BARAMULLA — The Centre has decided to construct Rs 40-crore worth transit camp to accomodate 336 returning Kashmiri Pandit families in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The foundation stone for the transit camp, spread over 50 kanals of land, was laid by Union Minister of AYUSH, Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal at Khawajabagh in Baramulla […]
RAJOURI — Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said a time will come when Article 370 and 35A will be restored in Jammu and Kashmir and the government will be compelled to say that it had done wrong. Addressing a public meeting here, Mufti said, “We […]
SRINAGAR — The leaders of political parties in Jammu and Kashmir including the former chief ministers of erstwhile J&K State Friday condemned the killing of a policeman in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah condemned the killing of Railway Protection Force Constable Bantoo Sharma near Wanpoh, […]
SRINAGAR — In order to prevent the Covid-19 cases from spreading, the major shrines and Masjids including historic Jamia Masjid, Hazratbal and others continued to remain closed for the mandatory Friday congregational prayers. Witnesses told that the Masjids and shrines especially those falling under the jurisdiction of Wakf board have remained closed for the mandatory […]
SRINAGAR — The Third Additional Munsif Judicial Magistrate Srinagar Thursday granted bail to the international athlete Nighat Bashir in a case filed against her at the police station Shergari stating that “I was not a habitual offender.” The learned counsel Advocate Tashveeq while pleading for the bail before the Third Additional Munsif Judicial Magistrate in […]
SRINAGAR — The Government Fee Fixation Committee (GFFC) has said that some schools have submitted false and concocted details pertaining to their fee structure. The Chairperson of the Committee Muzaffar Hussain Attar has said that some private schools were charging more fee but in the details submitted to the GFFC, they have submitted fabricated details […]
SRINAGAR — The School Education Department on Friday ordered the Head of Institutions (HoIs) of all government and private schools to observe the schedule of online and offline classes. It also said that the Heads of schools are permitted to conduct offline pre-board examinations for classes’ 10th and 12th session 2020-21. According to the government […]
SRINAGAR — As many as 287 cases were registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory during 2020. The data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) shows that J&K topped the chart in terms of cases registered under the UA(P) Act last year with the Union Territory alone […]
BUDGAM — A ten-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in Soibugh, area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday evening. An official told that a ten years old boy identified as Aehran Showkat Mir son of Showkat Ahmad Mir, a resident of Haran village of Soibugh in Budgam was taken by a […]
SRINAGAR — Unknown gunmen suspected to be militants shot dead a non-local labourer in Neehama area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district late on Friday. Official sources told the 35-year-old labourer identified as Shankar Choudary of Bihar was brought to district hospital Kulgam from Neehama where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. Dr Muzaffar Zargar, […]