Hurriyat (M) calls Manan a great asset of nation
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Friday paid tributes to budding intellectual and Phd scholar Dr Abdul Manan Wani and his aide Ashiq Hussain who were killed in Handwara gunfight. The amalgam as per a statement issued here said that “the martyrdom of young and educated youth who are great assets of the nation is deeply […]
Educational reforms initiated during PDP rule put on hold: Nayeem Akthar
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday stated that various educational reforms taken up during its tenure have been kept in limbo at present and urged the Governor to speed-up the execution of work on these vital projects. In a statement issued here, senior PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar said that in north […]
5-Day workshop concludes at JKBOSE Bemina
We need to set papers to tap real potential of students: Veena Pandita
Srinagar: A five-day workshop on Educational Evaluation/ Paper setting was on Friday concluded at JKBOSE Bemina. The workshop was organized by JKBOSE in collaboration with RIE Ajmer, NCERT in which 60 Key Resource Persons (Lecturers/Masters/Teachers) from different subjects like English, Mathematics, Science, Urdu, etc. were trained by the experts from RIE Ajmer which include Chairman […]
Lt Gen Paramjit Singh takes over as XVI Corps GOC
Jammu: Lt Gen Paramjit Singh, an officer involved in the planning of the 2016 surgical strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK), Friday took over as the general officer commanding of the Army’s Nagrota-based XVI Corps. Lt Gen Singh, who has commanded an elite parachute regiment and has vast experience of high-altitude warfare, took […]
Immediate neighbourhood constantly testing India’s patience: Sitharaman
Paris: Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the presence of terror infrastructure and state support to terrorists in the immediate neighbourhood are constantly testing India’s patience and New Delhi was exercising great restraint in dealing with it. In an address at the Institute of Strategic Research here, she said concerted efforts are required to […]
Journalists protest thrashing of colleagues by CRPF
Srinagar: Media persons on Friday staged a protest sit-in against CRPF at Janglat Mandi in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district alleging the paramilitary thrashed two of their colleagues and damaged their cameras. The reporters Fayaz Lalu and Deen Imran working with national TV channels said they were beaten up by CRPF troops of 40 bn at […]
Army soldier, porter injured near LoC in poonch
Poonch: An army soldier and a porter were injured in a landmine blast at Gulpur sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday afternoon. A police officer said that today in the afternoon, the army soldier of 55 Eng Regiment and the porter suffered critical injuries in the […]
Injured SPO, policeman announce resignation in Pulwama
Srinagar: A policeman and an SPO, who was shot at by militants earlier this week, announced resignation from the police department in public on Friday. Reports said that while the police constable identified as Hamid Farooz made the announcement himself before a congregation at Jamia Masjid Kareemabad in Pulwama, the injured SPO Bilal Ahmad had sent […]
Victim can also file appeal in criminal case, says SC
New Delhi: In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that besides the State, a victim of a criminal offence can also file an appeal under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in superior courts challenging the acquittal of the accused without a prior nod of the appellate court. In a 2:1 majority judgement, […]
Projects kept in limbo, educational infrastructure rarely a priority at present: PDP
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday stated that various educational reforms taken up during its tenure have been kept in limbo at present and urged the Governor to speed-up the execution of work on these vital projects. In a statement, senior PDP leader and former minister, Naeem Akhtar said that in north Kashmir’s Bandipora […]
