Close ties between China, Pak armies will help in maintaining regional peace: PLA
Beijing: Close ties between militaries of China and Pakistan will not only help maintain an all weather partnership between the two countries but also the regional peace and global stability, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said today. China’s 2.3 million-strong military is the world’s largest, and Pakistan has emerged as the biggest consumer of the […]
Tendulkar bats for Kupwara school, sanctions 40 Lakh for up-gradation
Srinagar: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has sanctioned over Rs 40 lakh from the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD)funds for construction of a school building in Kupwara district of Kashmir. Imperial Educational Institute Drugmulla, was established in 2007 is the only school in the locality. It currently has 1000 students studying in classes one to ten. […]
Clashes erupt during CASO in Hajin
Srinagar: Clashes erupted between protesters and government forces during a search operation in Hajin town of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday, reports said. According to reports, as soon as a joint team of Army’s 13 RR unit, Special Operations Group (SOG) of the police and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation in the village, scores […]
Police seeks help to trace missing youth
Srinagar: Police on Thursday sought the help of general public in tracing out a youth who went missing from Lalbazar area of the Srinagar city. A spokesman of the police said that Abdul Majeed Ganei has reported in Police Station Lalbazar that his 15 year old son Muneer Ahmad Ganei resident of Kalaroos Kupwara at […]
Army man injured in Pulwama road accident succumbs
Srinagar: An Army man, injured in a road accident earlier this week in Pulwama district, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Srinagar, officials said Thursday. Naib Subedar Hira Kant Jha, 45, was injured in the accident involving a civilian truck at Awantipora on Monday. Jha was part of a road clearance team and […]
Six decades on, Govt High school Verinag awaits up-gradation
Anantnag: Despite the passage of six decades, the government has utterly failed to upgrade the Government Boys High School Verinag to higher secondary level, painting a grim picture of the education sector in the state. The Government Boys High School Verinag was established in the year 1951 but the successive regimes since then have failed […]
Case of missing student: VC appeals authorities to get proactive
Srinagar: As the protests in Kashmir University refuse to die down for the fourth consecutive day against the sudden ‘disappearance’ of a student, Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University, Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi Thursday impressed upon the state authorities to proactively help trace the student’s whereabouts. In a statement issued here, the Varsity spokesman said that consequent […]
Woman killed, two injured in road mishaps
Srinagar: A woman was killed while two other girls were injured in separate road accidents in Awantipora and Anantnag, police said on Thursday. “In Awantipora, a Santro car bearing registration number JK01M-2671 driven by Nissar Ahmad Mir resident of Kadlabal Pampore hit and injured a pedestrian woman identified as Mst Raja Begum, about 50 years […]
Don’t forget education while promoting sports: Er Rasheed to youth
Kupwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Thursday urged youth not to forget that getting quality and moral education has to be their primary ambition. Er Rasheed according to the statement issued here said that sports activities should be limited for a certain period in and within educational […]
Unity: Pandits, Muslims jointly protest ‘excesses’ during CASO’s
Srinagar: A group of Kashmiri Muslims and Pandits came together to protest against alleged atrocities committed by government forces during random Cordon and Search Operations in Kashmir Valley. They castigated government for giving free hand to Forces personnel and allow them to target civilians and damage public property during search operations. The peaceful protesters were […]
