Following bungling in PHE at Surankote, Govt orders probe
Srinagar: Commissioner Secretary, Public Health Engineering (PHE) Irrigation and Flood Control Department Farooq Ahmad Shah has ordered an inquiry into the alleged sale of departmental pipes by officials at Surankote area of Poonch district.”I have asked Chief Engineer Jammu to carry out a thorough investigation into the incident and place accused immediately under suspension,” Shah […]
BJP ensured suspension of three Kashmiri students at AMU: Er Rasheed
Srinagar: Appealing Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) administration not to harass Kashmiri students, Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) President and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Friday said that offering funeral prayers in absentia is not a crime under any law. In a statement issued here, AIP president condemned AMU’s decision to suspend three Kashmiris students […]
Manan’s death painful but a matter of pride too, says Malik
Srinagar: A day after PhD scholar-turned-militant was killed in an encounter, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief; Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday said that top Hizb commander represents their passion for dignity and freedom. According to a statement issued here, Malik said “in Manan’s words ‘Kashmiris don’t feel dignity in death but feel dignity […]
Hurriyat (M) calls Manan a great asset of nation
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Friday paid tributes to budding intellectual and Phd scholar Dr Abdul Manan Wani and his aide Ashiq Hussain who were killed in Handwara gunfight. The amalgam as per a statement issued here said that “the martyrdom of young and educated youth who are great assets of the nation is deeply […]
Educational reforms initiated during PDP rule put on hold: Nayeem Akthar
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday stated that various educational reforms taken up during its tenure have been kept in limbo at present and urged the Governor to speed-up the execution of work on these vital projects. In a statement issued here, senior PDP leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar said that in north […]
5-Day workshop concludes at JKBOSE Bemina
We need to set papers to tap real potential of students: Veena Pandita
Srinagar: A five-day workshop on Educational Evaluation/ Paper setting was on Friday concluded at JKBOSE Bemina. The workshop was organized by JKBOSE in collaboration with RIE Ajmer, NCERT in which 60 Key Resource Persons (Lecturers/Masters/Teachers) from different subjects like English, Mathematics, Science, Urdu, etc. were trained by the experts from RIE Ajmer which include Chairman […]
Lt Gen Paramjit Singh takes over as XVI Corps GOC
Jammu: Lt Gen Paramjit Singh, an officer involved in the planning of the 2016 surgical strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK), Friday took over as the general officer commanding of the Army’s Nagrota-based XVI Corps. Lt Gen Singh, who has commanded an elite parachute regiment and has vast experience of high-altitude warfare, took […]
New Delhi surrendered before Manan’s valuable arguments: Er Rasheed
Says his killing changed nothing on ground
Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Thursday said that those calling killing of scholar-turned-militant, Dr Manan Wani a big success are living in a fool’s paradise. AIP president as per a statement issued here also condemned the use of force on protesters at Shartgund Bala and adjoining […]
Our martyrs our pride: JKLF
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Thursday said that the martyrs are their pride and their sacrifices as their precious treasure. JKLF Vice chairman, Advocate Bashir Ahmad Butt as per a statement issued here said that this nation is indebted to these great souls. Earlier JKLF vice chairman along with a delegation comprising of […]
Sehrai pays tribute to Manan Wani
Srinagar: Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai on Thursday paid tributes to slain Dr Abdul Manan Wani and his associate Ashiq Hussain Zargar who were killed in a gunfight at Shatgund Balla Handwara. Sehrai as per a statement issued here said that “a budding scholar of department of Applied Geology at “AMU”, intellectual and […]