Srinagar: Former vice chancellor of the University of Kashmir Professor Hamidi Kashmiri passed away late last night. Kashmiri was also a noted Urdu and Kashmiri poet and writer. He breathed his last at his residence in Srinagar. Kashmiri is credited with 50 books, Iqtishafi Tanqeed Ki Sheryat, Ainame Ibraaq, Mahasir Tanqeed, Riyasati Jammu Aur Kashmir Urdu Adab, […]
Srinagar: Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar on Thursday recorded the coldest December night in 28 years at minus 7.6 degrees celsius, partially freezing the Dal Lake and other water bodies. Kashmir is currently under the grip of ‘Chillai-Kalan’ – the 40-day harshest period of winter when the chances of snowfall are most frequent and maximum and the […]
Srinagar: Parts of Dal Lake and other water bodies besides residential water supply pipes froze over as severe winter conditions gripped Kashmir with this summer capital of the state recording season’s coldest day on Wednesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded maximum temperature of 3.7 degrees Celsius, five degrees below the normal for […]
Srinagar: The Government today ordered immediate attachment of Mushtaq Ahmad Salroo, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Pulwama, pending inquiry. According to an order issued by Secretary, School Education, A K Sahu, Salroo shall remain attached with Director School Education Kashmir while SoniSanam, I/C Principal, DIET Pampore shall hold the additional charge of the post of CEO […]
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman, Mohd Ashraf has condemned the nocturnal raids and the arrests of youth in Pulwama and described it as ‘dictatorial and unethical’. While strongly condemning night raids and arrest spree unleashed by state administration, Sehrai said that police and forces with their approach has created havoc in nook and corner of state and […]
Srinagar: Government Forces on Wednesday morning blasted the hideout used by militants in Armpora Tral village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. On December 22, six militants from Zakir Musa led Ansar Ghazwatul Hind were killed beside the said hideout. They were identified as Sahil Ahmed Akhoon from Armpora, Rasik Ahmed Mir, Rouf Ahmed Mir, Omar […]
Srinagar: J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) today said the interview of the shortlisted candidates for the posts of Assistant Storekeeper-Cum-Clerk (Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department) Divisional Cadre Kashmir, earlier scheduled on 17 December 2018, shall now be held on 31 December 2018. According to JKSSB spokesperson, provisionally shortlisted candidates should report at Camp […]
Srinagar: In a scathing attack, Deputy Mayor, Sheikh Imran has accused Srinagar Mayor Junaid Matoo and State Governor Satyapal Malik of being backed by the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). Expressing his resentment over the amendment in the act of finance and planning committee, which has given the charge of the said section of to the […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered the transfers of eleven Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. Out of the 11 officers shuffled, one was heading a division and four of them were heading the district units. Dr Shiv Dev Singh Jamwal, Inspector General of Police Jammu, has been posted as IGP (CIV), police […]
New Delhi: A P J Abdul Kalam could have returned as the president in 2012 with the backing of the BJP and the Trinamool Congress but with no support from the Congress and its allies, he pulled himself out of the race, a new book claims. Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee was then chosen as the […]
