SRINAGAR — Prominent members of India’s defence community have joined a growing chorus of people across the country in demanding legal action against organisers of a Hindu religious event held last week, after several speakers there reportedly issued calls for killing Muslims. Admiral (retired) Arun Prakash, former chief of the Indian Navy, and General (retired) […]
Author: KIMS Kashmir
JKBOSE withdraws contentious Urdu books for Class 3rd, 5th
SRINAGAR — Board of School Education has directed all institutions of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh affiliated with JKBOSE, CBSE or any other Board not to use text books of “Dareechae Urdu” for class 5th published by “Oscar Publications” Karan Nagar Srinagar and “Mehboob Urdu” for Class 3rd and 5th published by Franklin International, New Delhi. […]
Ailing Education Sector: Non-performing teachers to be shown door in coming days
SRINAGAR — Government of Jammu and Kashmir is mulling to show the door to ‘non-performing’ teaching and non-teaching staff in coming days, sources privy to the development in Education Department said. Sources informed news agency Kashmir News Trust that after getting orders from the top especially from Principal Secretary to Government School Education Department Jammu […]
Families of slain militants in Kashmir in huge crisis: Study
SRINAGAR — Despite militants and militancy in Kashmir being glamorised by vested interests, the last 32-years of conflict had a devastating effect on the lives of the widows and the children of those terrorists who were killed and left their families to fend for themselves. A recent sociological research titled: “The effects of armed conflict […]
Private Schools’ Association J&K organized book release function at SP College
SRINAGAR — Private Schools’ Association Jammu and Kashmir today organized a book release function in the auditorium of S.P. College Srinagar. The book titled” Bu Chus Gawah” written by noted fiction writer Anayat Bashir was released in the function. Justice (Rtd) Rashid Ali Dar was the Chief Guest on the occasion while Prof Bashar Bashir […]
Colleges to observe winter vacation from December 27 in J&K
SRINAGAR — The Government Degree Colleges in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir shall observe winter vacation from December 27, 2021, the government announced on Thursday. According to an order issued by Principal Secretary to the Government Higher Education Department, Rohit Kansal, all Government Degree Colleges of the Union Territory of J&K shall observe […]
Bandipora families protest in Srinagar, demand immediate release of their beloved
SRINAGAR — The families from north Kashmir’s Bandipora on Thursday staged a protest against the arrest of their beloved, demanding their immediate release. The protesting families alleged that their beloved have been detained before two months for no reason. The wife of one among the detained person, Muhammad Salman Gojar, said, “My husband has been […]
2 killed in blast at Ludhiana court
LUDHIANA — Two people have died in a blast inside a court complex in Ludhiana in Punjab. Four people have also been reported to have suffered serious injuries in the explosion. The blast is reported to have taken place around 12:22 pm in a bathroom on the second floor of the building. The intensity of […]
Crime Branch Kashmir booked five for preparing fictitious family pension case in which daughter-in-law was shown wife of deceased man
SRINAGAR — Crime Branch Kashmir has produced a charge-sheet against five persons including Executive Engineer R&B Division Pulwama for fraudulently preparing a fictitious family pension case in which daughter-in-law was shown as the wife of the deceased man. An official of the Crime Branch Kashmir said that the chargesheet in the case (FIR No. 09/2017) […]
Snowfall: Mughal, Bandipora-Gurez, Sonamarg-Zojila roads closed for traffic movement
SRINAGAR — Authorities on Thursday suspended traffic movement on Mughal, Bandipora-Gurez and Sonamarg-Zojila roads due to fresh snowfall in upper reaches of Kashmir valley. The historic Mughal Road connecting Poonch district of Jammu province with Shopian in south Kashmir has been closed for all kinds of vehicular traffic, owing to fresh snowfall in upper reaches […]









