Over 27 lakh children given MR vaccine in JK
Jammu: Over 27.85 lakh children were given the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine during an ongoing vaccination campaign across Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said Saturday. The campaign was launched on September 24 to cover nearly 38 lakh children in the age group of nine months to 15 years to eliminate the congenital rubella syndrome, caused […]
Moscow talks: India’s participation proves Taliban are not terrorists, says Er Rasheed
Srinagar:Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rashid Sheikh on Friday said that India’s participation in talks with Taliban proves that ‘Taliban are not terrorists’. Er Rasheed as per a statement issued here called New Delhi’s claims that its talks with Taliban along with other stake holders in Moscow to discuss Afghan issue […]
Guv issuing ridiculous, naive statements: Malik
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday said that Malik Governor Satya Pal Malik is making himself a political joker by issuing ‘ridiculous and naive statements’. Terming the ‘ongoing oppression across the Valley as ‘worst tactics in the garb of democracy’, Malik while addressing a gathering at a […]
Farooq Abdullah’s statement ‘ridiculous’: Sehrai
Says stinking speeches, hypocritical statements, hallmark of NC Prez
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Friday ridiculed the statement made by National Conference president, Dr Farooq Abdullah, saying that Kashmiris have not sacrificed their lives for “so-called fragile, absurd and ridiculous roadmaps like autonomy, self rule, four-point formula, status quo or soft borders for resolving Kashmir. Sehrai was reacting to a statement made […]
Prophet’s (SAW) brought revolution in human thinking, civilization: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Patron Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema and the chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday extended his warm greetings to the entire Muslim Ummah on the arrival of Islamic month Rabi-ul-Awal, in which beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) biggest benefactor and savior of the humanity was born. Mirwaiz in a statement issued here urged people to follow […]
Geelani condemns assassination of Maulana Haq in Pak
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Friday condemned the assassination of Jamiat-e-Ulema E Islam president, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq in Pakistan, saying difference of opinion is a good sign of any healthy society and it should always be constructive and purposeful. While reiterating his stand, Geelani in a statement issued here said that “any […]
Restrictions near encounter sites in Baramulla
Baramulla: District Magistrate Baramulla, Dr. Nasir Ahmad Naqash, today imposed restrictions on the movement of people under section 144 CrPC within the radius of 3 kms from counter-insurgency operation sites falling within the jurisdiction of Baramulla district. He said that the order shall remain in force for a period of 60 days. It was said […]
Litter residents protest, demand restoration of electricity
Pulwama: The residents of Litter Tehsil of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday staged a protest against Power Development Department (PDD) for failing to restore electricity to their area. Inhabitants including men and women blocked the vehicular movement on Pulwama -Litter road for more than one hour to press for their demands about the restoration […]
Govt to issue guidelines to regulate prices of textbooks, uniforms of private schools
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday said it will issue guidelines to regulate prices of textbooks and uniforms of private schools in the state. The decision comes after questions were raised about sale of textbooks and uniforms at exorbitant rates by private schools. Advisor to the governor Khurshid Ahmed Ganai has issued directions to […]
Teacher mocked at, made to do sit-ups
Poonch: A middle-aged government school teacher was punished by doing sit-ups for alleged absence from duty by his Principal in Poonch district of Jammu division. A video which has gone viral on social media sites shows the teacher Rafeeq Ahmed holding his ears and doing sit-ups as the Principal of Govt Higher Secondary School Dhargloon, […]
