Students protests being fomented, says IGP Kashmir
Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone, Syed Javaid Mujtaba Geelani Monday said that outside elements are responsible for the student’s protests in Kashmir Valley. “Outside elements are fomenting trouble in campuses in Kashmir,” the IGP said during a media interaction here. He said that in Handwara some outside elements spent money and lured students, forcing […]
HC stays reinstatement of terminated doctor
The High Court, on Monday, stayed the judgement of its single bench about the reinstatement of a doctor, who was terminated by the government in 2015. The division bench of the court, comprising Chief Justice Bader Durez Ahmad and Justice Ali Muhammad Magray, stayed the single bench decision of the court where in Justice Yaqoob […]
Notorious drug peddlers held
Continuing its drive against the menace of drug abuse, police has arrested a drug peddler and recovered half a kilogram of charas from his possessions in Kupwara today, a police spokesman said. He said that acting on a specific information, Kupwara police apprehended a man identified as Fayaz Ahmad War son of Abdul Gani a […]
Cyber team to trace locales of ‘militant’s videos’
An expert cyber team has been dispatched to Kashmir Valley to ascertain the locations from where militants allegedly upload their videos on social networking sites. Highly placed sources said that the team of experts hails from Indian silicon city Bengaluru. Pertinently, scores of militant videos have gone viral while in a recent video, a band […]
Dead body recovered
Police recovered a male unidentified body from river Jehlum in Awantipora, a police spokesman said. He said that a police party of police station Awantipora fished out an unidentified male body from river Jehlum near Kachachkoot, on Saturday. After completing medico-legal formalities police has initiated inquest proceedings under section 174 CrPC to ascertain his identification […]
Current Chaos ‘failure of basic imaginations,’ says writer Nitasha Kaul
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Govt forgets to depute teachers in schools
The government schools set up in remote areas seem to have gone out of th focus area of the JK government as most of the schools in rural areas are craving for the teaching staff and other facilities. The development comes at a time when the government is beating drums about taking the education sector […]
CM snubs BJP Ministers over ‘regional bias’
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, today asked the Ministers not to work for the welfare of particular region only. She directed the Ministers to reach out to the people of all parts of state. Mehbooba made these directions after chairing the meeting of the council of Ministers, soon after the opening of civil secretariat, here today. […]
Student protests, clashes welcome Darbar offices
Student protests, tear gas shelling and aerial firing marked the first day of Darbar offices which resumed on Monday in civil Secretariat here. Massive protests by students erupted in various parts of Kashmir against the detention of their mates by police over past weeks for their participation in protests. At least seven students of […]
Governor gets brief on security
Governor N.N. Vohra Monday held a series of meetings in which he was briefed about the maintenance of Law and Order and Internal Security related issues by B.B. Vyas, Chief Secretary, Dr. S.P. Vaid, DGP; Lt. Gen. J.S. Sandhu, GOC 15 Corps and the heads of Central Intelligence Agencies. Raj Bhavan Spokesman stated that besides […]
