SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar has expressed deep dismay over continuous closure of Jamia Masjid and house detention of Mirwaiz Mohammad Umar Farooq since August 2019, thus completing two and a half years in house detention. In a statement, Anjuman said that Mirwaiz is forcibly being prevented from fulfilling from his traditional religious […]
Zubair-Ul-Islam SRINAGAR — All the educational institutions in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are likely to re-open for in-person or offline classes from Monday, 7th of February 2022. All the educational institutions including coaching centers, skill training institutions will re-open for all the vaccinated students from Monday, sources said. They said that the […]
SRINAGAR — At least three employees of Power Development Department (PDD) were on Friday injured after they received an electric shock in Rawalpora area of Srinagar. Official sources said that three PDD employees electrocuted while repairing service line in Rawalpora area. The trio identified as Nazir Ahmad, Tariq Ahmad and Ghulam Muhammad were immediately rushed […]
SRINAGAR — Scores of aspirants, who qualified the exams for the posts in Health and Medical Education department, Friday staged a protest here, demanding authorities to declare final selection list. According to the protesters, the advertisement notification for the posts were declared in March 2021 and subsequently, the exams were held in August last year. […]
SRINAGAR — The authorities at Srinagar International Airport on Friday said that flights scheduled on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the month of February and March will not operate after 5 pm due to planned repair activities on the runway on these days. According to a statement, a spokesperson said that they are commencing the […]
SRINAGAR — A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident near Parimpora area of Srinagar on Friday afternoon. Official sources said that a motorcyclist identified as Khalid Ganie, 25, son of Abdul Khaliq Ganie of Mazhama, Budgam was injured in a road accident near highway Parimpora area of Srinagar. They said that he was shifted […]
SRINAGAR — Light rain and snow continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast improvement in weather beginning Friday morning. An official of the IMD said, “Weather is likely to improve from Friday morning onwards as we are expecting dry weather during the next 48 hours in […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir government has withdrawn all the posts referred to the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Services Selection Board (SSB) before October 31, 2019, for which selections have not been finalized till date. In a communique, the General Administration Department has informed the PSC and SSB that the administrative council has […]
BUDGAM — A central reserve police force (CRPF) trooper died of cardiac arrest at Srinagar airport on Friday morning. Sources said that a trooper identified as Deepak Dass who was posted at E/35 Batallion CRPF, Budgam died on Friday morning after he collapsed all of a sudden while performing his duty at Drop gate of […]
SRINAGAR — In Kashmir valley, COVID-19 has left a huge learning gap among the school students at different levels, officials said on Thursday. The Directorate of School Education at Kashmir division has said, “Pandemic and lockdowns have reduced the offline interactions of students and teachers to a greater extent resulting in learning gaps among children.” […]