JKPCC chief grieved over demise of Indira Gandhi’s close companion
Srinagar: The state Congress leader who was close companion of Late Indira Gandhi and close aide of former chief minister Syed Mir Qasim, Haji Ghulam Rasool Mir (90) died on Saturday in Dooru village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President, Ghulam Ahmad Mir in a statement issued here […]
Panchayat Polls: Kashmir records 64.5 per cent polling in phase-I
Jammu: Over 64 per cent of electorate voted Saturday in the first phase of Panchayat elections in Kashmir while an impressive turnout of 79.5 per cent was recorded in Jammu region, officials said. The turnout in rural areas was significantly higher in Kashmir Valley unlike during the recent urban local bodies elections where barely four per […]
Elections an established democratic practice, but not in Kashmir: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman and Jamia Masjid’s head cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that democracy itself is the biggest casualty in Kashmir, saying that a strange kind of democracy is in practice in the Valley. Addressing a gathering in Jamia Masjid on the eve of Friday congregational prayers, Mirwaiz said that no […]
Even during his exit, this cop stokes controversy
Says former DGP tried to dislodge him
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police, Basant Rath who was unceremoniously made to exit as IGP (Traffic) Friday stoked yet another controversy after he said that a former DGP tried to dislodge him. Rath in his FB post said that ex-DGP K Rajendra tried his best to dislodge him as Senior Superintendent of Police Jammu but […]
‘Zakir Musa spotted in Amritsar’
Srinagar: Ansar Gazwatul Hind commander Zakir Musa was spotted in Amritsar along with a few other men after which Dinanagar police station released posters of the militant, said SSP Gurdaspur. The latest development comes after intelligence agencies informed about the presence of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants in the state, various private news channels reported on Friday. […]
Addressing student concerns
Kashmir is witnessing disturbed situation since the past three decades now. Since the situation is no better than it was in 1990 when it took a turn for the worse, most of the parents here preferred to send their wards to institutions spread across various states to seek education and other professional degrees. This trend […]
Abducted Kulgam man still untraceable
Kulgam: Kulgam man who was abducted by unknown gunmen last month is still untraceable even after the expiry of over 20 days. Police though have already lodged an abduction case is clueless while according to the family of abducted man, their every effort to trace the family head has miserably failed. Shiraz Ahmed, the abducted […]
Governor’s intervention gets Baramulla family’s house illuminated
Have provided temporary lighting, working on permanent arrangement: CE PDD
SRINAGAR: Courtesy intervention of the Governor, Satya Pal Malik, an underprivileged family in a remote area of district Baramulla today got electricity to their house for the first time. “We are thankful to the Governor Sahab for his kind intervention to get our house electrified temporarily through a genset and LED bulbs,” said Anees Khawaja, […]
SHRC issues notices to private schools
Seeks details of admission procedure, quota for poor
Srinagar: Chairman State Human Rights Commission (rtd) Justice Bilal Nazki has issued notices to almost all leading private schools of Kashmir asking them to file the detailed compliance report before the commission within two weeks as to what procedure they are following during the admission process and whether poor and downtrodden are given their due […]
Police officer among seven cops injured in Keran mishap
DySP shifted to AIIMS: Police
Srinagar: Seven policemen including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) were injured and a wireless equipment was damaged after a vehicle they were travelling in turned turtle in Keran area along the Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday late evening, police said Friday. A police official said that the vehicle (Sumo-7831) […]
