Kashmir

Authorities disallow prayers at Historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar for 29th consecutive Friday

SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar expressed grave concern over the fact that the authorities while exhibiting their ‘dictatorial attitude’ today once again prevented the Muslims of Kashmir from performing important duties like Friday prayers at the historic Central Jamia Masjid Srinagar for the 29th consecutive week, which is extremely regrettable and reprehensible. In […]

Kashmir

Kashmir University’s MERC bags first prize at ‘SONY World of Film Competition’

SRINAGAR — Kashmir University’s Media Education Research Centre (MERC) has bagged the first prize at the ‘SONY World of Film Competition’ 2022. As per a varsity spokesman, a university student entry titled ‘An Unknown Environmentalist’ by Muzamil Bhat, Suheel Nissar Paul, Aadil Shafi and Suhaib Rafiq Bhat-3rd semester students from batch 2020-at MERC made it […]

Biz-Tech

J&K Bank bags Khadi India Award for PMEGP, among top 4 banks in the country

SRINAGAR — For its distinguished pan-India performance in implementing the Union Government’s flagship scheme of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for the financial year 2020-21, J&K Bank has bagged 4th Position across the country under Khadi India Award. On behalf of J&K Bank, Zonal Head Mumbai Rajesh Malla Tikoo received the award during the […]

Kashmir

NIA arrests IPS officer for ‘leaking’ secret documents to Lashkar-e-Taiba

SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested its former Superintendent of Police (SP) and IPS officer Arvind Digvijay Negi for allegedly leaking secret documents to an overground worker of the banned militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba, its official spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that Negi, a police officer who was promoted to the IPS […]