Class work in Sopore educational institutions to remain suspended tomorrow
Class work in all educational institutes from primary schools to Degree colleges in Sopore town will remain suspended on Thursday, following killing of top militant commander Qayoom Najar in an encounter with security forces on Tuesday in Uri. Officials said the decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to avoid law-and-order incidents in […]
No ban on Muharram processions: Div Com
The Government today made it clear that there is no ban on the Muharram processions in Kashmir as has been misleadingly reported by a Srinagar-based English newspaper today. Reacting to the news report, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Khan said it has been already made clear at various levels that all the traditional Muharram processions […]
Braid Cutting: DC Anantnag establishes helpline
In light of braid cutting episodes in district Anantnag, the Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Mohammad Younis Malik on Wednesday established a dedicated helpline to mitigate the anxiety of the public. In this regard, public has been informed to contact 9419047052/ 9419367252 for any help or registration of any grievance in this regard.
403 posts referred to JKSSB by Information, FCS&CA, LMD pending selection
Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) will by the end of this year complete selection process of 403 posts referred by Information, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Legal Metrology Departments (LMD). This information was given to the Minister FCS&CA and Information Department Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali by Secretary JKSSB Tassaduq Hussain […]
Hearing in Shabir Shah ‘terror funding’ case adjourned to Oct 13
The Patalia court has adjourned the terror funding case against Jammu and Kashmir’s separatist leader Shabir Shah and his close aide Aslam Wani to October 13. According to an earlier report, the Patiala court was to hear the matter today. On Monday, Aslam Wani, close aide of separatist Shah, withdrew his bail application in connection […]
Third civilian injured in Tral grenade attack succumbs in SKIMS
A youth who was injured in the recent grenade blast in Tral town of south Kashmir has succumbed at SKIMS, Soura, sources said Wednesday. The death toll in the Tral grenade attack has risen to three. Mushtaq Ahmad Shiekh, 35, son of Ghulam Mohi ud Din Sheikh, a resident of Tral Payeen was critically injured […]
Need to change discourse around JK: Jitendra Singh
Union minister Jitendra Singh has said that there is need to “change the discourse” around Jammu and Kashmir as there is no such thing as the Kashmir issue. He has said that the only “point of debate” is retrieving Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK). The minister of state in the Prime Minister’s Office said this after […]
Braid chopping: Army resorts to aerial firing in Kulgam village
Protests erupted in Kulgam after army resorted to ariel firing to allegedly save a braid chopper caught by locals. Locals of Chimmar village near DH Pora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district claimed that they caught hold of a braid chopper in their village who was a non-local. The police were on spot to pacify the […]
Sopore police arrests two drug peddlers, contraband substance recovered
Continuing its drive against drug menace, Sopore Police today claimed to have arrested two drug peddlers during a routine checking in apple town of north Kashmir.According to the police sources, police laid a According to the police sources, police laid a naka at Chankhan Sopore and arrested two persons Tariq Ahmad Dar son of […]
Explosions at Kabul airport as US and NATO leaders land
Explosions were reported at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul as NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg and US defence boss General James Mattis landed in Afghanistan. “Two rockets hit the northern part of Kabul International Airport on Wednesday”, media reports said. Kabul airport Chief Yaqub Rassouli said that the rockets hit the air forces’ hangars in […]