JAMMU — Consistent erosion of Article 370 and denial of democracy alienated people in Jammu and Kashmir, CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami said on Sunday. The former legislator was responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement that although Article 370 was in place for decades, but there was no peace in Jammu and Kashmir. […]
MANCHESTER — A plane carrying a “Free Kashmir, 2,500 days occupied” banner was spotted during a football match in Manchester, leaving spectators surprised and amused. The incident happened during the Crystal Palace vs Manchester United match, which was taking place at the Old Trafford — a football stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is still […]
SRINAGAR — Amid an outcry over the depiction of last messenger of Islam in a class 7 textbook in circulation across various valley-based educational institutions, District administration Srinagar has sought an First Information Report be lodged against the Delhi-based publication house alongside a local distributor here on Sunday. The Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr. Syed […]
SRINAGAR — Board of School Education has directed all schools in Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh not to use the contentious class 7 ‘History and Civics’ textbook over the depiction of last messenger of Islam. “All the schools of UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh affiliated either with CBSE, JKBOSE or […]
POONCH — At least thirteen passengers on board a bus had a near death experience after a bus carrying them skid off road along Bhimber Gali in Poonch district on Sunday evening. An official told that the bus bearing registration number JK02AW 6457 was on its way from Jammu to Poonch when the incident occured. […]
SRINAGAR — Two militants of Lashker-e-Toiba were arrested in south Kahsmir’s Shopian district on Sunday, police said. A police spokesperson in a statement said that police along with security forces arrested Shahid Ahmad Gaine son of Gulzar Ahmad Ganie of Doomwani Keegam and his close associate, Kifayat Ayoub Alie son of Mohd Ayoub Alie of […]
SRINAGAR — Amid prevailing inclement weather conditions, authorities on Sunday afternoon directed for closure of Mughal road for all sorts of vehicular traffic. DTI Mughal road, Qasim Ahmed told GNS the road has been closed in view of slippery road conditions in the aftermath of heavy snow over the terrain. “It has been decided to […]
SRINAGAR — Delhi-based Publication house ‘Jay Cee Publications Private Limited’ Sunday evening tendered apology, calling it ‘unintentional mistake’ over the depiction of last messenger of Islam in its History & Civics book for class seven. The Director of publication house JC Goyal in a handout said “Most humbly and respectfully, I J.C Goyal, Director of […]
SRINAGAR — A BSF intermediary in unauthorised possession of five lac rupees cash was on Saturday evening held by police in Sopore in Baramulla district, sources said. They said that one Ishfaq Ahmad Khan son of Aziz Khan was intercepted by a police team in Tarzoo area. Upon frisking, the police team recovered five lac […]
SRINAGAR — Rains lashed plains while upper reaches in Jammu & Kashmir Valley and Ladakh experienced snowfall on Sunday, officials said. With overnight cloud cover, most places other than Gulmarg recorded above sub-zero temperature during the night for the first time in many days. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar had 2.1mm […]