BJP’s Muslim outreach programme generates hopes in Kashmir

Srinagar: BJP’s Muslim outreach programme, which will kick-off on Friday, has received mixed response from the people in Muslim-majority Kashmir, but there is a consensus that there is a need to bridge the gap between the Valley and the rest of the country. BJP’s Minority Morcha will start a Muslim outreach programme across the country […]

Job seekers protesting against Jammu Board detained

Youth also stage protest in Srinagar

Jammu/Srinagar: Police Thursday detained scores of job seekers after they staged a demonstration for the second consecutive day here against the hiring of a previously black-listed company by Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) for conducting computer-based written tests (CBT). Meanwhile, job aspirants also staged a protest in Srinagar. The protesters came out on […]

New academic session to commence after annual board exams: DSEK

Srinagar: The School Education Department Thursday said that the new academic session will commence soon after the culmination of annual regular board examinations. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, Director School Education Kashmir, Tassaduq Hussain Mir said new academic session will begin soon after the culmination of ongoing exams. “We are prepared […]

Pulwama terror attack: Widows of slain jawans seek written assurance from Raj govt

Jaipur: The widows of the three CRPF jawans from Rajasthan, who were killed in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, on Thursday demanded a written assurance from the Ashok Gehlot government that their demands, including jobs to their relatives on compassionate grounds, will be met to end their protest. The widows have been protesting since February […]

Terror victims’ kin in Rajouri demand rehabilitation for injured

Rajouri/Jammu: Family members of the Dhangri terror attack victims on Thursday met senior civil and police officers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district and demanded proper rehabilitation for those injured in the firing, officials said. During a meeting with Deputy Commissioner Vikas Kundal and Senior Superintendent of Police Mohammad Aslam, the victims’ kin also sought […]

Co-operative Societies Ltd. employee killed during scuffle

Budgam: A Co-operative Societies Limited employee was killed after engaging in a scuffle with another person at Nasrullah Pora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday afternoon, reports and officials said. Reports said that an argument ensued between two persons over some dispute at Kuzweera Budgam, which soon after turned ugly and one of the […]

IAF airlifts 438 stranded passengers between JK and Ladakh

Jammu: A total of 438 stranded passengers were airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) between the twin Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday, an official said. The stranded passengers were mostly airlifted from Jammu to Kargil and Srinagar to Leh due to the closure of the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway, […]