Srinagar: Curfew-like restrictions are likely to continue Sunday in downtown Srinagar and some parts of north Kashmir in wake of call by pro-freedom groups for a complete shutdown against the killing of a teenager in Bandipora. “Officials at district administration stated that the restrictions shall continue to remain in force on the second consecutive day […]
SRINAGAR: The high altitude areas of Kashmir including the ski resort of Gulmarg experienced fresh snowfall on Saturday, while rains lashed Srinagar and other plains ending the brief respite from intense cold which had gripped the valley. Snowing in Gulmarg and other high altitude areas started this morning, while Srinagar and other plains were lashed […]
Srinagar: Authorities Saturday announced that all schools and colleges in the Kashmir Valley shall remain closed till March 20. The decision has been taken in view of water-logged schools and inclement weather forecast, said Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Shalendra Kumar, while addressing a news conference here. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com
SRINAGAR: Parallel factions of Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday condemned the killing of 18-year-old boy by government forces in Naidkhai area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday evening as “display of state-terrorism” and called for a complete shutdown on Sunday. Abdullah’s rule worst ever for Kashmiris: […]
Srinagar: All Kashmir University examinations including the PG Entrance Examinations-2014 scheduled to be held on March, 16 and 17 have been postponed. According to a university spokesperson, the examination of the postponed papers shall be held as per the rescheduled date-sheet already notified and available on university website www.kashmiruniversity.ac.in Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com
Srinagar: At least a dozen people, including three CRPF troopers and two women, were Saturday bitten by stray dogs in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Reports said a pack of stray dogs attacked and injured the people in Rahmoo village of Pulwama. The condition of two of the injured who were badly mauled by the […]
SRINAGAR: Opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday urged Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh to depute a central team to assess the damage done to the horticulture industry in Jammu and Kashmir due to recent snowfall. “My appeal to the Prime Minister is to depute a central team for assessment of losses to horticulture industry […]
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Traders Federation (KTF) Saturday criticized the state government for its failure to ease the sufferings of the business community, who have been hit by the recent snow and water logging. In a statemenst issued by the publicity chief of the federation Aijaz Shahdar, said a delegation of KTF under the presidentship of […]
SRINAGAR: In order to face the predicted heavy snowfall in the Valley and to ensure the availability of all essentials services, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Shailendra Kumar on Saturday said the divisional administration has geared up all men and machinery to face the challenge. Kumar was addressing a press conference here. He said that Metrological […]
Srinagar: Job of a judge is to find solution, not winner or loser, Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar of Supreme Court of India said here Saturday. “Good offices of Judges can do it,” he said after inaugurating the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centre, at Mominabad here. Justice Nijjar, who is the chairman, Mediation and Conciliation Project […]