Mehbooba condemns killing of PDP worker
Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday condemned the killing of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worker in Shopian last night. In a tweet, Mehbooba said “such dastardly acts can’t justify or achieve any political goal”. “I strongly condemn the killing of former Sarpanch Mohammad Ramzan and burning of his house at Humhuna Shopian,” […]
Slain Sarpanch’s house set on fire
Srinagar: Barely a day after suspected militants killed a former Sarpanch Mohammad Ramzan Sheikh at his home in Homhuna village in Imamsahab area of Shopian district, angry protestors today set his house on fire. Sheikh who was an activist of the ruling PDP had already announced his severing of ties with mainstream political parties after […]
CM seeks more trains to boost JK tourism
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, who is in the national capital, called on the Railway Minister, Piyush Goel here today. She brought several issues of the State pertaining to Railways with the Union Minister and sought their early redressal. The Chief Minister strongly pitched for early completion of Katra-Banihal section of Jammu-Baramulla railway […]
Low cost books attract higher number of readers
Srinagar: With book reading culture gaining foot in Kashmir once again, Delhi based online book stores are gaining much popularity among youth who are frequently visiting these online stores, ordering books of their interest at considerably low prices. Book stores like Bookthela.com and Bookchor.com are gaining popularity in Kashmir given the fact that these […]
Biometric fail to light up in Government schools
Srinagar: The installation of bio-metric devices in government schools to monitor punctuality of teachers and non teaching staff has died a silent death. Pertinently, the authorities in education Department had directed all the school heads in high and higher secondary schools to start bio metric attendance in their respective institutions in 2015, however the […]
Now posters surface ‘warning’ non-locals to vacate
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that the posters appearing in South Kashmir areas asking the non-locals to vacate Kashmir before Oct 25 are fake. The Police reaction came a day after the posters appeared in South Kashmir areas where in some persons claiming themselves as militants asked the non-locals to vacate […]
LeT accuses police of implicating Kulgam youth
Srinagar: A day after police said that they apprehended two militants from Soput Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba on Tuesday claimed the duo has no connection with any militant outfit and they are innocent. As per a statement issued to a local news agency CNS, Mehmood Shah, the LeT Chief […]
Editorial: Promotion of handicrafts
Srinagar: The rate at which unemployment in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is growing needs a rethink by the policy planners so that the number of job opportunities increases and the youth find more jobs available around them. Given the state of affairs the state government seems to have engulfed in, there is a […]
Traders Federation protests against incidents of braid chopping
Sopore: Traders federation Sopore on Tuesday held a protest gathering against Drug addiction and the growing incidents of braid chopping across Valley. The protest gathering was observed under the president of traders federation Haji Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie. Witnesses said that various organisations, senior citizens and locals from Sopore town participated in the gathering organised at […]
SRM welkin school celebrates Grandparents day
Sopore: Shah Rasool Memorial Welkin Educational School Sopore Tuesday organised a function to celebrate the Grandparents day. The program started with the verses of Holy Quran and Hadith. The parents, grandparents and the school staff were present on the occasion. Secretary Education, Farooq Ahmad Shah was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Theme based […]