SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Tuesday predicted light snowfall in Srinagar district and upper reaches of Kashmir valley and Zojila pass from tonight. Talking to reporters director Met, Sonum Lotus said that there is possibility of light snowfall in Srinagar tonight and upto 1 cm snowfall may occur in the district. He said that there […]
SRINAGAR — The rank and file of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee(JKPCC) Tuesday condoled the passing away of Mohd Akbar Mir. The deceased was younger brother of JKPCC President Ghulam Ahmad Mir. JKPCC expressed profound grief over the passing away of Mohd Akbar Mir and expressed solidarity with JKPCC President and other members of the bereaved […]
NEW DELHI — The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Monday issued a statement announcing the setting up of “an expert committee to thoroughly review and strengthen the question paper setting process”. The move follows repeated complaints of blunders in the board’s question papers for the Class 10 and 12 term 1 examinations. At least […]
SRINAGAR — A meeting of Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema Jammu & Kashmir was held at Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal, Srinagar, after authorities disallowed it to be held at the Anjuman Auqaf headquarters at Jama Masjid Srinagar. The meeting was presided over by the leading Islamic scholar of J&K Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi, as MMU president Mirwaiz Umar […]
SRINAGAR — A Pakistani resident has been booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court after he was arrested in a case related to a 2013 Fidayeen attack on CRPF in the Bemina area of Srinagar near the Police public school. The Special Judge of NIA Srinagar, Manjeet […]
WASHINGTON — WhatsApp is rolling out a new privacy update that will hide the last seen status from people you don’t know or haven’t chatted with in the app. Previously, WhatsApp set the feature on “Everyone” by default, allowing anyone on WhatsApp to see your status. According to The Verge, WhatsApp’s new update limits the […]
SRINAGAR — Soon after the Zewan attack in which 12 cops received injuries and two got killed, Jammu and Kashmir Police issued a warning for social media users. “Beware Social Media users. Aiding and abetting of terror is as grave as the actual act of terror. It is punishable under Unlawful Activities of Prevention Act […]
GANDERBAL — Stating that fear is looming large over Kashmir and people are feeling highly insecure, National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that the present administration in J&K has miserably failed “to provide a sense of security to common people.” Talking to reporters on the side-lines of worker’s convention in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, […]
SRINAGAR — Raqib Hameed Naik from Doda district who is a journalist based in the United States received Aminah Assilmi Award in Media Excellence – 2021 from the Sound Vision Foundation USA, for his reporting on Kashmir, Indian minorities & Hindu nationalism. He received the award during Sound Vision Foundation’s annual banquet in Houston Texas […]
SRINAGAR — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Tuesday informed the Parliament 206 militancy related incidents were reported in J&K till December 5 this year against 244 in 2020. Replying to a query about how many militancy incidents took place in J&K in 2021 and 2020, the MHA replied that 206 militancy related incidents were […]