SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday announced rescheduling examination calendar in Jammu and Kashmir to November-December. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function, the Chief Minister said that the examinations upto 9th class will be held in November this year. However he said, for classes 10th and 12th will be held […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) on Wednesday said it would stay away from the Union Territory’s foundation day celebrations on October 31 as it does not accept the status and wants restoration of statehood at the earliest. “No one from the party will attend the UT foundation day function as we don’t accept the status,” […]
SRINAGAR — Police have registered a case after several people were injured allegedly in clashes between the supporters of the National Conference (NC) and the BJP in Gurez area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said on Wednesday. Several people were injured after the rally of Gurez MLA Nazir Ahmad Khan, who is also […]
JAMMU — Encounters will keep taking place as long as militants keep infiltrating the country, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah asserted here on Wednesday. “Encounters will keep taking place. Militants will keep coming, and we will keep eliminating them,” Abdullah told reporters here. The politician was responding to a question about the killing of three […]
SRINAGAR — PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday called for the scrapping of the reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it can compromise the long-term quality and competence of institutions. In a post on X, Para said the J&K PSC 2023 results had only 40 per cent of candidates selected on “open merit,” despite […]
GUREZ — At least a dozen people were injured after MLA Gurez Nazir Ahmad Khan’s rally was attacked by a mob in Gujran area of Tulail in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district last evening, officials said. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the mob attacked the rally in Gujran, resulting in injuries to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is expected to experience mostly dry weather conditions until November 10, according to the Meteorological Department (MeT) forecast on Wednesday. “The Kashmir division will experience dry weather, while generally cloudy conditions are expected in a few areas of the Jammu division today,” said an official […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’ from the back lawns of the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Center (SKICC) here, marking the celebration of National Unity Day. This day honors the birth anniversary of independent India’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The event was attended by Chief Secretary Atal […]
SRINAGAR — Several places in the higher reaches of Kashmir on Tuesday received light snowfall and the Meteorological Department has forecast cloudy weather for two days with a possibility of light rain or snow in the upper areas of the valley, officials said here. Some areas like Gurez, in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, and Minimarg, […]
SRINAGAR — A student was injured during a scuffle between two groups near SP college in Srinagar on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. An official told news agency Kashmir News Observer that the student sustained injuries after being attacked with a sharp-edged weapon near SP college. He said that he was later taken to a nearby […]