SRINAGAR — Taking strong exception to merger of schools by Chief Education Officers sans approval by competent authority, Director School Education Kashmir has strictly refrained them from issuing any such orders, terming them same as “sheer misuse of official authority and overstepping.” The DESK has also withdrawn all such orders. In an order issued here, […]
KUPWARA — Hailstorm wreaked havoc in many villages of Kupwara district causing damage to apple orchards walnut trees on Monday afternoon. Reports reaching to GNS said that some villages including Puthwari Nowgam, Reshwari , Yahama, Mawerbala, Lawoosa Qalamabad Audoora, Shatgund bala and Drangsoo the hailstorm started at 5.32 pm and lasted for about 8 minutes […]
SRINAGAR — A Sarpanch from Kupwara and driver of SRTC bus were killed and three PRI members besides two policemen were injured when a bus they were travelling in met with an accident near Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Official sources told that SRTC bus carrying PRIs and policemen had a head-on […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing after summer vacation the pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of senior […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh during the previous 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast light rain in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “Light rain is likely to occur in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” said an official of the MeT department. Srinagar […]
PULWAMA — Three militants of Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Pahoo area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Sunday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Pahoo following […]
PULWAMA — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Pahoo area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir on Sunday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Pahoo following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. They said […]
SRINAGAR — Mentally unsound person was on Sunday found dead in a canal in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a mentally unsound man identified as Mohammad Anwar Lone, son of Ambir Lone of Nehama area of Pulwama was found dead in a canal. Police in the meantime reached […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained cloudy in J&K during the previous 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department on Sunday forecast dry weather with clear sky during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry and hot with clear sky in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department said. […]
GUWAHATI (ASSAM) — Armed forces are in favour of the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said days after the Centre reduced the areas under AFSPA in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland. “The three wings of our defence forces want Armed Forces Special Powers Act […]