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Govt bans posting of teachers in Zonal Education Offices

Govt bans posting of teachers in Zonal Education Offices

Srinagar: Director School Education Kashmir Dr. G.N. Itoo has said in a meeting with Joint Directors and Chief Education Officers (CEOs) of Kashmir Division that no teacher will be allowed to work in Zonal Education Offices. The meeting was organised to review the implementation of the directions of the state government regarding detachment of the […]

Tehreek-e-Hurriyat elects Sehraie as chairman

Tehreek-e-Hurriyat elects Sehraie as chairman

By Salaar Khan Srinagar: Senior huriyat leader,  Ashraf Sehraie has been officially appointed as the chairman of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) after he emerged victorious through a voting process over the past few days. Sehraie secured 410 votes out of the total 433 votes. The voting process in TeH was going on from past few days. […]

Three militants killed in Tanghdar Sector

Three militants killed in Tanghdar Sector

  Srinagar: Three militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter near Line Of Control (LoC) in Tanghdar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday evening. A police officer said that soldiers of 6 Garwhal manning the fence at Baltherian Post challenged the movement of a group of infiltrators today evening. “After being challenged […]

Former UN chief and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan dies aged 80

Former UN chief and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan dies aged 80

ACCRA/GENEVA Aug 18 (Reuters) Former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80, his foundation said on Saturday. Annan, a Ghanaian national, died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday, two of his close associates said. In Geneva, the Kofi Annan Foundation […]

Imran Khan sworn in as new Prime Minister of Pakistan

Imran Khan sworn in as new Prime Minister of Pakistan

  Islamabad: An Oxford educated and world renowned cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan was on Saturday sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath to the 65-year-old former captain of Pakistan cricket team. Mr Khan took the oath in Urdu. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Khan was elected as […]

Cross LoC gunfire in Karnah: Two civilians injured

Cross LoC gunfire in Karnah: Two civilians injured

Kupwara: Two civilians have sustained injuries in Karnah after India Pakistan traded gunfire on late Friday night along Line Of Control at Karnah in northern Kashmirs Kupwara district. Injured has been identified as Jahangir Ahmad and Zameer Ahmad, but officials added that their injuries are not grievous “During heavy cross border shelling, some pieces or […]

Army soldier killed in brief shootout in Handwara

Army soldier killed in brief shootout in Handwara

Srinagar:  An army soldier was killed in an encounter at Kralgund area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday morning. A police officer said that army’s 32 RR launched a cordon-and-search-operation at Kachlu village during wee hours today. As such the cordon was laid and the troops intensified the searches, the militants opened fire […]

Article 35 A row: JRL calls for Shutdown on August 26, 27

Article 35 A row: JRL calls for Shutdown on  August 26, 27

Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership on Friday called for a complete shutdown on August 26 and 27 against  attempts to scrap state subject laws that give special status to state of Jammu and Kashmir in constitution of India barring non state subjects from buying property in the state. JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar […]