Non local driver dies in Army unit
Kupwara: A civil driver who had arrived in the valleys remotest district along with Army supplies from Himachal Pradesh died of heart attack on Thursday night in an Army unit at Pangzam in Kupwara district. An official said that the driver was brought to SDH Kupwara for postmortem. “It is believed that he had died […]
Political parties expect new Modi Govt will review ‘strict policy’ on Kashmir
Srinagar: Political parties in the Valley have mixed opinion over the new cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hope that the NDA which has majority government will take bold stand to resolve the long pending issue of Kashmir politically. The parties pinned hope that with BJP president Amit Shah being chosen as Home Minister, […]
Sopore parts shut to mourn killing of local militants
Sopore: Parts of Zaingeer belt of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district observed a complete shutdown on Friday to mourn the killings of two local militants in a gunfight with forces in the area a day before. The two local militants-Asif Ahmad War son of Ghulam Nabi War of Aftab Mohalla Warpora Sopore and Naseer […]
DDC orders immediate survey on conversion of agricultural land in Srinagar
Revenue, LAWDA, SMC, Forest departments directed to submit reports within two weeks
SRINAGAR: The District Magistrate (DM) Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has issued an order directing for immediate holding of survey in respective Patwar Halqas on illegal conversion of agricultural land for commercial or residential purposes in the district and furnishing of updated asami-wise lists with all relevant details within two weeks. The step has been […]
APSCC asks Modi to directly engage with Kashmiri youth
‘Mainstream parties exploiting people’s sentiments’
Srinagar: Demanding an end to the “impasse” in the J&K state particularly in Kashmir valley, the All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to engage directly with Kashmiri youth and not to fall in “trap of regional mainstream parties”. Congratulating Modi for assuming the office of Prime Minister for second […]
State Cooperative Bank Organises Iftar Parties for customers
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Cooperative Bank organised Iftar Parties for its customers on Thursday. The parties were organised at cluster levels and witnessed mass participation of the bank’s customers. In a statement, Chairman of the Bank, M S Dar, while expressing gratitude towards the participating customers, said that the very essence of a […]
Illegal encroachments eating upon Wullar Lake
Bandipora: Despite repeated directions from the Jammu Kashmir High Court on removal of all encroachments along the banks of water bodies, authorities in North Kashmir have failed to restore the pristine glory of Wullar Lake which is Asia’s largest fresh water body. Right from Nengli Sopore, the illegal encroachments have come up in connivance with […]
Students urge KU to postpone examination on June 4 to allow them celebrate Eid
Srinagar: Students of undergrad 1st year, who are scheduled to write their examination on June 4, on Friday, urged authorities to reschedule it, saying that it would be difficult for them to reach examination venue and back home given the fact traffic gridlocks would be the order of the day. “Our 1st year English paper […]
12th bi-annual pass out students fear loss of academic year
Urge KU, Cluster University authorities to allow them admission
Srinagar: The students who recently passed the class 12th bi-annual examination are in a quandary and urged Kashmir University and Cluster University among others to save their precious one year by allowing them administration in various streams of Under Graduate course. A delegation of students who passed 10+2 exams alleged that they visited colleges for […]
Over 6,000 grievances received during Governor’s Rule
SRINAGAR: Since the imposition of Governor’s Rule, during 20th June – 31st May, 2019, the Grievance Cell (including Governor’s Secretariat) received 67326 complaints/grievances of which 67095 have been dealt with / forwarded to the concerned quarters for timely redressal while as 231 complaints / grievances are under process. Similarly, on the directions of Governor, all […]
