NEW DELHI — Muzzafar Iqbal Khan, a petitioner on Saturday approached the Supreme Court urging for an early hearing of the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories. Khan in his petition had challenged the abrogation and the Jammu and Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — The Asia’s largest tulip garden would likely be thrown open after March 20 while the authorities informed that no date has been decided so far with regard to reopening the picturesque garden as deliberations are on. Officials said that Commissioner Secretary, Parks Gardens and Floriculture, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad held a meeting today in […]
KULGAM — A female tutor deputed in Kulgam has alleged sexual harassment by officials at her workplace in a nursing college (GNM) in south Kashmir district. The woman has written to several higher officials in the local administration urging them to take strict action against the accused employees. In her complaint, the female teacher has […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Students Association on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for safely evacuating stranded students of Jammu and Kashmir from the conflict-hit Ukrine. In a Statement issued here, National Spokesperson of the Association, Nasir Khuehami expressed gratitude to all […]
PULWAMA — Avtar Singh Trali DDC Dadsara and Provincial Secretary Apni Party, presided over a progamme on International women’s day, celeberated in the premises of Block Devlopment Office Dadsara. Block Devlopment Officer Mr Farooq Ahmad Mir and BDC Chairperson Sakeena ji also attended the meeting. Some respectable women citizens, a big number of MGNREGA women […]
SHOPIAN — A CRPF man, who was on leave, was shot dead at his native village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday evening. An official said that a CRPF man identified as Mukhtar Ahmad of Check Chotipora Shopian was fired upon by the suspected militants at his native village on Saturday evening. He said […]
SRINAGAR — The Bandipora-Gurez road was thrown open for traffic on Saturday after remaining closed for more than three months following snowfall. The traffic on the 85 kilometer road stretch will be allowed in a controlled manner and the decision came as Border Roads Organization (BRO) completed the snow clearance operation in a record time […]
BUDGAM — A man died after a branch of a poplar fell on him in Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday. Official sources said that a labourer identified as Abdul Hamid Dar (52) son of Mohammad Akbar, a resident of Churpora Budgam was cutting down a poplar tree along with some other […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police Saturday said that Sarpanchs and Panchs, who are facing threats from militants are being provided safe accommodations in Srinagar and all other district headquarters. The police also said that among the four slain militants was one top JeM commander Khalid Bhai from Pakistan, who was active in South Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir has termed the recent order by Committee for Fixation and Regulation of Fee of Private Schools J&K (FFRC) regarding the hike in transportation fees as devoid of logic and having no legal basis. The Association said that it is unable to understand, on what basis has […]