SRINAGAR — With the decline in COVID-19 cases, the School Education Department on Monday said that it will start community schooling for the students who couldn’t reach via online and other modes during the lockdown. The government also issued guidelines to hold the community schooling. Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Tassaduq Hussain Mir said […]
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Payloads dropped by drones at Air Force station Jammu, say officials
JAMMU — Top security officials Monday confirmed that drones dropped payloads at the Jammu Air Force Station on Sunday—a first kind of its incident in the country so far. The investigations have been handed to the country’s primer agency—National Investigating Agency (NIA). Though the security agencies are tight-lipped over the incident, top security officials, on […]
Private schools collecting undue, miscellaneous charges: Parents petition SED
SRINAGAR — The government on Monday said that the complaints in bulk against various private schools of Kashmir were pouring-in the School Education Department (SED) regarding collection of undue and miscellaneous charges from the parents. It also said that despite the government directives for not charging any sort of fee from the students during the […]
Minor girl dies after slipping into canal in Budgam village
BUDGAM — A minor girl died after she slipped into a canal in Churpora Soibugh area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. A police official told that a minor girl identified as Rabiya daughter of Farooq Ahmad Ganie, a resident of Gariend Khurd of the district was stayed at maternal uncle’s home at Churpora […]
Twitter displays J&K, Ladakh as separate countries
NEW DELHI — Amid a stand-off with the Indian government over compliance with new IT rules, the Twitter website is displaying a wrong map of India, showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as a separate country. The glaring distortion appears on the career section of Twitter website under the header ‘Tweep Life’. This is the […]
PAGD meeting, scheduled tomorrow at Farooq Abdullah’s residence, postponed
SRINAGAR — The meeting of Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), scheduled to be held at Farooq Abdullah’s residence on Tuesday, has been postponed, reliable sources said here on Monday. They informed that the conglomerate’s meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed due to personnel engagement of PAGD’s vice-president Mehbooba Mufti. The meeting was scheduled […]
Leaders using sub judice argument as cover to avoid raising Article 370: Hasnain Masoodi
SRINAGAR — Taking a dig at leaders of Congress and the Peoples Conference, who are hesitant to take a clear stand on Article 370 by claiming that the matter is ‘sub-judice’, senior National Conference (NC) leader and MP Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi said that the arguments advanced by these leaders is “specious and evasive”, reported […]
Corporator accuses Deputy Mayor of physical assault, Says Parvez Qadri misusing his personal security
SRINAGAR — Accusing Srinagar Deputy Mayor of ‘misusing’ his security provided by the Home Department, a Corporator Monday claimed that he was physically manhandled and assaulted by Deputy Mayor for raising objection over land grabbing in Rainawari area of Srinagar. Corporator Jogi Lankar Rainawari Asif Beigh told news agency Kashmir News Trust that he raised […]
Tourist slips to death in Doodhpathri, her sister injure while taking selfie
SRINAGAR — Two tourist sisters slipped in Nallah Shaliganga while taking selfies in Doodhpathri tourist spot area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. A police official told that two tourists identified as Arohi Morya and Anmol Singh, daughters of Ramesh Singh, both residents of Lucknow Uttar Pradesh slipped in nalla at Doodpatri. However one […]
Three day women constable recruitment rally of JK Police going on in full swing at Humhama in Budgam
SRINAGAR — The recruitment of lady constables in two women battalions of Jammu and Kashmir Police is going on in full swing at RTC ground Humhama in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A police official told that scores of aspirants reached the RTC ground at Humhama to participate in the recruitment drive. He said “This is […]