Media bodies in Kashmir react to IGP’s diktat

Media bodies in Kashmir react to IGP’s diktat

Say barring journalists from news gathering amounts to stopping them from performing professional duties Srinagar: Media bodies in Kashmir on Wednesday unanimously voiced concern against the statement attributed to Inspector General of Police Kashmir asking media persons not to come ‘closer to encounter sites and law and order situations’. Soon after Cordon and Search Operation […]

Prevailing weather ripe for fruit set, even if it rains: Experts

Prevailing weather ripe for fruit set, even if it rains: Experts

Shopian: The prevailing weather conditions in Kashmir are ripe for proper germination of flowers and fruit set, horticulture experts say. Cold temperature below 1 degree Centigrade can affect the process but current temperatures are higher than that, though light showers that occasionally occur will reduce bee movement, which is vital for pollination, they say. Since […]

Cop, retired army man, woman arrested for rape of minor in Kulgam

Cop, retired army man, woman arrested for rape of minor in Kulgam

Disclosure about arrests comes 5 days after case filed by police Anantnag: Four persons, including a policeman, a retired army man, and a woman, were arrested on April 2 for allegedly raping a minor girl soon after her family filed a complaint, here in Qazigund area of Kulgam district. Police issued a press release on […]

The environment is protected by cooperation

The environment is protected by cooperation

Allah Almighty has blessed the land of Kashmir with soothing and beautiful landscapes. The weather here, the streams, the waterfalls, the mountains, the culture, the hospitality of the place is unparalleled. Poets, writers, scholars have endowed Kashmir with the title of Paradise. If any class of person or individual tries to harm this beauty, it […]

Book Review: A pragmatic resolution of love’s complications

Book Review: A pragmatic resolution of love’s complications

Title: Fib of a Dreamer Author: Junaid Altaf Genre: Fiction Pages: 110 Publisher: Lieper Publications Price: Rs 220 Fib of a Dreamer is the debut novel of Junaid Altaf, who hails from Pulwama and is a student at Govt Degree College Pulwama. The main theme of the novel is love, casteism, drug addiction, and failure. […]

Good rains boost generation at LJHEP Uri

Good rains boost generation at LJHEP Uri

BARAMULLA: Due to the incessant rains and wet weather from past month, Lower Jhelum Hydro electric power Project (LJHEP) is generating more than 100 megawatts electricity from the month of March. Official sources of the LJHEP project said that the project was generating around 50 megawatt electricity in the months of November and December while […]

Fire causes massive damage to Girls High School Kakapora

Pampore: Building of a government high school was damaged in a fire incident in Kakapora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday night. Officials told Kashmir Reader that fire broke out in a government girls high school building in Kakapora on Tuesday late night at 01 am which damaged the building. Later, fire tenders […]

Block Diwas held at Pampore, DC Pulwama given warm welcome

Block Diwas held at Pampore, DC Pulwama given warm welcome

Pampore: Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Baseer-Ul- Haq Choudary Wednesday visit Saffron town Pampore on the eve of Block Diwas being held at Townhall Pampore on Wednesday. This was his maiden visit to Pampore and first Block Diwas Attendance after taking charge of Deputy Commissioner in Pulwama He was received by a huge gathering and various delegations […]