Weapons loot: Four cops ‘dismissed’ from services
Srinagar: A day after four AK-47 rifles went missing from the official residence of Congress legislator Muzaffar Ahmad Parray, the four cops guarding his residence were dismissed from services for ‘dereliction’ of duty. Pertinently on Sunday, suspected militants decamped with four AK-47 rifles from the guard room at the official residence of Parray at J-37, […]
Lack of toilets in girls’ schools increasing dropout rates, says MHRD
Srinagar: The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has stated that lack of toilets in girl’s educational institutions was a reason for increasing dropout rate at the upper primary levels. In a meeting convened with the school education department, MHRD has asked the deputy commissioner Kupwara and Baraamulla to ensure that all girls’ and co-education […]
Nagaland gets AFSPA extension for another six months
New Delhi: The entire state of Nagaland has been declared “disturbed area” for six more months, till June-end, under the controversial AFSPA, which empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior notice. In a notification, the Home Ministry said the central government is of the opinion that the area comprising […]
Visible loopholes
Sunday yet again provided a grim reminder to the security establishment, especially the police that it has miserably failed to check the loopholes that have been affecting it as a malaise since the past few years. Two incidents within a short span of 100 days have left the police establishment baffled as two similar incidents […]
Challenge called life……
Faizan Bashir We often show lackadaisical approach towards our ambition — especially students, so are used to count excuses and loiter thereof. And, in the long run, contrition becomes our part. What of those who have met horrible tragedies, yet called by the titles given upon them. Are you privileged enough to do wonders then? […]
Shopkeeper’s daughter tops in class 10 board exams, bring cheer to family
Pulwama: As the results of class 10 board examinations in Kashmir were announced on Saturday, daughter of a local shopkeeper in Qasbayar village of Rajpora town in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district has managed to secure first position in the examinations, thus bringing a cheer in the hamlet especially to the poor shopkeeper. MehwishShowkat, daughter of […]
Defeating odds, determinant Faizan shines in class 10 results
Anantnag: Despite sufferings immense hardships in day to day including earning the livelihood for his family, breading the expenditure of treatment to his father, the 16-year-old youth from South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has passed the recently declared class 10th examinations with 85 percent. Faizan Ahmed Mir, hailing from AangMatipora village of Anantnag district in South […]
Govt School in Bijbehara depicts poor academic standard of Govt institutions
3 students out of 18 qualified class 10 examinations
Anantnag: Depicting the poor academic standard of government institutions, a Government School in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has shown poor performance in Class 10th examinations as only three students out of 18 have qualified. As per the official data, the pass percentage this year was 75.44 percent as compared to last year’s […]
31 children among 160 civilians killed in 2018: Report
Says '586 persons including civilians, forces, militants killed'
Says ‘586 persons including civilians, forces, militants killed’
