangan shutdown enters fifth straight day
Kangan town and it’s adjacent areas are observing mourning strike for fifth running day on Saturday demanding dismissal of the accused cop who allegedly killed Gowher during protests in the area against the shopian killings. Authorities on Friday imposed curfew to prevent protests and violence in kangan. Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti announced that the cop […]
Normal life back on Srinagar streets
After severe restrictions on Friday life is back to normal in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir on saturday. Shops are open and government offices are doing thier normal work on saturday. Schools are functioning normal and authorities have closed down all colleges and higher secondary schools in Kashmir valley today fearing protests and violence.
Time for the country to listen to voices of pain from JK: Mehbooba
SRINAGAR, APRIL 06: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today appealed country’s political leadership, cutting across party lines, to listen to the voices of pain from Jammu & Kashmir and support the people of the State in getting out of it. Interacting with a large number of youth from various parts of the State here today, the Chief […]
Education Deptt officials barred from visiting Administrative Deptt without permission
JAMMU, APRIL 06: Taking strong note of the frequent and unauthorized visits by officers, officials from subordinate offices of the School Education Department and the educational institutions to the Administrative Department, the Government has asked such officials to desist from visiting the Civil Secretariat without proper permission from the concerned Director of School Education. “It […]
