SRINAGAR — Amid an outcry over the depiction of last messenger of Islam in a class 7 textbook in circulation across various valley-based educational institutions, District administration Srinagar has sought an First Information Report be lodged against the Delhi-based publication house alongside a local distributor here on Sunday. The Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr. Syed […]
SRINAGAR — Board of School Education has directed all schools in Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh not to use the contentious class 7 ‘History and Civics’ textbook over the depiction of last messenger of Islam. “All the schools of UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh affiliated either with CBSE, JKBOSE or […]
POONCH — At least thirteen passengers on board a bus had a near death experience after a bus carrying them skid off road along Bhimber Gali in Poonch district on Sunday evening. An official told that the bus bearing registration number JK02AW 6457 was on its way from Jammu to Poonch when the incident occured. […]
KOHIMA — Nagaland residents once again demanded the repealing of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) following the shocking killing of 13 civilians in Mon district on Saturday. The news of the death has essentially put an end to the festive mood of the Hornbill Festival. On Sunday, Kisama heritage village, which would have […]
SRINAGAR — Two militants of Lashker-e-Toiba were arrested in south Kahsmir’s Shopian district on Sunday, police said. A police spokesperson in a statement said that police along with security forces arrested Shahid Ahmad Gaine son of Gulzar Ahmad Ganie of Doomwani Keegam and his close associate, Kifayat Ayoub Alie son of Mohd Ayoub Alie of […]
SRINAGAR — Amid prevailing inclement weather conditions, authorities on Sunday afternoon directed for closure of Mughal road for all sorts of vehicular traffic. DTI Mughal road, Qasim Ahmed told GNS the road has been closed in view of slippery road conditions in the aftermath of heavy snow over the terrain. “It has been decided to […]
SRINAGAR — Delhi-based Publication house ‘Jay Cee Publications Private Limited’ Sunday evening tendered apology, calling it ‘unintentional mistake’ over the depiction of last messenger of Islam in its History & Civics book for class seven. The Director of publication house JC Goyal in a handout said “Most humbly and respectfully, I J.C Goyal, Director of […]
KOHIMA — State president of the BJP Nagaland Temjen Imma Along has said he was deeply anguished and heartbroken by the killing of 13 civilians last evening by the Assam Rifles in Mon district, East Mojo reported. “There can never be any justification for such kind of massacre targeting innocent civilians. The innocent victims were […]
LONDON — England’s Eileen Ash, the world’s oldest test player described as a ‘pioneer’ of the sport, has died aged 110, the country’s cricket board (ECB) has said. Right-arm seamer Ash played seven tests for England after making her debut against Australia in 1937. She retired in 1949 but she also played golf until the […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the Centre over the killing of civilians during an anti-insurgency operation in Mon district of Nagaland, saying the government must give a “real reply” as to what is the home ministry doing when “neither civilians nor security personnel are safe in our own land”. Police […]