Srinagar: A panchayat ghar was set ablaze by unidentified persons in this north Kashmir district, official sources said here. A building, housing panchayat at Heewan Sheeri in Baramulla, was set afire by unidentified persons on Friday night. However, fire tenders were rushed to the spot from different areas to douse the flames. Local and police […]
Srinagar: Class work resumed on Saturday after remaining suspended in the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora, in south Kashmir. Class work and all scheduled examinations of the university were postponed on Thursday after several buses were damaged due to stone pelting on Wednesday afternoon by demonstrators who hit the streets near the university […]
Srinagar: Hundreds of vehicles, including trucks loaded with essential and oil tankers, left different parts of Jammu region for Kashmir valley on Saturday as only one-way traffic will continue to ply on the highway till further orders. Ladakh-bound vehicles stranded at Sonamarg in the central Kashmir district of Ganderbal, were allowed to leave to cross […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was Saturday placed under house arrest while the head office of the amalgam at Rajbagh was also sealed. Hurriyat Conference (M) was supposed to hold a one-day workers convention at the head office. “One day #Hurriyat workers /delegate session barred! Put again under #HouseArrest! Rajbagh office of […]
Srinagar: The Governor’s Administration is contemplating to change the procedure for grant of Permanent Resident Certificates (PRC) and Revenue Department has dashed a communication to the Financial Commissioner Revenue, Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners seeking their comments and suggestions. Jammu based daily Excelsior quoting sources reported that Governor Satya Pal Malik is receiving complaints regarding undue […]
Srinagar: Minimum temperatures across Kashmir valley plummeted on Saturday with Leh in Ladakh region recording minus 9 degrees Celsius. Weather department officials told Kashmir Reader that Kargil recorded a temperature of minus 8.5. Srinagar city recorded minus 1.4, Pahalgam minus 5 and Gulmarg minus 3.3. Jammu city recorded 9.6, Katra 9, Batote 5.9, Bannihal 7.9 and Bhaderwah 2.3 degrees Celsius.
Srinagar: Polling for the 6th phase of Panchayat elections is underway across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The Polling began at 8 in the morning and will conclude at 2 in the afternoon. Voting for the 6th phase is being held at 3,174 polling stations with 410 in Kashmir and 2,764 in Jammu. 7,156 candidates are […]
Jammu: The BJP Friday condemned the propaganda launched by some Kashmir-based political and other socio-economic organisations against the State Administrative Council’s (SAC) decision to convert the J&K Bank into a PSU. It said there is an urgent need for transparency in the operation of the bank which has been under cloud for rising NPAs and back […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) on Friday organized a protest march at Hyderpora in uptown Srinagar against the “gross human rights violations” committed allegedly by Indian forces across Jammu and Kashmir. The protestors, displayed placards and banners to highlight their demands to safeguard their political and civil rights with reference to the movement for right to […]
Jammu: A professor of Jammu University triggered a controversy by allegedly referring to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh as a “terrorist”, prompting authorities to set up a panel to probe the matter. While delivering a lecture at the department of political science on Thursday, Prof Mohammad Tajuddin allegedly made the reference. Soon after students took up […]
