Folklore tremendously helped in value inculcation among kids
Mushtaq Hurra Folklore of Kashmir is an integral part of our centuries old cultural heritage. It is our recognition and identification as a nation and society. In olden days, the folklore was the most important means of entertainment and transmission of knowledge. It is also a way to transforming information from one generation to the […]
Jamat-e-Islami ban will not help to improve the situation in Kashmir
Bhat Zaieem There have been an ocean of voices which have been stripped off, numerous dazzling stars which have been cut short in the Valley and eventually put under a thick muffler of trumped up tales. Recently a similar move has been slipped into the already wailing Kashmir valley in the shape of unconstitutional ban […]
Demand for CBI probe into Kathua rape and murder case will be core issue in LS polls: DSS
Jammu, Mar 14 (PTI) Former BJP leader and founder of the Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan (DSS) Choudhary Lal Singh Thursday said the demand for a CBI probe into the rape and murder of a minor girl last year would be the core issue of his party in the Lok Sabha polls. Singh had launched the DSS on […]
Police unites two missing girls with families
Jammu, Mar 14 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir police Thursday reunited two missing girls with their families in Samba district, an official said. The girls had gone missing on October 29 and November 4 last year respectively and were traced in Vijaypur, he said. After completion of legal formalities they were united with their families, […]
MeT forecast fresh rain spell next week, traffic deptt to take decision on highway tomorrow
Srinagar, March 14: The weatherman on Thursday forecast fresh spell of rains from March 19 even as the traffic authorities said that the decision regarding movement of vehicles on Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir with the rest of the world, would be taken tomorrow. “There would be generally cloudy sky with occasional […]
Govt orders cancellation of appointment of 437 Medical Officers for failing in joining their duties
JAMMU: The state government has ordered cancellation of appointment of 437 Medical Officers who have been recently appointed by the Health & Medical Education department for failing in joining their duties. The order issued by the H&ME Department in this regard today reads, that the appointments in respect of 437 Medical Officers appointed vide Government […]
Terror financing case: NIA issues fresh summons to Mirwaiz for questioning in Delhi
Srinagar, Mar 14 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday issued fresh summons to moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq to appear for questioning at the probe agency headquarters in connection with a terror financing case, officials said. According to the notice, the Mirwaiz has been asked to appear at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) headquarters […]
Passport Office cautions applicants against fake websites
SRINAGAR: Regional Passport Officer Srinagar (POS today informed all passport applicants applying for the Indian passport to apply online only on registered passport website www.passportindia.gov.in as there is no other website authorizing applicants to apply for passport. In an official handout issued here, the Passport Office said that some applicants applying for passport online have observed […]
Climate change vulnerability map for 12 Himalayan states developed
New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Researchers at IIT Guwahati, IIT Mandi and IISc Bengaluru have developed a climate change vulnerability map for 12 Himalayan states in India that will help prioritise resource allocation to address these vulnerabilities. The exercise is unique because for the first time all the 12 Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) States have […]
BJP unit appoints 3 spokespersons in JK
Jammu, Mar 14 (PTI) The BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit on Thursday nominated three leaders as state spokespersons and assigned important posts to several other members, who joined the party recently. The Lok Sabha election is scheduled to begin on April 11 and will continue till May 19. Polling in the state will be held in […]