Braid chopping row: Clashes, shutdown witnessed in Lalchowk
Clashes between youth and government forces erupted in the city centre of Lal Chowk here, after a braid chopping incident was reported in Maisuma area of the city. According to the reports, the braid of a woman was chopped off on Monday afternoon in Maisuma area following which youth took to the streets to protest […]
Braid Chopping will have dangerous consequences, warns Congress
Describing the unabated incidents of braid chopping as shameful and highly condemnable, Congress today lashed out at both State and Central government for failing to contain such anti-social activities, aiming to create discord in Kashmir Valley. Strongly condemning the braid chopping, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Secretary urged upon the police higher ups to take […]
Braid chopping: Police to collect blood samples of victims, says IGP
The Jammu and Kashmir Police Monday said that all the police officials at the district level have been asked to collect the blood samples of the victims of ‘braid chopping’ in a bid to find out the nature of spray used by the culprits. Ruling out lie-detector or polygraph tests of the braid-chopping victims, Inspector […]
Hussaini Mushaira organized at Chadoora
Kashmir Concern Foundation in collaboration with District Information Centre Budgam, J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages and JK Tourism department today organized a ‘Mehfil Mushaira’ in the memory of renowned historian and saint Malik Hyder at Government Higher Secondary School, Chadoora. Prominent poets and authors took part in the daylong event. The Mehfil […]
Braid chopping row: Lawyers stage protest
A group lawyers from Bar Association Baramulla and Sopore staged peaceful protests at their respective places against the rising incidents of braid chopping in Kashmir valley since last one month. According to reports, a group of lawyers headed by president bar Association Sopore, Mir Mohammad Maqbool took out a peaceful protest march which started […]
Editors body calls for revamp of information department
Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has called for a complete revamp of the Department of Information and Public Relations. The media body said that ‘it wants the department to rediscover itself and stay relevant to its mandate and responsibilities’. KEG, according to a spokesman, met here Monday with President Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo in the chair and […]
DSEK conducts surprise visit of various schools in Pulwama
In order to take stock of the forthcoming 10th and 12th class BOSE examinations, Director School Education Kashmir, Dr G N Itoo today made a surprise visit of various schools of District Pulwama. The Director enquired of various arrangements made for the smooth and fair conduct of examinations. On this occasion, the Director interacted with […]
Hit by pellets, boy ‘sees light’ at the end of the tunnel
Hit by pellets last year and then struggling to get back a ray of light, Danish Ahmad Jatt (19) is finally able to see after he underwent three surgeries in Hyderabad, pulling him and his family out from the state of hopelessness and gloom. After initial treatment doctors in Srinagar informed the family that his […]
Pulwama youth’s death blows apart family’s hopes for better days
On Saturday last little did the Mir family living in Alliepora village of Pulwama imagine that their dreams will come shattering down like a pack of cards. The Mir family was hit by a tragedy as their sole bread earner Gulzar Ahmad (32), was killed when a bullet hit him in the chest leaving him […]
Karwan-e-Aman bus fails to cross over
The weekly bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad had been suspended in view of Diwali festival, official sources said. They said the service was suspended after the authorities in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) and here agreed in view of the festival. ”We are suspending the service on big occasions, including Eid, Independence Days of both […]