One-way traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway today
Srinagar: The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway will remain operational for one-way traffic for the second consecutive day on Saturday. “Keeping in view the overall condition of road, especially between Jawahar Tunnel and Ramban coupled with narrow width of the NHW at some places, only one way movement of traffic shall be permitted on NHW today and […]
Dead body of Jaish militant found in Tral: Police
Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that it have recovered a body of Pakistani militant from Eid Gah area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior police official said that some locals informed the police about the body lying in Eid Gah, Tral. Immediately a police team was rushed to the spot and recovered the body […]
Restrictions, curbs put in place to halt JRL’s public rally
Srinagar: Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar as well as Anantnag town to foil a proposed march by separatists to the south Kashmir district on Friday. A police official said restrictions have been imposed in seven police station areas of Srinagar and Anantnag town as a precautionary measure. While restrictions under Section 144 […]
JRL denounces curbs to foil ‘rally’
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Friday denounced the ruling regime for once again resorting to use of unbridled force to bar the leadership and people from marching to Islamabad and convening a peaceful rally at Lal Chowk. The rally was meant to express solidarity with the people of South Kashmir. JRL comprising of Syed Ali […]
Kashmir shivers in intense cold as MeT predicts a dry week ahead
Srinagar: The Kashmir region shivered under intense cold conditions with the ski resort of Gulmarg recording the coldest December night in a decade at minus 10 degrees Celsius. The night temperature dipped at most places in the Kashmir division. Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 10 degrees Celsius, an official of the Meteorological department said. […]
Tasaduq Mufti resigns as Coordinator CM’s grievance cell
Jammu: Tasaduq Mufti on Friday resigned from the post of Co-ordinator J&K Chief Minister’s office. In a letter, sent to the Chief Secretary, Mufti said that he is submitting his resignation from the post ‘with immediate effect’. The resignation comes two days after the government initiated the process to have Tassaduq Mufti, brother of Chief Minister […]
SHRC intervenes, seeks report on sacking of teacher couple on wedding day
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Friday took cognisance of a news report about a teacher couple’s sacking by a private school on their wedding day and asked the principal to appear before it on Monday. Justice Bilal Nazki, chairperson of the commission took serious note of a news item and […]
Minister assures help, says sacked couple will be reinstated in 7 days
Srinagar: Minister for education Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari Friday stated that the couple teacher who were sacked from a private school will be reinstated within a week’s time. Talking to ‘Kashmir Vision’, Bukhari said the school management has been called by concerned district administration to ascertain all the facts about the incident. “The administration will […]
SMC fails a health check
Srinagar: From ground force to those who risk transporting the toxic wastes from the collection points to the dumping sites, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is ignoring them all-as no one is either vaccinated or provided any work gear. The drivers are more exposed to the hazards of the waste than that of workers as […]
60,000 daily wagers: How they were appointed, that is the question
“Regularization can be termed as a positive move, but the thing that we should ponder upon is that how these people got in without any screening or any required procedure. What is government actually trying to propagate by doing so. I have seen many of my friends who qualified written exams and faced interviews, but […]
