Srinagar: Classes remained suspended on Tuesday in the colleges and universities in the Kashmir valley as a precautionary measure in view of prevailing situation following killing of seven persons in security force action on demonstrators. Three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants, including an army deserter and a soldier were also killed in an encounter at Sirnoo […]
Srinagar: Parts of Pulwama district in southern Kashmir are shut for the fourth consecutive day against civilian killings in Sirnoo village of the district on Saturday. Witnesses said that all shops and other business establishments are shut while transport remained off the roads in major towns of the district. The colleges, coaching centres and other […]
Srinagar:Dead body of a driver was recovered from his torched vehicle at Reshnagri village of southern Kashmir’s Shopian district. Witnesses said that a driver identified as Shahnawaz Ahmad Sheikh son of Muhammad Yousuf Sheikh, a resident of Yaar DH Pora Kulgam was found in his vehicle bearing registration JK03B-8862. Local residents said that the place […]
Srinagar: An intense cold wave continued in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Tuesday, dropping the minimum temperatures below the freezing point, the weather office said. The MET Department said that same weather condition with a further drop in the night temperatures was likely to continue for another week. The minimum temperatures in […]
New Delhi: Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, cross-border terrorism and attempts to radicalise youth will top the agenda of the annual conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police to be held at the site of the tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat, beginning December 20, officials said Monday. Issues like clashes […]
Srinagar: The Islamic University of Science and technology Awantipora announced postponement of examinations scheduled for Tuesday, 18-12-2018. “It is notified for the information of all the concerned that the university examinations scheduled for Tuesday 18-12-2018 at Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora have been postponed,” a spokesperson of the varsity said. New dates, […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said Monday that justice to victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots was delayed but not denied. “Justice delayed but not denied. #84riots,” Abdullah tweeted after the Delhi High Court convicted six persons, including Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, in an anti-Sikh riots case. The riots, in which thousands […]
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar should be allowed to deal with his illness without pressure and “tamasha” (spectacle), National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Monday. Abdullah’s comment came after photographs on Sunday showed Parrikar inspecting a bridge under construction on the Mandovi river in Panaji on Sunday. The chief minister, who is suffering from […]
Srinagar: Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar on Monday recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 4.8 Degrees Celsius as the night temperatures dipped further at most places across Jammu and Kashmir. MeT officials said that Leh recorded the night’s lowest temperature at minus 16.1 degrees Celsius while neighbouring Kargil recorded a minimum temperature of minus […]
Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (SSB) Monday postponed the interview for the post of Naib Tehsildar & Counselling and document verification of shortlisted candidates for the post of Assistant storekeeper cum Clerk scheduled to be held today. “The new date for today’s interview & Counselling cum document verification shall be announced separatelym” a spokesoerson […]
