Srinagar: Tral township in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district is observing a complete shutdown on the fourth consecutive day Tuesday against the militant killings. Witnesses said that all shops and business establishments are shut in the town while public transport is mostly off the roads. Six Ansar Gazwatul Hind militants were killed by government forces during a […]
Srinagar: Strongly condemning the continuous arrests in Kashmir, Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) has said that even all the jails have been filled, and New Delhi is busy in intimidating their political opponents by using police and other government forces. A spokesperson of JKDFP in a statement strongly condemned the acts of prolonging the detention […]
Jammu: Residents of Jammu woke up to a chilly morning Tuesday as the night temperature had plunged to 4.1 degrees Celsius the season’s lowest so far. Earlier on December 17, the city of temples had recorded a low of 4.4 degrees Celsius. The upward trend in the mercury marked a dip on Monday when the […]
Srinagar:Islamic University of Science and Technology announced winter vacations from January 1 to February 16, 2019. According to an order by the (IUST), “The winter vacation shall be observed in the university by all teaching staff excluding deans and heads in-charge of the Department/centres/coordinator polytechnic IUST from January 1 to February 16, 2019.including the government […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister on Tuesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party government over changing names of cities and places in India. The former J&K Chief Minister during whose reign more than 100 civilians were killed by government forces, took to twitter, and said that the […]
Srinagar: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent more troops to Syria’s border on Monday ahead of an imminent US withdrawal, threatening a Kurdish militia there as a US delegation prepared for talks on the pullout, AFP reported. US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw 2,000 US troops from northern Syria has dismayed many of Washington’s allies, […]
Srinagar: Christmas celebrations in Kashmir are likely to miss the traditional snowfall this year as an unabated cold wave continues on Tuesday with the Met denying any possibility of rain or snow till New Year. There was no relief from the severe cold that has been lashing the valley for a fortnight with minimum temperatures reaching […]
Srinagar: At least 238 militants, 86 forces personnel and 37 civilians were killed in militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir this year (as on December 2), according to a report of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The MHA’s annual report said in the preceding year (2017), 213 militants were killed in Jammu and Kashmir, while 80 […]
Srinagar: University of Kashmir (KU) on Monday announced winter vacations for main and satellite campuses from January 1, 2019, to February 28, 2019. According to an order the Varsity said that the teaching departments of the main and satellite campuses, Kashmir, shall close for winter vacations. “However, all the Departmental offices shall function normally and […]
JAMMU: The Governor’s Administration has approved the new Jammu and Kashmir Compensatory Afforestation Fund Rules, 2018 for the State. The new rules will further streamline working of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) and institutionalize concurrent monitoring of works executed under the CAMPA funds. Giving details Commissioner Secretary Forest, Ecology and Environment, […]
