Poll body cancels Anantnag byelection, says situation not conducive
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has cancelled the by-polls for Anantnag parliamentary seat scheduled for 25th of this month, stating that “holding free and fair elections would not be possible in the prevailing situation.” Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shantmanu told that “the election commission on Monday evening took the decision of cancelling the by-polls […]
Police recovers dead body
Police Tuesday recovered an unidentified male body in Tengpora area here of Batamaloo, a police spokesman said. He said that a police party of police station Batamaloo recovered an unidentified body from the flood Cannel near Tengpora. The body has been kept in Police Control Room Kashmir, Srinagar for identification. Anybody having any information regarding […]
Court grants two day bail to accused in fake encounter case
Principal and Sessions Judge Srinagar, Rashid Ali Dar, Tuesday granted two day’s ‘bail under police custody’ to Farooq Ahmad Padder, co-accused in Abdul Rehman Padroo fake encounter case. The accused had sought bail on the pleas that her daughter is getting married. After hearing both defense and public prosecutor, the court while disposing off the […]
Anger between PDP and BJP is scripted, alleges NC
National Conference (NC) on Tuesday said calculated, scripted and controlled expressions of resentment between the PDP and BJP were yet more attempts to fool the people of the State and said that Mehbooba Mufti should listen to the call of her conscience and resign if she has any dignity left. “These scatted, second-rung voices being […]
Stop shedding crocodile tears on killings, Rasheed advises pol parties, media
Incumbent Langate lawmaker Er Rasheed Tuesday said that every killing is a wakeup call for all the concerned quarters to understand the urgency of resolution of Kashmir dispute. Rasheed asked leaders of various political parties, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Omer Abdullah and Indian Media not to shed “crocodile tears” over killings of five policemen and […]
Aryans Institute of Nursing organizes seminar on Asthma
Aryans Institute of Nursing (AIN) organized a seminar to mark the celebration of World Asthma Day at its campus. SMO, Dr. Ranjit Singh, A.P Jain hospital was the key note speaker on the occasion. Students of ANM & GNM etc participated in the session. It is to be mentioned that World Asthma Day is an […]
Prof. Sumantra Bose interacts with CUK students
The Department of Politics and Governance, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) today organised an interaction session of Prof. Sumantra Bose, Professor, International and Comparative Politics, London School of Economics, with the students at Nowgam-I academic block here. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir, Prof. Noor Ahmad Baba, Department of Politics and Governance, Coordinator, Dr. Abhiruchi […]
Frequent suspension of class work affecting students
When student protests erupted in Srinagar on Monday, 24th April, district administration was quick to respond by suspending the class work in major institutions in Srinagar. Classwork in S P Higher Secondary and M P Higher Secondary School was suspended which still is continuing. After Monday, the district administration issued several orders of suspension of […]
Eight years on, ITI building still under construction
The construction of an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Zainakote area of Srinagar has not seen the light of the day. Even after the construction was approved in 2009 the civil works have not been completed. Pertinently, the ITI on the city outskirts was approved in 2009 under centrally sponsored scheme to decrease the congestion […]
Rajnath to inaugurate two-day 2nd meeting of NPDRR
The 2nd meeting of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) will be held in New Delhi on May 15-16, 2017 on the theme ‘Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development: Making India Resilient by 2030’. The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will preside over the Inaugural Session on May 15, 2017 while the Minister of […]
