Students ‘unrest continues’, scores injured in clashes
Dozens of student’s sustained injuries during the massive clashes with that broke out in north and south districts of Kashmir on Saturday. At least 25 students sustained injuries during the clashes that broke out between the students of Handwara Degree College and Police. Eyewitnesses said the students from GDC Handwara took out a protest march […]
‘Cow-vigilantes’ go hyper in Jammu
Police came to rescue of a Gujjar-Bakarwal family when their truck carrying cows was cornered by a group of self-styled cow vigilantes at Narwal Jammu on Friday night. The incident invited condemnation from Muslim organizations of Jammu who demanded strict action against the goons. Eyewitnesses said that a group of self-styled cow vigilantes stopped a […]
‘Sadhbhavna to counter student unrest’
Amid the escalating tensions between forces and students across Kashmir, the school education department is engaging government school students for Army tour under Operation Sadbhavana. For this the concerned Chief Education Officers (CEOs) have directed the concerned school heads to depute over a dozen students for their tour with Army to outside states. The development […]
Summer will be ‘too hot’ in South Kashmir
Come May 8 and for at least six months, security agencies in Kashmir will remain on tenterhooks as massive anti-militancy operations will be launched across South Kashmir to inflict ‘as much as possible damage to militants’. All security agencies, Army, Police and the CRPF, are already in a huddle—first to ensure smooth opening of […]
Digital age goes for a hit as militancy makes a come back
The carrying of cell phones into the police stations has been banned here even as government has been making tall claims of connecting the people through digital means and about fast delivery of services. At most of the police stations in South Kashmir the visitors are barred from carrying the cell phones inside the police […]
Mehbooba looks towards Modi for resolving Kashmir
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can bring solution to the Kashmir problem. She said the PM has huge a mandate and the nation will support his any decision on it. “I am saying it again and know I will be criticised, but if anyone can solve Kashmir issue […]
Youth hit by pellets in Qazigund
A youth was injured after he was hit by pellets at Churat, Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. According to locals paramilitary CRPF men fired pellets at youth who pelted stones on their cavalcade which was passing through the village. They said that a 14 year old boy identified as Zeshan Farooq Shah S/o […]
SMGS Hospital celebrates 77th Foundation Day
The State’s premier and heritage health institution, Shri Maharaja Ghulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital today completed its 74 glorious years in public service. The foundation of this one of the oldest institutions in Jammu and Kashmir was laid by the then Maharaja Hari Singh on May 6, 1943 and since then, the Hospital acts as […]
Develop water saving habits, assembly speaker to people
Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta and Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today dedicated six tube wells to the people here at Channi Himmat, Narwal and Sainik Colony. MLA, Samba DK Manyal, Chief Engineer, PHE Susheel Aima, local people and other senior officers of the department were also […]
Gurah Salathia to be projected as JK’s icon of patriotism: Nirmal Singh
Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh today said that Gurah Salathia- the birthplace of over 56 state war heroes- will be projected as icon of patriotism of Jammu and Kashmir. The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing a huge gathering which has assembled to pay tributes to the local war heroes who achieved martyrdom while safeguarding […]
