BANDIPORA — Chief Education Officer (CEO) Bandipora on Thursday asked the principals and Headmasters of 16 schools to explain their position as to why their institution has performed poorly in the recently declared Class 10th results. An order issued by CEO reads that “The result of 10th class annual examination 2021 was declared recently and […]
SRINAGAR — A day after heavy snowfall wrecked havoc in Kashmir, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Thursday claimed to have restored nearly 90 per cent of electricity across the Valley till this evening. Managing Director, KPDCL, Dr. Basharat Qayoom said that almost 98 per cent of the electricity has been restored in […]
SRINAGAR — Police here in North Kashmir’s Sopore town Thursday reunite missing elderly man from Budgam with his family nearly after two months with local populace thanking Station House Officer (SHO) Tarzoo for his strenuous effort. According to the reports, an elderly man who identified himself as Abdul Salaam Mir, a resident of Goeigam Magam […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Students Association here today urged Union External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar to take immediate measures and make special arrangements for the safe and secure evacuation of students from Jammu and Kashmiri stranded in war-hit Ukraine as tensions over a possible Russian invasion mounted. In a statement, Association said that […]
SRINAGAR — As fate of six missing persons from remote Warwan area of Kishtwar district hangs in the balance, authorities on Thursday launched a “rescue mission” to search them at Margan Top in Anantnag. “One team is proceeding by road alongwith snow cutter machine and JCB, headed by SDM. It is accompanied by Tehsildar, MED […]
SRINAGAR — Police along with security forces have arrested 03 active Militants including two hybrid militants of proscribed militant outfit LeT from Budgam and Baramulla. Besides, 01 militant associate was also arrested. Incriminating materials, arms & ammunition have been recovered from their possession. Acting on specific information about presence of Militants in Aarath area of […]
SRINAGAR — An army soldier died after coming under a shed that collapsed due to snow inside Badami Bagh Cantonment area of Srinagar city. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a soldier of Field Ordnance Depot) was standing beside a shed when its roof collapsed leaving the soldier injured. He was shifted to […]
URI — Armed forces on Thursday arrested a man from Bangladesh in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district for traveling to India without any passport. Sources said that the Indian army handed over a Bangladeshi national to Jammu and Kashmir Police after detaining him in border area Uri. Uri is very close to the LoC (Line of […]
J&K Rajbhawan initiates process to bring back all students safely, say officials; JK Students Association issues SoS, helpline numbers SRINAGAR — As Russia announced military operations in Ukraine, at least 180 Kashmiri students are stuck in Ukraine while as Jammu and Kashmir administration has initiated measures to bring back all the students on war footing […]
SRINAGAR — Weatherman on Thursday forecast “moderate rain and snow at scattered places of J&K” in next 48 hours and dry weather thereafter till February end. “As expected, rain/snow decreased significantly since last night but weather is overcast in Kashmir, cloudy in Jammu and partly to generally cloudy in Ladakh,” said a meteorological department, adding, […]