Rajnath asks states to ensure safety of Kashmiri youth
Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh has advised all the Chief Ministers, Ministers and Chief Secretaries that the students and youth of Kashmir wherever they are in the country should be treated nicely and decently and provided comfortable environment. He stressed that all youth of India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari are our own children and […]
Police fails to act against BSF personnel accused of murdering a youth
Police have failed to take any action against the BSF personnel who are accused of having killed a youth on April 15, days after the violence during parliamentary elections on April 9 here. On April 15 after the violence during the elections for Srinagar parliamentary seat, a youth was killed allegedly by BSF personnel after […]
For Pulwama drivers it’s nowhere to go
Why are the passenger vehicle drivers of Pulwama district scared nowadays? Why do they want to sell off their SUV vehicles used for ferrying people? Why are they feeling that they are caught between devil and deep sea? As we continue to read news reports about this issue, the driver community of this area continues […]
Schools upgraded but no specialist teachers deputed
Despite the passage of more than two years, the J&K’s school education department is yet to appoint subject specific teachers for the upgraded Government Middle schools, leaving the educational institutions teacher deficient. The teachers were supposed to be recruited under centrally sponsored scheme- Rashtriya Madhiyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) for the Middle Schools which were upgraded […]
Hizb commander warns Hurriyat leaders for calling Kashmir struggle ‘political’
Militant outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) has threatened joint resistance leaders of ‘dire consequences’ over their recent statement that Kashmir’s struggle was a political movement. In the video clip that was released by HM commander, Zakir Moosa, that went viral on the social networking sites as well as the Whatsapp, he said that some days back the […]
Gunmen surface in Hajin, participate in protest march
Throwing up a major challenge for the security agencies, armed gunmen on Friday appeared during the protests held in north Kashmir’s Hajin area in Bandipora district. It was for the second time in a week that gun men marked their presence in the protests in the area since past one week. Pertinently, the Union Home […]
CEO reviews preparation of Panchayat Electoral Rolls
Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Shantmanu today chaired a meeting to review the status of preparation of Electoral Rolls for Panchayati Elections. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone, Director Panchayati Raj Asif Hamid Khan, Director Rural Development Department Gazanfar Hussain, Joint CEO, Dr Raman Kumar Kesar, Deputy CEO Jammu Krishan Lal, Assistant CEO Kashmir and […]
Workshop on ‘Journalism and Peace building’ begins at CUK
A two-day capacity-building workshop on ‘Journalism and Peacebuilding’ began at Central University of Kashmir (CUK) on Friday. The workshop is being organised by Department of Convergent Journalism in collaboration with Centre for Law & Development Policy (CLD) and Kargil Development Project. The workshop is aimed to sensitize journalism students about the role of media […]
90 quintals of polythene seized during campaign launched by RDD
The department of Rural Development has seized 90 quintals of polythene in first two days of its campaign against use of Polythene in the state. Minister for Rural Development, Abdul Haq who is personally monitoring the campaign, said 90 quintals of polythene were collected by the field staff across the state while Rs 7000 was […]
SKPSA visits several schools in Bidder, Vailoo zone
The South Kashmir Private Schools Association (SKPSA) zone Bidder and Vailoo Friday visited several schools. The association apprised school administration about the programs and work done by the association. According to the statement issued here, the association led by Zonal President, Majid Majeed visited several schools in Vailoo and Bidder areas where they apprised school […]
