SRINAGAR — Militants shot at a policeman at Sadpora Safakadal area of Srinagar this evening. Sources said, that unknown gunmen fired upon a police constable who was in civies. Sources added that police constable suffered injuries to neck and has been shifted to SKIMS where he succumbed to his injuries. The police constable has been […]
High suicide rate in Kashmir valley alarming,experts sounds alarm Sahil Gulzar SRINAGAR — An increasing number of suicides is an alarming situation in Kashmir valley and a matter of concern these days. It is a social evil and threat to mankind and humanity itself as a whole. Suicide estimates suggest fatalities worldwide could rise to […]
NEW DELHI — The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Friday demanded that the FIR lodged by the Uttar Pradesh Police against a news portal and some journalists for circulating a video clip of an elderly Muslim man on social media be withdrawn immediately. It said “this wanton use of the law” to criminalise reporting […]
ZUBAIR UL ISLAM SRINAGAR — Education is a fundamental and universal human right. Societies should make every effort to sustain it, by any means necessary. States, which are recognized under international law as duty bearers for fulfilling the right to education, bear the responsibility to facilitate and provide education, as well as respect and protect […]
KULGAM — Police arrested a milkman for allegedly selling liquor to drunkards in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Local sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a milkman instead of milk was selling liquor bottles to drunkards in Damhal Hanjipora area of Kulgam. Shortly after receiving information, a police party from DH Pora raided the […]
Enquiry initiated, legal action to be taken against involved persons: DC Bandipora SRINAGAR — A family allegedly attacked a medical team on Thursday in Zuban locality of Chuntimulla village in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district after they tried to persuade them to get vaccinated against COVID-19. An official told that the medical team while conducting a […]
SRINAGAR — Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir Thursday expressed serious concern over the reluctance of the majority of people in Srinagar to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The MMU has stressed upon people to shun vaccine hesitancy and get administered for the shots to save themselves, their fellows and society from the deadly virus. MMU, […]
BANDIPORA — Famous Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday donated 1 crore for the construction of school building at Neeru village in Tulail along the Line of Control in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Sources told that the superstar donated 1 crore for the construction of school building after he visited Neeru village today afternoon. They […]
SRINAGAR — Scores of youth, who had applied for posts advertised by SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) last year, on Thursday staged a protest against the management for withdrawing 66 posts a few days ago. The aggrieved aspirants assembled at Srinagar’s press enclave and chanted slogans in favour of their demands. Zubair Ahmad, a […]
SRINAGAR — Two youth on Thursday allegedly committed suicide in Batamaloo and Nowgam areas of Srinagar respectively, by hanging themselves at their respective homes. Official sources told that a 27-year old youth and 24-year-old youth hanged themselves at their homes in the wee hours today. They identified them as Taha Mohi-ud-din (27) of Batamaloo and […]