Indian Media misrepresenting facts on Shahid Afridi’s comments: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has hit out at the sections of Indian media for “celebrating” the remarks of Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi on Kashmir, saying he had clearly supported freedom for Kashmir. “I don’t get what sections of the Indian media are celebrating WRT #ShahidAfridi’s statement. Forget what he said about Pakistan’s 4 […]
Give ‘anti-terror’ ops a further push, US tells Pak
Washington: Pakistan certainly needs to do more in its fight against terrorism and the Trump administration expects Islamabad to act against terror groups like the Haqqani network and Lashkar-e-Taiba in same way as it did against al-Qaeda after the 9/11 attacks, a top American official has said. State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Nathan Alexander Sales […]
Schools in rural areas face neglect, official apathy
Srinagar: The tall claims of the School Education Department notwithstanding, the rural schools in Kashmir continue to face official neglect thereby telling upon the overall academic standards of the students enrolled in these schools. Government Middle School (GMS) TakiyaKhurhama in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district is a case in place. The school depicts a grim picture […]
J&K Bank issues clarification on ‘penalty’ imposed by RBI
Have strengthened compliance framework: Chairman
Srinagar: J&K Bank on Thursday issued a clarification after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed monetary penalty on it. Notably, RBI yesterday issued two separate press releases stating that it had imposed monetary penalties on J&K Bank and Deutsche Bank on account of non-compliance of asset classification norms and KYC/AML guidelines. The JK Bank […]
Lone son behind bars, family in distress
Kulgam: A family from Qaimoh belt of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district is in distress as the lone hope of the family, their son, has been arrested on the charges of stone pelting Mudasir Ahmed Itoo, son of Ghulam Qadir Itoo who was pursuing B.Pharma from a college in Delhi was picked up by the forces […]
Boost to health sector needed
The state of affairs in the newly approved medical colleges in Jammu and Kashmir, which are five in number finally seems to have got the governments attention. The new medical colleges will be made fully functional as the state government has called for expeditious completion of all necessary infrastructural and other facilities to ensure that […]
Arrest of two LeT militants in Poonch, police says module busted
Jammu: Two militants, who were arrested from Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, were part of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module and had come to the town to ferry weapons to the Kashmir Valley, a senior police officer said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Poonch, Rajiv Pandey said a special investigation team (SIT) headed by a sub-divisional police […]
Mirwaiz welcomes introduction of Kashmiri language as compulsory subject
Srinagar: Hurriyat conference (G) chairman and patron of Anjuman-e-Nusratul Islam, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday said that welcomed introducing of Kashmiri language in schools as compulsory subject, saying that the education sector must be appreciated for the move. Mirwaiz was addressing a gathering at Seerat Conference, which was organized by Anjuman-e-Nusratul Islam at its auditorium […]
Shafaqat Inclusive School observes Annual Day
Srinagar: First of its kind in the Valley, the Shafaqat Inclusive School Thursday observed annual day wherein its achievements were presented to the distinguished audience. On the onset, Nuzhatul Sabah, faculty of the school made a detailed presentation about the school; a parent also explained how the school enabled his special child to reach the […]
