BGSBU organises Workshop on ‘Apiculture for Entrepreneurship Development’
Rajouri: Department of Zoology, BGSBU, Rajouri Monday organised one day workshop on “Apiculture as an Entrepreneurship development idea”. The workshop was sponsored by National Mission on Himalayan Studies, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change New Delhi. Prof Javed Musarrat, Vice Chancellor BGSBU congratulated the department for organising the workshop. In his message, he stressed […]
Cross-LoC bus service resumes after two week’s suspension in Poonch
Jammu, Apr 15 (PTI) As many as 19 passengers, including eight women, exchanged sides as the weekly cross-LoC bus service resumed on Monday after remaining suspended for the past two weeks owing to heavy shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Thirteen Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) […]
JK highway restored after seven-hour long road clearance operation
Banihal/Jammu, Apr 15 (PTI) The traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway resumed after remaining suspended for over seven hours due to a massive landslide in Ramban district Monday, officials said. Over 1,000 passenger vehicles and 1,500 trucks were left stranded on the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of […]
SC dismisses plea seeking civil rights for homosexuals
New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition seeking various civil rights, such as same-sex marriage, adoption and surrogacy for the LGBTQ community. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi referred to the five-judge Constitution bench verdict of September 6 last year by which consensual gay sex was decriminalised […]
Complaint against Mehbooba over ‘seditious’ tweet
Jammu, Apr 15 (PTI) A Jammu-based activist has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti over her “seditious” tweet as he demanded action against her for violating model code of conduct. He was referring to Mehbooba’s tweet on April 8. “Why waste time in court. Wait for BJP to scrap […]
Central Jail inmates in Srinagar go on hunger strike, demand withdrawal of FIR
Srinagar, April 15: The inmates of central jail here on Monday started a hunger strike to press for their demands including withdrawal of FIR against them in connection with a recent incident inside the prison. Official sources said that inmates started the hunger strike from 8:15 am today and their demands include the transfer of […]
Husband, wife among five family members injured in gas cylinder blast
Srinagar, April 15: Five members of a family were injured in a gas cylinder blast at Anchar area of Soura in Srinagar district- the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir State on Monday evening. Official sources said that the blast occurred inside the premises of a residential house of Farooq Ahmad Mir at Anchar Soura. […]
Narendra Modi is anti-Muslim, anti Kashmiri: Farooq
Srinagar, Apr 15: Day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed Abdullahs, and Muftis have “ruined” lives of three generations of the state, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Monday called Narendra Modi “anti-Kashmiri and anti-Muslim”. Addressing a party convention of Srinagar, Farooq said Narendra Modi was dividing the nation on the name of religion. “Modi is […]
Amid sobs, tears body of MBBS student who died in Bangladesh reaches homes in Anantnag
Anantnag: A pall of gloom descended on south Kashmir’s Bonadialgam area in Anantnag District as body of MBBS student who died in Bangladesh reached home. 24 year old Quratul Ain daughter of Ali Mohd Bhat, a resident of Bona Dialgam Anantnag was pursuing MBBS in Bangladesh. She was in her final year at Tahir Ul […]
Weather man predicts rains on April 16,17
Srinagar: Weatherman on Monday predicted Rainfall in the Jammu and Kashmir on April 16 and 17 saying intense thunderstorm activity hovers northwest India during 15 -17 April. “Rainfall activity would occur at most places over Jammu & Kashmir,” forecaster said. The MeT said that numerical model products, satellite information, and analysis of weather observations are […]
