SRINAGAR — Three Kashmiri students were thrashed after unidentified men dragged them out their apartment in Mohali of Punjab and assaulted them. Two injured students have been hospitalized, reports said. The victims have been identified as Azaaan Elahi, Inam Nabi and Moin Fayaz, who hail from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district and North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. […]
JALANDHAR — Unidentified people stole shawls and cash worth over Rs five lakh from a rented room occupied by Kashmiri shawl retailers when they had gone outside to clear the transactions with local businessmen at Adhampur in District Jalandhar of Punjab. These Kashmiri shawl retailers are from Chandigam Lolab area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. […]
SRINAGAR — Weatherman on Wednesday forecast fresh spell of light rains and snow on weekend but ruled out any major wet weather by the end of this month. “A spell of light rain/snow is likely (60% chance) during January 22-23rd. Thereafter, mainly dry weather is expected from January 24 onwards till ending January,” an official […]
NEW DELHI — The Editors Guild of India Tuesday expressed anguish over the Kashmir Press Club (KPC) shutting down, after the Jammu & Kashmir administration said it had ceased to exist as a registered body and took over the premises. On Saturday, a few journalists accompanied by policemen reached the KPC and claimed to be […]
SRINAGAR — Stating that closure of Kashmir Press Club was unacceptable and unfair, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Tuesday urged the Lieutenant Governor led administration to revisit the decision. In a statement, JKPCC unequivocally condemned the closure of Kashmir Press Club by the administration and sought revocation of the closure order in the […]
SRINAGAR — The School Education Department on Tuesday directed the concerned authorities that no teaching staff shall be deployed for more than three month to the election office in any Deputy Commissioner’s office. The Principal Secretary of the Department in a circular has said, “Requests have been received from various Deputy Commissioners that the services […]
SRINAGAR — Expressing resentment over the closure of Kashmir Press Club by the administration, CPI (M) Secretary Ghulam Nabi Malik Tuesday said that closing club is an assault on the rights of the people. “This act is just a part of a policy which started with putting the registration of the club in abeyance. The […]
SRINAGAR — After a surge in Covid-19 cases, Kashmir University has asked its ‘infected’ employees to work from home but be accessible through cell phones and e-mails. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that over 50 teaching, non-teaching and Research Scholars have been tested positive for Covid-19 from the last 4 days. Joint Registrar […]
ANANTNAG — A family on Tuesday staged a protest at Shelipora Achabal here in this south Kashmir district, alleging murder of their daughter by her in-laws over dowry issue. The family and relatives of the lady, joined by neighbours, hit the street near Shelipora Achabal and demanded action against the in-laws of woman. Mohd Yousuf […]
SRINAGAR — Militants on Tuesday triggered off a low-intensity improvised explosive device at Ziyarat Qaimoh-Kader Road, the area falling between Yaripora and Qaimooh in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. There was no casualty reported in the incident which created panic in the area, a police officer told GNS. He said that soon a contingent […]