Gunmen attack troops during CASO
Two policemen and an army man were injured after militants attacked them during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Hajin area of Bandipora district in north Kashmir on Sunday, police said. An official said that two cops, identified as Mukhtiyar and Fayaz Ahmad, were injured after militants fired at them from outside the cordoned […]
Won’t allow tinkering with Art 35-A, says Akhter
Senior PDP Minister and government spokesman Nayeem Akhter said that his party (PDP) will not allow any tinkering with article 35 A, which governs property rights act in the state and article 370 granting special status to the state. Chief Minister has been given assurances by none else than Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the […]
Massive protest rock Shopian, Pulwama villages
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Rehbar-e-Janglat scheme launched, CM hands over orders to 534 forestry graduates
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti distributed engagement orders under Rehbar-e-Janglat (ReJ) scheme among the 534 forestry graduates here on Sunday. Addressing a largely attended gathering after distributing the orders, the Chief Minister asked them to work dedicatedly for protecting the forests in the State. She asked them to use their enthusiasm, professional qualification and expertise to […]
Imtiyaz’s death renders Jogiwan family devastated, helpless
On Sunday night when a grenade was lobbed at a Police party near Dalgate Srinagar, Imtiyaz Ahmad Zargar (40), son of Ghulam Qadir Zargar of Ahmada Kadal, Jogiwan, Hawal became an immediate causality. Severely injured, he was referred initially to SMHS and was later taken to SKIMS, where he breathed his last at 3 am […]
Full dress Independence Day rehearsal held across Kashmir
Full dress rehearsals were held in all the districts and Tehsil headquarters of the Kashmir Valley in connection with the forthcoming Independence Day celebrations. At Srinagar, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan unfurled the national flag, inspected the parade in an open jeep and took the salute at the march-past at Bakshi Stadium here today. […]
Abrogation of Article 35-A: Police foils JKPA’s protest march in Lalchowk
The protests march against attempts to strike down Article 35 A by newly formed political party Jammu Kashmir People’s Alliance was Sunday foiled by police, JKPA spokesman said. The spokesman in a statement said that police detained 11 members and office bearers of JKPA during a protests march here and raised slogans against the […]
Truck crushes woman to death
A woman died while three others were injured in different road accidents in Kashmir valley, a police spokesman said. He said that a Truck bearing registration number JK02S-9387 hit and injured a pedestrian identified as Fareeda Begum resident of Kujjar, Tangbal at Kujjar Yaripora. The injured woman was shifted to Sub District Hospital Yaripora […]
Ministers lay foundation of Sultanpora bridge
Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhtar and Minister for Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports Imran Raza Ansari today laid foundation stone of Rs 11.37 crore bridge to be built at Sultanpora, Pattan. The Ministers said that the bridge will go a long way in connecting the people of Pattan in Baramulla […]
Experts to prepare Vision Document to revamp JK’s Education sector
With an aim to revamp education scenario in Jammu and Kashmir, the State Government has constituted a group of experts to prepare a vision document for interventions in skills, teaching, learning, research and innovation that will be drawn from global best practices and traditional norms. The group named “Working Group to work out modalities […]