CITU strike call: Workers protest against Govt’s false promises
Srinagar: As a part of the two-day country-wide general strike, hundreds of trade union activists from various unions from across Kashmir reached Pratap Park in Srinagar despite severe cold to protest against the government’s failure to deliver the justice to employees working in all departments. The trade union activists from Anganwadi workers/helpers Union, ASHA workers […]
Budgam girl commits suicide
Budgam: A female student from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district committed suicide after cutting a sorry figure in Class 12th examination. Jammu Kashmir Board of School Education declared the Class 12 results for regular students on Monday evening in which Government School student exhibited excellent performance as compared to previous years. Yesterday, a girl student also […]
Weather vagaries: Rains, snowfall forecast for weekend, admin holds meet
Srinagar: The weatherman has forecast widespread rain and snow on Friday and Saturday in Kashmir Valley even as night temperatures appreciated due to overnight cloud cover with Srinagar recording a low of minus 2 degrees Celsius. “There is the possibility of widespread rain and snow on January 11 and 12,” a meteorological department official said. […]
Omar hits out at PM on quota bill, says ‘politically motivated’
‘Kashmir a political problem, needs political handling’
Jammu: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday termed as “politically motivated” a bill introduced by the Centre in LokSabha that seeks to amend Constitution to provide 10 per cent reservation quota to economically weaker sections from the general category. The National Conference (NC) vice-president also trained his guns on Prime Minister NarendraModi over the government […]
Youth opted for gun as ‘a reaction to the Indian military’: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday paid tributes to the militant killed in KakporaPulwama encounter Irfan Ahmad Rather. Geelani as per a statement issued here reiterated that “the youth of Kashmir have opted for the gun as a reaction to the Indian military.” Terming Kashmir as ‘a bone of contention’ between […]
Hurriyat (M) pays tribute to slain Pulwama militant
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Tuesday strongly condemned the continuous ‘harassment’ of people, saying that ‘forces are collectively punishing the people and have unleashed a reign of terror’ across Kashmir especially in South Kashmir by launching frequent CASOs wherein people of all ages including elderly, women and children are asked to stay out of their […]
9762 aspirants to perform Hajj this year from JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir State Hajj Committee held the Hajj Qurrah or draw of lots on Tuesday and finalised the list of pilgrims scheduled to perform Hajj this year. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) State Hajj Committee, QammarSajjad said that 9762 aspirants were selected in the Qurrah conducted on Tuesday. He added that in many districts […]
38 police personnel rewarded
Jammu: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Tuesday rewarded 38 Police personnel of Jammu, Kathua districts for showing professionalism and dedication while performing assigned duties. According to a statement issued here, DGP accorded sanction to the grant of Class 1st Commendation Certificate along with cash reward to the 22 police personnel of Kathua […]
‘Toffee, milk’ tag to youngster’s still haunting people: Omar
Jammu: National Conference Vice President and former chief minister, Omar Abdullah on Monday said that PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s ‘toffee and milk’ remarks issill haunting the people. He strongly pleaded for a single party government in Jammu and Kashmir, keeping in view the challenges and magnitude of problems faced to the people, saying experiment of […]
We are willing to mediate on Kashmir: Norwegian PM
New Delhi: Prime minister of Norway Erna Solberg on Monday said her country was willing to mediate between India and Pakistan to solve tangled Kashmir problem provided both sides wanted the same. In an interview with NDTV, Solberg said the Kashmir problem could not be solved only from a military standpoint, and that popular support […]
