KULGAM — The education sector in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district is struggling due to numerous vacant key positions, including the Chief Education Officer (CEO), Deputy CEO, and 16 principals, among 170 posts, thereby impacting the quality of education in the district severely. Figures accessed by the news agency Kashmir News Observer reveal that one position […]
PATHANKOT — The Punjab Police and Army personnel on Wednesday conducted a search operation after a woman spotted seven “suspicious” men in a village in Pathankot district. A sketch of one of the suspects has also been released, said a senior police official. The woman informed the police that seven “suspicious” men came to her […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan is trying to disturb peace in Jammu to hinder its progress but every drop of people’s blood shed by militants will be avenged, Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha said here on Wednesday. The LG’s remarks came in the backdrop of a series of militant attacks in the Jammu region over the last […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday blamed the lieutenant governor’s administration in Jammu and Kashmir for the “deteriorating” security situation in Jammu region where terrorists have stepped up attacks on security forces over the last few months. He said the present adminstration has been “careless” with regards to security grid in […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday claimed that there is nothing in the Union Budget for Jammu and Kashmir, terming it as a “coalition bachao budget” with focus on Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. Abdullah said he thinks this is the first time that “coalition compulsions” are visible […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Wednesday demanded the restoration of the Union Territory’s statehood before the assembly elections, saying otherwise, a “puppet” government would have no powers. “Had we come to power at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections, we would have restored J-K’s statehood in one week. The […]
KATHMANDU — A private airlines’ Pokhara-bound plane crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here, killing 18 of the 19 people on board. The pilot of the Saurya Airlines plane survived the crash and was taken to hospital, officials said. The crash took place when the aircraft veered off the runway and burst […]
SRINAGAR — Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said this year, Rs 3,694 crore has been allocated for the ongoing railway projects in Jammu and Kashmir, while the “dream project” Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) is nearing completion and will be inaugurated soon. Addressing media in Delhi, the minister, as per news agency Kashmir News […]
NEW DELHI — Militants active in Jammu and Kashmir will either land in jail or be sent to ‘jahannum’ (hell), Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday while asserting that the Modi government has zero tolerance for militancy. Rai was replying to a supplementary question from Congress […]
ANANTNAG — In the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, IGP Kashmir, V.K. Birdi, convened a Joint Security Review Meeting at Nunwan Base Camp, Pahalgam. The meeting was attended by a range of stakeholders, including Police officers, Army, CAPF forces, NDRF, SDRF, MRT, Base Camp directors, Security, Traffic, Fire Services, and intelligence agencies. IGP Kashmir directed all Security […]