KU VC Prof Talat Ahmad visits South Campus
Inaugurates plantation drive at main campus
Srinagar: Vice Chancellor University of Kashmir Professor Talat Ahmad visited the South Campus of the varsity at Anantnag during which he took stock of the various developmental activities and construction work going on at the campus and interacted with several students and faculty members on the occasion. The Vice Chancellor was accompanied by Registrar KU […]
Grand Imam Central mosque seeks release of Mirwaiz Umar
Srinagar: Imam and Khateeb of Jama Masjid Srinagar Maulana Ahmed Syed Naqashbandi FRiday expressed ‘anguish and concern’ over the continuous detention of Mirwaiz e Kashmir Umar Farooq in his house since August 5. He said this during congregational Friday prayers in Jama Masjid. Imam Hai said that the month of Rajab has commenced in which […]
Contractual lecturers demand salaries, job regularization
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir College Contractual lecturers are up in the arms against the government for its failure to draft a job policy. The teachers also rued the delay caused in releasing their salaries. Hundreds of contractual lecturers in government degree colleges continue to bear the brunt of official indifference as they have not been […]
Chadoor encounter: Police arrest band-saw owner for questioning
Chadoora: Police have arrested a band-saw owner in connection with recently concluded Chadoora encounter in which a soldier was wounded while militants had managed to escape from the spot. Official sources said that recently in connection with Zanipora Chadoora encounter, police have arrested a band-saw owner who has been identified as Dilawar Ahmed Sofi. Sources […]
Court quashes detention order of banned JeI spokesperson, two others
Srinagar: Court has quashed the detention of three banned Jamat-e-Islami leaders including the spokesperson Advocate Zahid Ali under Public Safety Act. Sources said that one Mehraj Azeem had filed a petition in the court of law challenging the detention of three Jamat-e-Islami leaders including spokesperson Advocate Zahid Ali, Muhammad Sikandar Malik and Sameer Ahmed Wani. […]
Officials demolish residential premises of retired cop
Srinagar: Budgam administration demolished a residential structure owned by a retired top police official. Official sources said that Tehsildar Budgam Nusrat Aziz had received a number of complaints about a residential set erected by a retired police officer at Friends Colony Humhama. The said police officer, Ghulam Ahmed Dar who retired as Deputy Inspector General […]
Tackling coronavirus threat
School children are the most vulnerable segments of our society when it comes to the spread of contagious diseases like flu or even the coronavirus that is presently proving a challenge for the people across the globe. The government here issued a circular the other day asking school authorities to follow some guidelines, which include […]
Coronavirus: Srinagar administration reaches out to mosques in efforts to spread awareness about precautions
SRINAGAR, MARCH 06: The Srinagar administration Friday reached out to the managements of major mosques and shrines in the district as part of its efforts to spread awareness about precautions that ought to be followed to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus. The managing committees of major mosques and shrines were invited to a meeting […]
Centre sets up delimitation commission for J&K
Srinagar, Mar 06: The Centre on Friday appointed former Supreme Court judge, Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai as head of Delimitation Commission for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The central government today constituted the Delimitation Commission for the purpose of delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in the Union territory of Jammu and […]
Civilian shot dead by gunmen in Tral
Srinagar, Mar 06: Unknown gunmen on Friday evening shot dead a civilian in Tral area south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that Shabir Ahmad Bhat, son of Mohammad Sideeq Bhat of Tral was shot outside his residence, leaving him severely wounded. He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital sources said. However, he succumbed […]