Government forces vandalise property, thrash residents in Pulwama villages, allege locals

Government forces vandalise property, thrash residents in Pulwama villages, allege locals

Srinagar: Army on Tuesday went on rampage in Malikpora and Rahmoo villages of Pulwama in south Sashmir during night and detained various youths, locals alleged. Local sources said that in Malikpora Pulwama forces ransacked public property. They said army resorted to beating people and breaking   windows and detained four youth. In another incident locals alleged […]

Never ending exploitation of private school teachers in Kashmir

Never ending exploitation of private school teachers in Kashmir

Srinagar: Right after finishing her Master’s degree in sociology in the year 2010 from Kashmir University, Rafia  went dashing from pillar to post in search of a job. After months of toil and depositing her academic bio-data at wherever she could cling to an opportunity, she ended up working as a teacher in one among the […]

Iran committed to nuke deal despite US sanction pressures

Iran committed to nuke deal despite US sanction pressures

Tehran: Asserting that  Iran respects the international regulations, including the non-proliferation treaties, oil-rich country’s President Hassan Rouhani said that the Islamic republic has been committed to its nuclear deal obligations over the past years and will remain to do so. Rouhani made the remarks on Tuesday at a conference in Switzerland’s capital Bern, with his […]

Traffic on Mughal road restored

Traffic on Mughal road restored

  Srinagar: Traffic on the national highway, connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, and historic Mughal road, was restored on Wednesday after disruption due to landslide, triggered by fresh rain during the night. The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway, linking Ladakh region with Kashmir, was through for traffic movement despite rain. ”We suspended […]

Doctor’s strike :Government invokes ESMA

Doctor’s strike :Government invokes ESMA

Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday decided to invoke Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) to deal with the strike called by the doctors in various health institutions of the State. “The Government can’t allow the hapless patients to suffer and in order to ensure that there is no disruption of healthcare services, it has […]

Two youth die after boat capsizes in Nageen Lake

Two youth die after boat capsizes in Nageen Lake

Srinagar: Two persons went missing after boat capsized here in Nigeen lake amid windstorm on Tuesday. Reports said a boat carrying four locals capsized after it was caught in windstorm in the lake. They said two among the four managed to swim back, while two are still missing Meanwhile, the dead body of one Muhammad […]

600 year old chinar tree uprooted in Shalimar garden

600 year old chinar tree uprooted in Shalimar garden

Srinagar : A six century old chinar tree was uprooted on Tuesday evening inside the Shalimar garden in Srinagar after heavy winds hit Central Kashmir. Reports said strong winds in evening swept through Shalimar Garden which led to uprooting of six centuries-old Chinar trees there. They said gusty winds on Tuesday uprooted six Chinar trees […]

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