Shopian killings: Centre files fresh plea in SC, seeks quashing of FIR against Major Aditya
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday filed a fresh plea in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking the quashing of an FIR that named an Army officer in a firing case in which three civilians were killed in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Aishwarya Bhati, the lawyer for Major Aditya’s father Lt Col Karamveer Singh told a […]
Exchange of gunfire resumes along the LoC
Srinagar: After a brief lull on the LoC in north Kashmir’s Uri sector, the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire resulting in the injuries to one Indian soldier. The guns also roared in Poonch sector of Jammu division. “An army man was injured in fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistan army at Jane Peer […]
Plight of Kashmiri inmates: JKLF protests on JRL’s call, says prisoners facing hell like situation at Tihar jail
Srinagar: Following the call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), the leaders and activists of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Friday staged protest against the plight of Kashmiri inmates. The spokesman said that the leaders and activists carried out a peaceful march from Maisuma to Budshah Chowk. The march led by JKLF Vice […]
Veena Pandita all set to be confirmed as BOSE Chairperson
Srinagar: The government is likely to confirm the appointment of Veena Pandita as Chairperson of the JK Board of School Education (JKBOSE). Sources in the department said the department is likely to issue formal orders of her appointment in coming weeks. “The department has decided to confirm Pandita as Chairperson as she is managing the […]
Students announce indefinite strike in Dental College
Srinagar: Aggrieved over their complaints not getting heard, the PG Students of department of Orthodontics along with other PGs, UGs and interns of Government Dental College (GDC) Friday started an indefinite strike. The protesting students demanded the removal of Head of the Department (HoD). The protesting students said that they cannot continue perusing their studies […]
DAK aghast over situation in GDC
Srinagar: Medico body, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Friday took a serious note of the injustice being meted to the Master of Dental Surgery (MDS), Orthodontics students of Government Dental College (GDC), Srinagar. Dr Suhail Naik, President DAK said that “a delegation of aggrieved MDS Orthodontics students met us about a week back and briefed about […]
Rs 1 Crore each to be released for development of DIET: Secretary Education
Jammu: Secretary Education, Farooq Ahmad Shah Friday said that in order to strengthen the basic infrastructure and make District Institute of Education and Trainings (DIET) fully operational in the State, One Crore for each DIET will be released. Shah also held Video Conference held in Civil Secretariat Jammu with all the Chief Education Officers […]
Mirwaiz welcomes Zaid Rad-Al Hassan’s concern over Kashmir situation
Srinagar: Welcoming the concern of High Commissioner of United Nations Human Rights Council Zaid Rad-Al Hassan over Kashmir situation, Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said that people will be forced to hit streets in case these ‘brazen’ killings in Kashmir does not stop. According to the statement issued here, Mirwaiz who was […]
‘1,261 stone pelting incidents were reported in 2017 in JK’
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 1,261 incidents of stone-pelting last year, with the native town of slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani–Pulwama recording the maximum number of cases against stone pelters followed by Hurriyat leader Syed Geelani’s bastion of Sopore. A total of 91 cases were registered against stone pelters in Pulwama in 2017, while […]
Create promotional films to attract tourists to the region, says Tasaduq
Jammu: The Minister for Tourism Tassaduq Hussain Mufti Friday convened a meeting to review the preparations of various publicity activities of Tourism Department to attract tourist across the globe here and also asked the deparment to create promotional films to attract tourists to region. The Minister was informed that the department is working on various […]
