Chief Secretary takes stock of arrangements for smooth opening of Durbar

Chief Secretary B B Vyas Sunday took stock of the arrangements put in place for opening of offices as part of the annual Durbar move to the summer capital Srinagar. The Civil Secretariat will start functioning in Srinagar from Monday, May 7, 2018. Chief Secretary visited the Civil Secretariat and inspected the arrangements in offices […]

Hundreds of students attended in absentia prayers for slain professor at Kashmir University

Hundreds of students attended in absentia prayers for slain professor at Kashmir University

Hundreds of KU student staged demonstration to protest the killing of Assistant professorHundreds of Kashmir University (KU) students including girls on Sunday marched through the campus to protest the killing of Assistant professor, Dr Rafi Bhat. Raising slogans in favour of Pakistan, Azadi and against India, the students also offered funeral prayers in-absentia for the […]

Saddam Padder: ‘He picked up gun when nobody dared to’

Saddam Padder: ‘He picked up gun when nobody dared to’

The last surviving militant Saddam Padder killed in Shopian encounter on Sunday. Pic courtesy: The Telegraph NewspaperThe last surviving militant commander in the 12-man Burhan group, Saddam padder, was killed in Shopian gun battle on Sunday. Padder, 32, a resident of Heff Sheermal village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, started participating in pro-freedom politics a […]