Reservation Policy: Aga Ruhullah to protest outside CM’s house tomorrow
Srinagar, Dec 22: Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah Sunday said that he will hold a “peaceful” and “dignified” protest outside chief minister’s official residence on Gupkar road to demand rationality in the reservation policy. In a post on X, Aga Ruhullah, said that he urged everyone to wait till December 22 to give the elected […]
Suspected member of Kashmir terror outfit arrested in Bengal’s South 24 Parganas
KOLKATA, Dec 22 (PTI): A suspected member of a terror outfit in Kashmir valley was arrested from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Sunday, a police officer said. Javed Munshi, suspected to be a member of the outlawed ‘Tehreek e Mujahideen’ outfit in Kashmir Valley was picked from near Canning Hospital by a joint […]
Battling power cuts amid severe cold, Kashmiris fall back on kangris, hamams to keep warm
SRINAGAR, Dec 22 (PTI): The residents of Kashmir are going back to traditional ways of coping with the intense cold wave conditions as frequent and unscheduled power cuts have rendered modern heating gadgets useless. Kashmir is witnessing Chilla-i-Kalan, the 40-day harshest winter period. Srinagar city witnessed the coldest night in 33 years as the minimum […]
Intense cold conditions: CM Omar Abdullah cancels all programmes in Jmu, will stay put in Sgr for next one week
Srinagar, Dec 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday said that he has cancelled all his programmes in Jammu to stay in Kashmir for the next week in view of the severe cold spell and the resultant difficulties. In a post on X, Omar Abdullah said that he will personally monitor the functioning of the power […]
Trainee cop dies of bullet wound at PTS Manigam in Ganderbal
Srinagar, Dec 22: A trainee policeman died of a bullet wound at Police Training school Manigam in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, officials said Sunday. A police officer said that the trainee was hit by the bullet purportedly from sentry’s riffle at Police Training School Manigam. The official said that investigation are underway as to how […]
Gambhir Problems: He wants his team but will he get that?
Melbourne, Dec 22 (PTI) Transitions are never easy. More so when a dressing room is dotted with superstars, who are in the Twilight Zone of their glittering careers. And it’s for this reason, India head coach Gautam Gambhir finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place. Indian cricket’s big transition has started with […]
No proposal to increase VAT on Pashmina shawls: Omar
Srinagar, Dec 22 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that there was no proposal or discussion in the GST council to increase tax on Pashmina shawls, and the speculation over it was “ill-informed commentary.” “Contrary to media speculation & some ill informed commentary there was no proposal or discussion to increase […]
DHSK urges caution amid cold wave conditions in Kashmir, issues safety guidelines
Srinagar, Dec 21: With Kashmir gripped by a harsh cold wave amid frighteningly plummeting temperatures, the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) has issued a detailed advisory to safeguard the public, particularly high-risk groups, during the winter season. The advisory outlines potential health risks, symptoms to watch for, and measures to mitigate the impact of […]
PM’s life-size cut-out adorned with ‘pheran’ in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, Dec 21 (PTI): A life-size cut-out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on display in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk was adorned with a ‘pheran’ – a traditional Kashmiri cloak – on International Pheran Day on Saturday. A local poet from Budgam district in central Kashmir, Jamal Ali Karbalai, alias Jamal Budgami, draped a beige pheran over […]
PM-USHA: Centre sanctions 9 projects worth Rs 85 cr for J&K Universities, Colleges
JAMMU, DEC 21: The Union Ministry for Education, has approved projects worth Rs 85 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) for nine higher education institutions in Jammu & Kashmir. The decision, taken during the third Project Approval Board (PAB) meeting announced on December 20, 2024, underscores the government’s commitment towards transforming higher […]
