SRINAGAR — An elderly woman was allegedly killed by her non-local servant at her home in Lal Bazar area of Srinagar on Thursday. The accused has, however, been arrested on way to Jammu, five hours after committing the crime. Official sources said that a lady identified as Mala Puffi, 85, wife of Late Ghulam Ahmad […]
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NIA raids at 4 places in Kashmir, one arrested
SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided at multiple locations in Kashmir and arrested an accused in a ‘militancy conspiracy’ case “Today, NIA conducted searches at four locations in Sopore and Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir and arrested one accused person identified as Irfan Tariq Antoo of Kral Tang, Sopore in a case […]
Kashmiri children addiction to internet worrisome, says experts
SRINAGAR — Mobile phones, which were originally designed for communication purposes are currently being abused for a variety of ways. Playing internet games has become a frequent tendency among the kids in this digital era. Experts believe that rather than seeing technological advancements as a blessing for improving one’s intellectual ability, young people have come […]
Bizzare! School Edu Deptt ‘unaware of mature stay of teaching staff’
SRINAGAR — Strange but true is the fact that the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) is either unaware of the posting of some of its teachers who have not been transferred even after a decade or is least interested in bringing major transformations in the department. The teachers at government-run-schools believe that the ATD […]
Hurriyat condemns arrest of mother-daughter duo
SRINAGAR — All Parties Hurriyat Conference on Thursday condemned the arrest of a woman and her daughter by the authorities for sloganeering near the military operation site in Srinagar. On 13 December, police said that two militants were killed in a military operation conducted by a joint team of armed forces in Rangreth area of […]
‘Objectionable Content’ found in Urdu book of Class 5 & 3, PSAJK’s expert committee recommends banning of books
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — An Expert Committee of Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir that was tasked to check the content of schools books in Kashmir has recommended banning of two Urdu books for class 5 and class 3, after finding objectionable content in the book. The Expert Committee while presenting its findings before the […]
Government hanging sword over the heads of people, says Sajad Lone
SRINAGAR — While condemning the arrest of mother-daughter duo, Jammu Kashmir Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Lone on Thursday said that stick approach adopted by the government won’t yield any results. “It is condemnable and shameful act. We can’t live at a place where the government after every hour wants to convey a message to people […]
Only 10% of legislators can become ministers in J-K as Union Territory
SRINAGAR — At a time when the political parties are gearing up to take part in the assembly elections, likely to be held next year, there would be no more than 10 percent of the Council of Ministers in the Legislative Assembly under the newly-established Union Territory (UT) of Jammu Kashmir. The political parties in […]
PIA marked aircraft-shaped baloon found in Rajouri village
RAJOURI — An aircraft shaped ballon with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) mark over it has been found in a village of Nowshera in Rajouri district that has now been seized by police, officials said Thursday. Officials said that this ballon was found lying near a house in Dandani village of Nowshera sub division of Rajouri […]
‘Moderate To Heavy’ Snowfall Likely In J&K, Ladakh From Dec 23-25: MeT
SRINAGAR — Weatherman on Thursday forecast widespread “moderate to heavy” snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh from December 23 to 25. There are currently reports about light snowfall in Gurez, Sonmarg, Zojila-Drass axis, said an official of the MeT office here. “As on date, widespread moderate to heavy snowfall (at some places) is most […]









