SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar has expressed strong resentment over the decision by authorities to once again disallow Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar for the 20th straight week. While condemning the ‘police action’, the Auqaf said in a statement said that it is unable to understand that on the one […]
REASI — A father-son duo from Punjab has been arrested for allegedly duping a person on pretext of construction of a residential house in Reasi district, police said on Friday. Police said that a written complaint was lodged in Police Station Reasi by one Ghulam Rasool of Reasi, claiming that Muhammad Sharif, son of Roshan […]
SRINAGAR — The University of Kashmir, Dargah Hazratbal Srinagar and its campuses shall observe winter vacation from January 1, 2022, the authorities announced on Friday. According to notification issued by Joint Registrar, Academic Affairs at Kashmir University, all the teaching Departments of the University and its satellite campuses shall observe winter vacations w.e.f 1st January, […]
SRINAGAR — Private Schools’ Association Jammu and Kashmir will not compromise on quality education especially the curriculum followed by various schools across Jammu and Kashmir. The association strongly condemns all the controversial content in some books that has surfaced during past few days. PSAJK has already constituted a committee to check the content of all […]
SRINAGAR — Three tourists and a local driver were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that a Sumo vehicle bearing registration number JK05D 2892 on way to Gulmarg skidded off the road near Hilltop Crossing, resulting in […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police Friday claimed to have arrested two ‘militant associates’ linked with banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba in a joint operation with army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles and 181 Battalion CRPF in Chadoora area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Identifying the arrested ‘associates’ as Imran Majeed Magray son of Abdul Majeed, a resident […]
SRINAGAR — The policeman who had sustained critical injuries after hit by a load-carrier while performing his duty in Rainawari area of Srinagar succumbed to his injuries. While divulging information about the incident, a police officer told news agency Kashmir News Trust that on 13 December this month, a load carrier (JK01C-3906) hit a police […]
SRINAGAR — British Musician and founding member of the former rock band Pink Floyd has called out Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the arrest of Human Rights activist, Khurram Parvez This comes amid calls from the various international human rights organization seeking an immediate release Parvez. “Hey Modi, leave Khurram alone!” the musician said while […]
SRINAGAR — Inspectors General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Friday visited family of late ASI Mohd Ashraf Dar at Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Dar was killed in a militant attack couple of days ago at Bijbhera in Anantnag district of South Kashmir. Accompanied by other Police officers, the IGP offered condolences to […]
SRINAGAR — Barring famous resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam, the minimum temperature settled at above freezing point in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K recorded a low of 2.4 against last night’s 2.6°C and had rainfall of 1.3mm in last 24 hours […]