Encounter starts in Chadoora area of Budgam
Srinagar, Oct 16: A fierce gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Chadoora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday. A senior Police officer said that a encounter is underway in Chadoora between militants and force. Till this report was being filed intermittent firing was going on. (GNS)
Absconding SSB trooper held in Rajouri
Srinagar, Oct 16: An SSB trooper who had gone missing along with a magazine of his service rifle from a camp in central Kashmir’s Budgam district few days back has been apprehended by police in Manjkote of area District Rajouri. Official sources said that the SSB trooper Altaf Hussain was apprehended by police from his […]
CRPF trooper killed, 3 others injured in road mishap
Bandipora, Oct 16: A central reserve police force (CRPF), personnel died while three other were injured after a vehicle they were travelling met with an accident in Nusoo area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday morning. An official said that today morning a Gypsy vehicle of 03-BN CRPF skipped off the road near Nusoo […]
Getting potable water
Every now and then we write in our columns about the lack of basic facilities in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The two main issues that have still been left unresolved are providing safe drinking eater to the people and helping them achieve a good network of roads. Jammu and Kashmir has abundant water […]
Decoding New Education Policy 2020
Mushtaq Ahmad Butt New Education Policy, 2020 has been formulated by an expert committee widely known as Kasturirangan Committee. It has replaced last Education Policy of 1992 which was modified by Narsimaha Rao government. The new education policy has in its ambit wide scope for student community ranging from pre-school phase to school education and […]
In letter and spirit
Syed Mustafa Ahmad A common question haunts many Muslims like me. If Islam is the complete way of life then why its principles are being not followed the world over. Why is it confined to the holy books? Why rhetoric is found everywhere? Why is there no practical system on the ground? If the so-called […]
Asifa is ours, so is Nirbhaya
Rayees Ahmad Kumar During the very first month of 2018, a catastrophic incident happened in Kathua district of Jammu Kashmir when an innocent eight years old girl Asifa was molested sexually by eight beast natured humans. Belonging to Gujjar Bakarwal community, the fragrance of this little flower was wiped out for all times to come. […]
An honest reply
K S S Pillai Till now I was under the impression that a large chunk of our population was illiterate or semi-literate, who would look lost at the mention of the word ‘online’. But the dread of a virus has changed everything suddenly, and a ‘new normal’ has come into existence. The Bacchus worshippers now […]
Army resuscitates grave of a Pakistani major killed in 1972 at Kupwara’s Nowgam sector
Kupwara, Oct 15: In a humanitarian gesture, the army Thursday resuscitated a damaged grave of a Pakistani major killed way back in 1972 close to the fence in an action at Nowgam sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Defence sources said that a grave of slain army major belonging to Pakistan was resuscitated in Nowgam […]
Youth shot at in Pulwama
Srinagar, Oct 15: Unknown gunmen on Thursday evening fired upon a youth at Kakapora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that unknown gunmen fired upon Tanveer Sofi at Kakapora near J&K Bank. The attack left him seriously injured. He was immediately removed to Srinagar hospital for treatment. Sources said that Tanveer is a […]