Soldier dies of heart attack in Baramulla
Baramulla, Jun 04 : An army soldier died of heart attack in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. Reports said that an army soldier identified as Rajesh Kumar(40) (belt No- 13761627H ) of 52 RR posted at Wapluna Singpora area of Baramulla died due to heart attack this morning. A police official also confirmed the […]
OIC references to JK: India rejects Makkah summit declaration
New Delhi: India on Monday rejected as “unacceptable” the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s reference to Jammu and Kashmir in a communique adopted at its summit meeting in the holy city of Makkah last week. In a strong reaction, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the OIC has no locus standi in matters relating […]
Militant, ‘associate’ killed in Shopian shootout
Shopian: A militant nd his ‘associate’ were killed in a brief shootout in Molu Chitragam area of Shopian district on Sunday late night. An official said that militants traveling in a Tavera vehicle bearing registration number JK03E0397 jumped a check post set up by party from the 44 RR in the area and opened fire. […]
Kathua rape-and-murder case: Judgment likely on June 10
Jammu: The verdict in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be delivered on June 10, nearly a year after the trial began in a court in Pathankot, special public prosecutor J K Chopra said Monday. District and sessions judge Tejwinder Singh announced in […]
Markets come alive in Kashmir ahead of Eid festivities
Srinagar: Markets in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Kashmir valley wore a festive look Monday as people began shopping for Eid-ul-Fitr which will be celebrated this week to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Bakeries, confectioneries and toy shops witnessed heavy rush of customers as Muslims began the preparation for the Eid […]
Rajnath reviews security situation in valley, visits Siachen
Srinagar: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday reviewed security situation in the Kashmir valley during his maiden visit to Srinagar after assuming charge. Singh was accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, and the Northern Army Commander, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh. They were received by Lt Gen K J S Dhillon, Chinar […]
Despite years of wait undergraduate SSA teachers facing dark future
Srinagar: The state government seems to have shelved the process for regularisation of undergraduate SSA teachers. This is despite the government order issued in December last year. The teachers accused the state administration of delaying the regularisation despite clear directions from government to clear all the cases within three months from the time when the […]
Mehbooba seeks role for Pak in Kashmir resolution
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday described Pakistan as a “stakeholder” in “Kashmir problem” and batted for involving it too to solve the tangle. She also accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of resorting to “brute force” to “quick fix” the problem, which, she said, would be “ridiculously naive”. Since 1947, Kashmir has been looked […]
No mandatory teaching in Hindi, says Govt
Revises draft education policy
New Delhi/Chennai: Revising its draft education policy, the Centre Monday dropped the contentious provision of compulsory teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states after the three-language proposal sparked outrage, mainly in Tamil Nadu. The DMK and other parties in Tamil Nadu, which had strongly opposed the proposal in the 484-page draft National Education Policy(NEP) to […]
