SRINAGAR — Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), the amalgam of religious organisations in J&K, said that it has taken strong exception to the government order, asking students, faculty members and staff of all colleges in J&K to compulsorily participate in the Hindu religious practice of ‘Surya Namaskar’ on a religious festival being observed today. In a statement, […]
SRINAGAR — Director School Education Kashmir has ordered termination of services of nine teachers for unauthorized absence. The teachers include Aijaz Ahmad Bhat (GPS Shuloora Kupwara), Saima Gani (teacher BHSS Zadibal Srinagar), Suhail Anees (Teacher BHS Nawagabra Kupwara), Mohammad Rafiq Khan, (RReT MS Fraw GAnderbal),Sheetal Bhat (Teacher PM’s package, posted in BHSS Kupwara), Nazia Mushtaq […]
SRINAGAR — With Omicron driven third Covid wave raging in Kashmir,” Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said the actual number of Covid positive cases in the valley is higher than what is being reported. “The official count is an underestimate as many Covid cases go unreported,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar […]
Zubair-Ul-Islam SRINAGAR — Dr Rizwan Rumi, social activist has questioned the government over closure of educational institutions for students due to Covid-19 situation in the valley and allowance of tourist rush at famous tourist resort Gulmarg. Dr Rizwan while talking to Kashmir Independent Media Service – KIMS said, “No social distancing and Covid SoP’s is […]
HARIDWAR — Yati Narsinghanand, one of the religious leaders accused in the Haridwar hate speeches case told the police, “All of you will die”, when when co-accused Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi was arrested yesterday. Tyagi, formerly known as Waseem Rizvi, is the first accused to be arrested in the hate speech case in which provocative […]
SOPORE — Panic has gripped at Municipal Council Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday after 12 of its employees tested positive for Corona Virus. Officials said that a mass testing was done today in which 12 employees of Municipal Council Sopore tested positive for COVID-19 and all of them have been asked to […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Friday claimed to have recovered a cache of ammunition during a search operation in forest area of Watlar in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. An official said that Special Operation Group (SOG) 24RR & Police and launched a search operation in watlar area and recovered cache of ammunition from a hideout […]
SRINAGAR — Bomb disposal squad diffused a grenade which was inside a cooker after it was found in a suspicious bag at Khwaja Bazaar Chowk area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Police officials said that a grenade was found inside cooker as after it was blasted by BDS, a Grenade liver was found. The officialsfurther […]
SRINAGAR — Freezing cold conditions continued in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording a low of minus 3.4°C. A meteorological department official here told GNS that the minimum temperature in Srinagar was down by 9 notches than previous night’s minus 2.7°C. It was minus 1.3°C below normal for this […]
Waris Shah KULGAM — A lineman, working on daily-wages in Power Development Department, succumbed to injuries which he had sustained after falling from an electric pole in Bogund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports said that the lineman namely Shabir Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Ismail Dar was repairing electric line when he fell from […]