Army’s ‘meddling’ in state affairs unacceptable: Minister
Srinagar: The government Saturday hit back at Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat over his remark that government schools in the state are spreading a “disinformation campaign” which is radicalising the youth, saying the Army’s “meddling” in the state’s affairs was unacceptable.Addressing a press conference yesterday, Rawat said each classroom in government schools in Jammu and […]
Srinagar most wallet-friendly holiday destinations, says travel portal
New Delhi: Srinagar and Port Blair have seen the steepest drop in airfares, while Bangkok has replaced Dubai as the top trending holiday destination amongst Indian travellers, according to online travel marketplace Kayak.These findings are part of Kayak’s recently launched tool, Travel Hacker Guide, which provides rankings of the popular and top trending destinations, the […]
Cold wave tightens grip in Kashmir, Leh records minus 15 degrees Celsius
Srinagar: The minimum temperature in Leh town plummeted several degrees as the cold wave tightened its grip in Kashmir Valley, where the mercury was recorded below the freezing point at all weather monitoring stations.Leh, in Ladakh region, had experienced an improvement in temperature the previous night when the mercury rose nearly six degrees to settle […]
PDP-BJP causing damage to peace process, says JKPCC Chief
Srinagar: Opposition Congress on Saturday said that the ruling coalition of PDP and BJP are involved in causing damage to the peace process. J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief G.A. Mir while addressing party workers in Srinagar said that both the parties cannot escape the responsibility of damages caused to peace process. He said that […]
SC Judges authenticate that Afzal Guru didn’t get justice: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: Expressing deep concern over the developments which forced four Supreme Court judges to go public with their observations over functioning of the apex Court, Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Saturday said that the developments are not only detrimental for Indian judiciary but will have vast consequences in […]
Two labourers die of asphyxiation, 2 hospitalized
Pulwama: Two labourers were found dead at a rented house in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday morning, a police official said.They duo was identified as Nisar Ahmad Kalas son of Shah Ali Kalas and Mohammad Ashraf Kalas sons of Abdul Haleem, residents of Abhama Pulwama. Police said that they died due to asphyxiation.They added […]
Incredible: This Math’s Professor adds up passion for life
Srinagar: 73 year old Professor Asrar Muhammad is a living legend. Professor Asrar once used to be the lone person in Kashmir and perhaps the very few in India who were experts in Modern Algebra. The Professor who prefers to live a secluded life has been serving the students community in Kashmir from the last 42 […]
Army resorts to aerial firing in Wanpoh
Anantnag: Army personnel restored to aerial firing in Wanpoh village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district after youth pelted stones on an army convoy on the national highway.Sources said that soon after the aerial firing police reached the spot, however they were also attacked with stones by youth which was retaliated with tear smoke shells triggering […]
KAS officers hail CM, FM for budget proposals
Srinagar: The KAS Officers Association has expressed its gratitude to the government, particularly the Chief Minister and Finance Minister for presenting an employee- friendly budget which has been acclaimed not only by the KAS officers but the employees fraternity as well, the association said in a statement issued here. The acknowledgement of the Finance Minister […]
Kawa’s arrest is nothing but a move to turn him into a scapegoat: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Saturday condemned the arrest of a Kashmiri businessman Bilal Ahmed Kawa of downtown Srinagar by the Delhi police and Anti-Terrorism Squad of Gujrat Police in connection with the 17-year-old case of attack on Red Fort.The spokesman as per the statement issued here said Bilal is an innocent trader and who deals […]