Sopore shuts against ‘rising theft’ incidents
Sopore: A complete shutdown was Wednesday observed in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district to protest against the failure of administration in curbing the ‘rising theft cases’ in the area. The shutdown call was given by the Traders Federation Sopore headed by Haji Muhammad Ashraf Ganai on Tuesday following the fire incident in Sopore, […]
First-ever music academy launched in Sopore
Sopore: The first ever music academy was launched on Wednesday in Sopore town of Baramulla district in north Kashmir. The music academy – VIBRATION 314 – has been started by Tariq Ahmed, a former music teacher with MPhil in Indian classical music, aimed to train students in various fields ranging from vocals to instruments. Tariq, […]
Munwar residents demand power supply
Srinagar: Residents of Munwar area Wednesday blocked the movement of traffic on the busy crossing in the uptown city for nearly an hour to draw attention of the authorities to the erratic power supply in the area. Demanding power supply to the area, men, women and children of the localities came on roads and […]
ReTs to get benefits of SRO-43 of 1994: Altaf Bukhari
Jammu: Minister for Education Altaf Bukhari Wednesday said that the benefits of SRO-43 of 1994 will be extended to the Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers of School Education Department. This was decided in a meeting convened by the Minister in his office chamber, with the officers of the concerned department, here today. Principal Secretary Higher Education […]
Seeking regularization, NHM employees get batons
Jammu: At least 15 National Health Mission (NHM) employees Wednesday sustained injuries after police used batons against the protesting employees who tried to march towards Civil Secretariat in Jammu. Thousands of NHM Employees including employees from Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), J&K State AIDS Control Society and others continued their strike for the 15th […]
KAS Officers Association meets CS
Jammu: The Executive body of the Kashmir Administrative Officers Association led by its President Tasaduq Mir met the Chief Secretary B.B Vyas in his office chambers today. The President was accompanied by Vice president Anil Sharma,General Secretary Shahid Saleem, Publicity Secretary Waseem Raja, Treasure Rohit Sharma and counsellors of the Association. The Association had a […]
Govt creating 90’s like situation, say legislators
Jammu: The government on Wednesday was left red faced after opposition as well as ruling party members censured it over the civilian killings by security forces and ‘marginalization’ of youth compelling them to pick up guns. The members held the coalition government responsible for reviving the culture of arrest, cordons and detentions that was witnessed […]
Assembly rocked over civilian killings, NC, Cong stage walk out
Jammu: Noisy protests and anti-government slogans disrupted the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly as the opposition Congress and National Conference staged a walkout over the issue of civilian killings and human rights violations in Kashmir. The opposition parties were demanding a discussion on the issue. As the house assembled, members of the NC and Congress asked […]
Cold Wave: Kargil freezes at minus 20 degrees C
Srinagar: Kargil town in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir recorded its coldest night this season as mercury fell over 20 degrees below the freezing point while the valley also recorded sub-zero temperatures. The minimum temperature in Kargil town plummeted over 14 degrees from the previous night’s low of minus 6.1 degrees Celsius to settle […]
Never acknowledged existence of Arunachal Pradesh: China
Beijing: China today said it had “never acknowledged” the existence of Arunachal Pradesh as it kept mum over a media report that its troops intruded into the Indian side of the border in the frontier state. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang’s response came after a media report said that Chinese troops intruded into the […]
