Four weeks on, no Friday prayers in Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid
Amid restrictions imposed on the third consecutive day in Srinagar parts, the authorities on the fourth straight week disallowed people to offer mandatory Friday congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid here. All the four gates of Jamia Masjid continued to remain locked for the fourth consecutive Friday today. The congregational prayers at the grand […]
Two killed in mishaps, four sustain injuries
Two persons died while four others were injured in separate road accidents in the Valley, a police spokesman said. He said that in Awantipora, an accident took place between a Maruti car driven by Mohammad Amin Bhat son of Abdul Salam resident of Manzgam, Kulgam bearing registration number JK01P-2040 and a Tempo bearing registration number […]
Official apathy turns Lasjan playground into grazing field
The tall claims of sports officials that they are improving sports infrastructure in the state are falling flat as the playground in Lasjan area of city outskirts is in the derelict state, craving for facelift. Players of Lasjan and its adjoining area have informed this reporter that the playground was considering as one of the […]
DSEK fails to utilize abandoned school buildings
The J&K government has failed to utilize the school buildings which have been left abandoned from past more than two years post rationalization of schools by the school education department. As per the official figures, over 800 school buildings were left abandoned in education department following the merger of educational institutions- an exercise initiated by […]
Startups badly hit due to frequent internet blockade, suffer huge losses
Situation in the Valley has become quite tough and challenging due to frequent e-curfew imposed by the authorities. The clampdown has not only affected the students but also the business community has suffered huge losses. The new startups of the Valley, in the e-commerce sector, have faced big losses, due to their heavy dependence […]
Editorial: Resolving power issues
Water is one resource which can take any place to heights of achievement and progress. Though the resource has innumerable values, the main usages of water is its potential for use in the generation of hydel power. Kashmir is one such place which boats of rich water resources which can play a key role in […]
Martyrs are our real hero, says JKLF
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leaders on Friday visited the residences of three slain Hizb militants, who were killed in an overnight encounter in Budgam district on Wednesday. The delegations comprising of Noor Muhammad Kalwal, Mushtaq Ajmal, Siraj ud din Mir, Zahoor Ahmad Butt, Bashir Ahmad Kashmiri, Muhammad Ramzan Sofi, Abdul Rehman and Aaqil […]
New Delhi creating ‘ridiculous situation’ in Kashmir: Shah
Chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahamd Shah on Friday said that the New Delhi is trying to create a ridiculous situation in the state. In a statement issued here, Shah termed the statement of Union External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj on Kashmir as ‘arrogant’. He said that on the one hand New Delhi […]
Army pays tribute to soldiers killed at LoC
Army Friday paid glorious tribute to two of its men who were killed in Pakistan sniper firing in Keran Sector of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. In a solemn ceremony at Badami Bagh Cantonment here in Srinagar city, Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti joined Lieutenant General JS Sandhu, Chinar Corps Commander and all ranks, in […]
Governor inaugurates workshop on ‘Pesticide Residues’
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 Research (ICAR), […]
