Teacher swindles money meant for poor students
A teacher has allegedly swindling scheme funds at a primary school in Sangerwani village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An enquiry team later recovered around rupees 13800 from the teacher, which were drawn illegally from the school account. Villagers of Sangerwani, a gujjar habitation around 30 kilometers from district headquarters in Pulwama, which falls […]
British Deputy High Commissioner calls on Chief Minister
British Deputy High Commissioner to India, Dr Alexander Evans called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here last evening. During the meeting they discussed overall political and economic situation in the State. The Chief Minister informed the visiting envoy of the need for a political engagement and reconciliatory approach with all stakeholders in the […]
Ready for dialogue without pre-conditions: Ram Madhav
The Bharatiya janata Party (BJP) Thursday said that Government of India (GoI) is open for talks with all the stakeholders of Kashmir without any pre-conditions. The party in the government also claimed that the militant activities in the Valley are on the decline. BJP’s National General Secretary, Ram Madhav on the sidelines of the party […]
In Sopore, Muslims help perform last rites of Pandit woman
Setting an example of communal harmony in Kashmir again, the Muslim brethren in Zaloora village in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district assisted a Pandit family to perform last rites of their family member. As soon as the news about the death of a Kashmiri female Pandit spread in the village, hundreds of Muslims […]
School students allegedly harassed by Army
The students of a private school in South Kashmir’s Pulwama today alleged that they were harassed by the Army in Lethpora village of the district. According to the sources, on Thursday morning when a bus of Muslim Educational Institute, Pampore carrying about 40 students reached Lethpora, forces deployed there stopped the bus and started harassing […]
International Peace Day: Kashmir Peace Network organizes ‘Peace One Day’
A non-governmental organization, Kashmir Peace Network, on the eve of International Peace Day, Thursday organized a daylong event titled ‘Peace One Day’ in the middle of Nigeen Lake on an Island Know as Samad’s Island of Peace. During the daylong event, participants from different schools talked about the importance of peace during the times of […]
Anganwadi workers continue protests on day four
The Anganwadi workers Thursday continued to register their protest for fourth day against the government for failing to increase their monthly honorarium and bringing it at par with the rest of the states. The Anganwadi workers assembled at Srinagar’s Press Enclave here and chanted slogans in favour of their demands. The workers who held […]
Protest by transporters foiled by police
Police on Thursday used water cannons to foil the protest march of transporters and traders to Civil Secretariat from here against the shifting of General Bus Stand (GBS) Batamaloo to Parimpora. Police also detained scores of protesting transporters and traders who were on way to Civil Secretariat from Batamaloo here to press the government over […]
No whereabouts about missing Kupwara youth
The family of a 20-year-old mentally unsound youth from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday issued a fresh appeal to public to inform them about his whereabouts. The family of the youth, Javed iqbal Kumar son of Abdul Rashid Kumar of Muqam-i-shahwai Tehsil Drugmulla District Kupwara said that he went missing from home on […]
Baramulla Civil Society delegation calls on Altaf Bukhari
A delegation of Civil Society, Baramulla Thursday called on Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and requested for speeding up land acquisition process for Baramulla Degree College. Acquisition of land for the Government Degree College, Baramulla was discussed in detail with the delegation. The Minister, during his interaction with the delegation, led by MLA […]