AMU revokes suspension orders against Kashmiri students
Srinagar: Hours after Governor Satya Pal Malik spoke with Union Minister and authorities at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), the suspension orders against two Kashmiri students was revoked on Tuesday evening. Reports said that that the varsity administration revoked suspension and sedition charges against Kashmiri students following the students threatened to quit en masse. The students had […]
NC, PDP shouldn’t have boycotted J&K civic polls, says Governor
Expresses satisfaction over peaceful conduct of polls
by Sumir Kaul Srinagar: The NC and the PDP should not have boycotted the civic polls, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said Tuesday, asserting that articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution were non-issues in this election. The National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had announced not to contest the […]
Stray dogs maul 4-yr-old to death
Jammu: A four-year-old girl was bitten to death by a pack of stray dogs outside her home in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday, police said. The minor was attacked by the canines soon after she came out of her house at village Chack Bogala in Ramgarh area of the district this morning, a police […]
SSDF demands sedition case against Mehbooba
Jammu: Activists of Shiv Sena Dogra Front (SSDF) Tuesday staged a protest here, demanding registration of a sedition case against former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti for saying slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Wani was a “victim of relentless violence”. Led by their leader Ashok Gupta, dozens of SSDF activists took out a rally from Rani Park […]
DDC Shopian suspends 42 employees
SHOPIAN: To ensure punctuality of employees in the government offices, the District Administration Shopian today ordered suspension of 4 officials of CPO Shopian, 2 officials of CEO, 2 officials of DPO, 4 officials of CPO, 8 Officials of D.C Office and 19 officials of Food and Civil Supplies, District Statistical & Evaluation Office and […]
#MeToo: NSUI’s Kashmiri prez quits after sexual harassment charges
Rahul Gandhi accepts resignation
New Delhi: NSUI national president Fairoz Khan has stepped down from his post following charges of sexual harassment, sources in the Congress said on Tuesday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accepted his resignation, the sources told PTI. Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, submitted his resignation on Monday evening, saying he quit keeping in […]
Innocent students from Kashmir being intimidated a matter of concern: NC
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday expressed concern over the ‘existing alienation in the educated youth of Kashmir gravitating them towards militancy’. In a statement issued here NC’s South Zone President Bashir Ahmad Veeri said that the youth of Kashmir have become prime targets of those who pursue chauvinistic nationalism across the […]
Abdullahs condoles demise of senior party worker
Srinagar: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah and vice President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of renowned political and social activist from Loiser Srigufwara, Pahalgam Ghulam Rasool Bhat Jamaal. “He was actively associated with National Conference from 1977 till the time of his death. We extended heartfelt condolences to […]
4.2% Voter Turnout in final phase of ULB polls in J&K
Srinagar: The low turnout trend continued through the final of the 4-phased election to Urban Local Body polls, recording a abysmal 4.2 percent on Tuesday. According the Chief Electoral Officer, 25 wards Srinagar recorded 4.0 percent while 11.3 percent electorate cast their vote for 12 wards in Ganderbal in last phase. The overall voter turnout […]