Kashmir Press Club condemns the attacks and harassment of journalists in South Kashmir
Srinagar: Kashmir Press Club denounces attacks and harassment to journalists in south Kashmir on Tuesday. A spokesperson of the club said such attacks are clearly aimed at intimidating journalists from carrying their professional duties. A video journalist Ajaz Ahmad Dar, who works as a freelancer with a New Delhi-based news channel was hit by […]
Kashmiri student assaulted in Sharda University goes missing
Srinagar: A Kashmiri student, studying in Sharda University who was assaulted inside the varsity campus by a group of students on 4th of October has gone missing from last three days. Ahtisham Bilal, a resident of Khanyar area of Srinagar district in the northern state, a first-year student of Medical Imaging Technology, left his hostel […]
Tippers, trucks seized for illegal mining on Jhelum bund in Srinagar, Budgam
Srinagar: District mining officers (DMOs) of Srinagar and Budgam Monday this week in a joint operation seized dozens of vehicles at river Jhelum at Kdalabal Pampore and Pantha Chowk for illegally undertaking mining activities including extraction of sand, stone, boulders and Bajri. Sources revealed that following specific inputs about the illegal mining activities, the […]
Masarat Alam shifted back to Kotbalwal after hearing in Srinagar
Srinagar: The incarcerated chairman of Muslim League Jammu and Kashmir Masarat Aalam Bhat was brought from Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu to Srinagar for the hearing on Tuesday in connection with a case registered against him in 2015. Aalam was produced in Forest Court where after hearing the arguments; the judge fixed the next hearing […]
Experts discuss future direction of Paleoclimatic research at KU
Srinagar: To deliberate on the future direction of Paleoclimatic reconstructions in the country using various approaches, data and proxies a meeting of the Steering Committee (SC) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Govt. of India on Paleoclimate studies was held at University of Kashmir (KU) on Tuesday. The two-day Steering Committee meeting, hosted by […]
National Seminar on ‘Manuscript Heritage of Kashmir-with special reference to Persian Collections’ begins at KU
Srinagar: A two-day National Seminar on ‘Manuscript Heritage of Kashmir-with special reference to Persian Collections’ started here at University of Kashmir on Tuesday. The seminar has been organized by Kalakosa Division, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), New Delhi in collaboration with Post Graduate Department of Persian, University of Kashmir. Member Secretary, IGNCA, […]
Army officer among eight soldiers injured in Rajwar blast
Srinagar: Eight army soldiers including an officer were injured in a blast at Rajwar area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. Reports reaching GNS said that an army domination party of 21 RR led by an officer of Major rank Mr Surab Suman while passing through the woods of Nagranad area of Zatchaldara, […]
Journalist injured after hit by pellets in Shopian during clashes
Srinagar: A Journalist was injured after hit by pellets during clashes between protesters and the government forces in Memander area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. Reports reaching here said that Aijaz Ahmad Dar, who works as a videographer with a New Delhi-based TV channel was injured during the clashes. Dar was shifted to […]
Traffic Police issues Diversion Plan from 2nd Nov for Srinagar
Srinagar: As informed by Director ERA in a meeting chaired by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, the construction work of Jehangir Chowk-Naaz Crossing Flyover stretch has started and traffic on that stretch has to be stopped. As directed by Divisional Administration, no Traffic shall be allowed to ply from Jehangir Chowk upto Naaz crossing and vice versa. […]
Saffron terror: Purohit, Sadhvi and 5 others charged under UAPA in Malegaon blast case
Mumbai: A special court here Tuesday framed charges against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and five others under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and sections of the IPC in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. Judge Vinod Padalkar, presiding over the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, framed charges […]
