Teachers transferred during mid session in Bandipora
Move is all set to affect the academics of the students, say insiders
Srinagar: Under the garb of rationalization, the school education authorities in Bandipora district have transferred teachers in mid-session of the academic year, violating the set norms of the department. A group of teachers from Bandipora said the zonal authorities in Zone Bandipora and Quil have reshuffled the staff to accommodate the blue eyed teachers at […]
OIC is deeply concerned over Kashmir situation: Pakistan

Says the Muslim conglomerate has called for peaceful resolution of the dispute
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday claimed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed “deep concern” on the Kashmir situation and called for its peaceful resolution. The IOC is an international organisation consisting of 57 member states, with 53 countries being Muslim-majority nations. In a meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir held […]
Amid clamor for talks, Pak extends closure of airspace along India till June 15
Islamabad: Pakistan has further extended the closure of its airspace along its eastern border with India until June 15, according to the country’s civil aviation authority. Pakistan fully closed its airspace in February after an Indian Air Force strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot. The country opened its airspace for all flights […]
Infant mortality: Govt formulates comprehensive action plan to bring down deaths
SRINAGAR: The State Government has formulated a comprehensive action plan to reduce the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to a single digit by the year 2020 in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. The Health and Medical Education Department prepared the action plan with technical support from Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI) teams for which a […]
Anatnag man dies in road mishap in Delhi
New Delhi: A 36-year-old man was allegedly mowed down by a truck in east Delhi’s Vinod Nagar area, police said Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Raqeeb, a resident of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, they said. According to the police, Raqeeb was travelling on the roof of the truck which was […]
1 killed, 10 injured in mishap
Bhadarwah: A man was killed and 10 others were injured Thursday in separate accidents in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said. A car, on its way to Kaljugasar from Gwari, skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at Dudwal. The driver, Abdual Majeed, was killed and two others were injured, they said. […]
Shepherd killed in attack by wild bear
Banihal: A shepherd died after being attacked by a wild bear in Ramban district, officials said Thursday. Manzoor Bakerwal was on his way to upper reaches of Kokernag with his flock of live stock from Banihal via Pir Panchal, when the bear attacked him, they said. He was killed on the spot, they added. (PTI)
Man held with cannabis in Jammu
Jammu: A suspected drug peddler was arrested on Thursday after cannabis was recovered from him in Jammu district, police said. During patrolling, Rajinder Singh was apprehended with 45.40 grams of cannabis in Jourian town, the police said. A case has been registered at the Akhnoor Police Station and the matter is being investigated, they added. […]
Civilian, militant killed in Shopian

Dozens injured in clashes in Kulgam, Pinjora village
Dozens injured in clashes in Kulgam, Pinjora village
Suspected spies arrested outside Army camp
Jammu: Two persons, suspected to be spying for Pakistan, were arrested Tuesday while they were shooting videos and taking photographs outside an Army camp here, officials said. The suspected spies were handed over to the police and are being questioned at a joint interrogation centre, the officials said. They said an army patrol noticed the […]