SRINAGAR — About 75,000 first-year students of various undergraduate courses in Jammu and Kashmir, besides 2,000 school students belonging to various scheduled tribe communities, will be given tablets, Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar said Sunday. The Union Minister made this announcement while concluding his five-day visit to Kashmir on Sunday. He was […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Centre of bias, saying preventing people from offering prayers at mosques and shrines in Kashmir shows the Government of India’s “disrespect” for the sentiments of the majority community. Mehbooba was reacting to the continuous closure of a few mosques and shrines in Srinagar city, including […]
NEW DELHI — The Qatar-Turkey-Pakistan (QTPi) nexus with the blessings of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is becoming the new hub for radical Islamists. A new report by Disinfolab says the MB, laced with fake news and and two media weapons, Al Jazeera and TRT World, launched a campaign against India –- targeting New Delhi’s economic […]
SRINAGAR — The United Nations has again raised the issue of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Ur Rehman Para pointing out that he was arrested after “his engagement with members of the UN Security Council”. In the annual report presented to the UN Human Rights Council, it has been noted that “on 16 March […]
SRINAGAR — With Jammu and Kashmir (JK) pooling its MBBS and PG seats in All India Quota (AIQ), Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said the move will jeopardize the career of JK aspirants. Opposing the move, DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan said pooling will mar the future prospects of aspiring candidates. The Medical […]
SRINAGAR — India’s recent rejection of the UN Human Rights chief’s remarks that “restrictive measures in Kashmir can result in human rights breaches and generate greater tensions and discontent” has prompted a response from the UN Human Rights Office. India’s use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, as well as “frequent” temporary communication blackouts in […]
SRINAGAR — Three local militants were killed in September this year in Kashmir Valley in twin encounters in North Kashmir’s Bandipora and South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Among the scores of CASOs that were launched against militants in different parts of Kashmir Valley, only two turned into encounters, resulting into the killing of three local militants. […]
On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly designated 1st October the International Day of Older Persons. In 1991, the General Assembly (by resolution 46/91) adopted the United Nations Principles for Older Persons. Over the next three decades, the number of older persons worldwide is projected to more than double, reaching more than 1.5 […]
SRINAGAR — A three-member “fact-finding committee” will be formed by the Press Council of India to investigate allegations of Kashmiri journalists being harassed and intimidated, the Wire reported. This came after People’s Democratic Party president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti wrote a letter to the council, asking it to send an […]
1. Mr. Gandeep Kumar, Tehsildar R.S. Pura, Jammu is transferred and posted as Tehsildar Warwan, District Kishtwar vice Mr. Akshay Rajan. 2. Mr. Akshay Rajan, Jr. JKAS, Tehsildar Warwan, is transferred and posted as Tehsildar Marheen, District Kathua vice Mr. Gulshan Kumar. 3. Mr. Gulshan Kumar, Tehsildar, Marheen, is transferred and posted as Tehsildar Chiralla, […]