Srinagar, Mar 04: After almost 20 months, Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) has been released from the house detention and is free to carry out his religious duties, sources said Thursday. The sources said that Mirwaiz has been released from house detention after a gap of almost 20 months. Sources said that Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz […]
Srinagar, Mar 04: An Army man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to death at BB Cant Army headquarters at Srinagar. An official said that an army man identified as Anoop Kumar of 105 BN (TA) Raj Riffle committed suicide by hanging himself near JCO point in Badami-Bagh Cantonment Srinagar. He said that investigation has […]
Srinagar, Mar 4: As the weatherman forecast wet weather on March 6 and 7, the minimum temperatures increased in Kashmir Valley, officials said on Thursday. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 3.9°C against 2.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.7°C above normal for this time of the […]
Srinagar, Mar 04: The Central government has extended the term of delimitation commission by one year and excluded the north-eastern states from its mandate. The Union Ministry of Law & Justice has issued a notification last night to extend the tenure of Justice (Retd.) Ranjana Desai, who is heading the panel, by one year. The […]
Srinagar, Mar 03: Amid rumors, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) on Wednesday said that it will declare the 12th class results on March-08. BOSE officials said that the results would be declared on March-08 at 5 Pm. Earlier the term end examinations of 10th and 12th standard of Kashmir division and winter […]
Baramulla, Mar 03: Ten teachers of three government schools in the Pattan area were suspended on Wednesday for being absent from their duties during school hours on Wednesday. An official said that during a surprise visit three government schools in Pattan area, 10 teachers were found absent from the school while the pay of absentees […]
Srinagar, Mar 03: The health department in Kashmir has five times hiked the application fee for the registration of genetic counselling centre, genetic laboratory, genetic clinic, ultrasound clinic centres and Imaging centre. Sources said that earlier for registration, diagnostic centres were submitting Rs 5,000 for five years but now the fee has been hiked five […]
Srinagar, Mar 3: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday reiterated that a person cannot be put under preventive detention on the grounds which formed basis of an earlier order that has either expired or has been quashed by a Court. Quashing a detention order under Public Safety Act against one Mushtaq Ahmad Wani alias […]
Srinagar, Mar 3:The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday took strong exception to the announcement of the Union Minority Affairs minister on setting up of two separate Waqf Boards for Sunni and Shia sects in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, terming the measure unacceptable and gross interference of religious affairs of Muslim Community. Criticizing the […]
Srinagar, Mar 3: National Conference Vice President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the renewed bilateral engagement between India and Pakistan after a long hiatus, saying the changed understanding of both the neighboring countries vis-à-vis Jammu and Kashmir will act as forerunner of peace and prosperity in the region. Commenting on a […]
