Aung San Suu Kyi “burying her head in the sand” about Rakhine horrors, says Amnesty
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Anganwari worker attempts self-immolation in Srinagar
An anganwari worker attempted self-immolation during a protest in Srinagar on Tuesday. According to the witnesses, a woman protester tried to set herself ablaze. However, timely intervention of the fellow protesters saved her. The protesting anganwari workers are demanding increase in their wages. The protesters are sitting on a dharna at Press Enclave since yesterday. […]
Cordon and search operation in Bandipora
Government forces on Tuesday laid cordon and search operation in Seer Mohalla locality of Chittibandey village in Bandipora district of north Kashmir. According to the reports, Army’s 13 RR unit and Jammu and Kashmir police laid a joint search and cordon operation following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. More details are […]
Landslides on Kashmir highway disrupt traffic for hours
Traffic on the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was disrupted for several hours this morning due to fresh landslides. Traffic on the highway was disrupted early this morning due to fresh landslides at Ramsoo, a traffic police official said. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and other agencies, […]
Shopian Bar Association President Passes Away
President of Bar Association Shopian Abdul Majeed Mir, passed away suffering a cardiac arrest on Tuesday. The deceased was a resident of Bongam area in Shopian. Following his sudden demise, the District court has suspended work for three days in Shopian to mourn his death.
Aung San Suu Kyi expresses sadness for suffering of all groups in Rakhine
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi reached out to the global community Tuesday in a broad appeal for support over a refugee crisis the UN has decried as “ethnic cleansing”, urging outsiders to help her nation unite across religious and ethnic lines and offering a pathway back to the country for some of the […]
If you are passionate about football, there is an opportunity waiting for you
Football is a promising game in Kashmir, alongside cricket. Valley did not exist on the football map of the country, couple of decades ago; however, things have changed drastically, with valley producing world class football players and coaches. Muzamil Mohammad is one of them; he has contributed much to the promotion of football. After coaching […]
‘Jashan-e-Dal’ : DGP declares Water Sports Festival open
Water sports festival “Jashan-E-Dal and Shikara Race – 2017” being organized by Jammu and Kashmir Police in the world famous Dal Lake, was declared open at a colourful function held at Nehru Park this afternoon. Various water sports events including Shikara Race will be organised during the 3-day festival. Declaring open the festival, Director […]
CM chairs ERA’s BoD meeting, directs project completion on time, adherance to deadlines
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today underlined the need for sticking to completion deadlines in case of mega projects as these involve multi lateral funding and are meant for very large chunks of population. She suggested encouraging the agencies which complete such projects in time. Chairing the Board of Directors (BoD) meeting of Economic Reconstruction […]
Facilitate conducive, enabling environment to promote trade, commerce: Minister to KCCI
Minister for Works, Naeem Akhtar today urged the JK Business Inc to facilitate creation of a conducive and enabling environment to promote trade, commerce, entrepreneurship and investment in the State. Interacting with a delegation of the newly elected office-bearers of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) who called on him here this […]