Prof Talat to visit Leh campus on Wednesday
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir, Prof Talat Ahmad is visiting the varsity’s Leh campus on Wednesday to chair a student outreach programme there and, alongside, review its functioning. The day-long programme is aimed at raising awareness among various stakeholders about academic programmes being offered at the Leh campus with the larger objective of making […]
Bear attacks teacher
Poonch: A government school teacher was injured in a bear attack at village Nar Mankote area of Poonch district of Jammu division on Monday. Reports said that Mohammad Naseer (30) son of Fazal Hussain of village Dhargloon area of Balakote was injured seriously when a wild bear attacked him near Nar Mankote area. The incident […]
Blood bath in Pulwama: Ten including 7 civilians, 3 militants killed
Srinagar: Seven civilians died in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday when forces allegedly opened fire at an unruly crowd that tried to storm the site of an encounter in which three militants and an Army man were killed, police said. Witnesses said that the incident took place at Sirnoo village in the morning when […]
Inquire civilian killings: Guv to Div Com
Asks forces to minimize collateral damage during operations
Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday undertook a detailed review of Law and Order and other security related issues at Raj Bhavan here this evening. He also directed the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan to inquire the civilian killings that took place in Pulwama today. Governor expressed grief over the loss of lives […]
JRL calls for three-day shutdown, Badami Bagh march on Monday
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Saturday called for a three-day long shutdown across the Valley against the civilian killings in Sirnoo village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik as per a joint statement issued here also called for march towards Badami Bagh cantonment […]
Spontaneous shutdown, clashes mark Pulwama killings
Srinagar: A spontaneous shutdown was observed in most parts of Southern Kashmir in some Srinagar areas following the news about the killing of seven civilians during the clashes in Pulwama spread across the Valley. Soon after the seven civilian killings took place in Pulwama after the gunfight in Pulwama village that left three militants and […]
Help in stopping ‘genocide’ of Kashmiris: Er Rasheed to world community
Handwara: Condemning what he termed as brutal massacre in Pulwama, Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Saturday urged the world community to help in stopping the genocide of Kashmiris. In a statement issued here, Er Rasheed asked New Delhi to stop genocide of Kashmiris. “Pulwama massacre has exposed the tall but […]
Change in examination centres by IGNOU trigger protest in Jammu
Jammu: The aspirants appearing in separate examinations by Indiria Gandhi National Open University, Jammu staged a protest against the authorities for changing their centres. The students after assembling outside IGNOU Complex demanding establishment of centres at their respective hometowns, raised slogans against the authorities to press for their demands. They said that there are four […]
Top Army commander visits Karakoram Pass in Ladakh
Jammu: A top army commander Saturday visited the strategic Karakoram Pass along the Indo-China border in the Ladakh region and was briefed on the operational situation in the sector, a defence spokesman said. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh visited the historic and strategic pass in Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) sector of […]
