Editorial: Unrelenting students
Tuesday was yet another day when students came out on the streets in various parts of Kashmir Valley. The students who have been trying to vent their anger from the past four weeks now are showing no signs of doing away with the protests. The students protest is emerging as a dangerous trend as far […]
Student unrest: Protesting students showing no signs of fatigue
Clashes continued between security forces and students, who allege use of disproportionate force on their colleagues by security personnel at various educational institutes during the last four weeks. Scores of students from a Government Higher Secondary School (HSS) Pattan and Government Degree College Pattan in north Kashmir district of Baramulla, boycotted their classes, and took […]
Legislators point out grey areas in Edu Dept
Legislators from all the three districts of central Kashmir on Tuesday pointed out the grey areas in the education department and asked the government to overcome the loopholes to improve the functioning of the department. The lawmakers were speaking at an education meet convened by the Minister for Education, Syed Muhammadd Altaf Bukhari at Banquet […]
Congress on enrolment spree, gets 3.5 lakh primary members
The Congress, on Tuesday, reviewed its ongoing membership drive in the in ten districts of the Valley. It expressed satisfaction over the successful membership and exhorted the party cadres to gear up for organization elections at unit level (booth level). In a review meeting attended by senior leaders and office Bearers of the party held […]
JRL calls for protest after Friday prayers
While condemning the slapping of Public Safety Act (PSA) on Aasiya Andrabi and Fahmeeda Sofi, the Joint Resistance Leadership on Tuesday called for a peaceful protest on Friday post prayers. In a joint statement issued here, the leadership including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik termed the imprisonment of Aasiya […]
40 employees suspended
The Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat, today conducted surprise inspection of various Government Offices in the district during which he suspended 40 government employees for remaining unauthorized absent from their duties. The unauthorized absent employees were put under suspension with immediate effect. The suspended employees include the employees of BDO office, Tehsil office, BMO […]
Three SMC officers suspended
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today suspended three officers of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for negligence of duty. During surprise check of various departments today, it was observed heaps of garbage was lying unattended outside JVC and in the adjoining areas, besides, encroachment of pavements in Hari Singh High Street and Maharaja Bazar areas […]
Govt flouts transfer policy as officers overstay, get premature transfers
State government has brazenly flouted its transfer policy by retaining officers at particular posts for more than the mandatory two year time while transferring others within days of their postings. According to officials the premature transfers have been common in all the government departments including police and civil secretariat. In the education department particularly the […]
Security agencies doing a ‘fine job’ in Kashmir: Amit Shah
Praising security agencies for doing a ‘fine job’ in Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party (NJP) Tuesday said that NDA government is handling the Kashmir issue ‘diplomatically’. While speaking at the ‘Samvaad’ conclave organized by India TV, BJP President, Amir Shah said that merely abrogating Article 370 will not solve the problem in the valley […]
Women leave Govt red-faced, raise pro-freedom slogans at official function
Scores of women stormed out of a government function at SKICC and raised pro-freedom slogans after alleging that they were “deceived” to take part in the event where Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, was to address a gathering. The protesting women rushed out of the event while raising Azadi slogans. During the event […]