Chairperson Veena Pandita says it is neither recruitment, nor appointment, nor extension SRINAGAR: The government has re-employed a retired official in JK Board of School Education without defining any recruitment process he had to go through for the fresh appointment. In order issued by the Deputy Secretary to the government Umesh Sharma, a copy of […]
Sero-survey conducted in July found antibodies in 90% of doctors, frontline workers, 84% in common people SRINAGAR: Doctors, front line workers, and people themselves are in a better position to fight a third wave of Covid-19 in Kashmir, medical experts say, but also warn against lowering of the guard. The first and foremost instance of […]
SRINAGAR: A court on Monday did not allow Shahid Imran, the editor of Kashmir Crown, to be released from police custody after he filed a bail application in the case of extortion for which he has been arrested. The bail was rejected even after his counsel argued on Shahid’s behalf that he had not “indulged […]
Assailants identified, says DGP SRINAGAR: A police officer was specifically targeted and killed by a pistol-borne militant in Srinagar’s downtown on Sunday. At a stone’s throw from Police Station Khanyar, Sub-Inspector Arshid Ahmad was shot dead at point-blank range by an unidentified militant. The entire incident was caught on CCTV. Posted as SI on probation, […]
Seize mobile phones, laptops SRINAGAR: Police on Wednesday raided residences of four journalists following which they were questioned at a police station for the entire day. Later in the evening, they were released, but asked to report back to the police station in the morning. The raids began early in the morning at the four […]
Police release videos of Geelani’s burial to contest family’s claim Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Tuesday held an extensive tour of Srinagar and reviewed the ground situation of the city, nearly six days after the demise of veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geeelani. He reviewed security and deployment arrangements, which have been […]
Shops open in Lal Chowk but downtown markets still shut SRINAGAR: The aftereffects of the demise of senior pro-freedom leader Syed Ali Geelani have not died down even on the fifth day in Kashmir. Many parts of the Valley remained shut with markets closed, though transport has returned to the roads. The most stringent restrictions […]
Say body forcibly taken away at 3 am, buried without letting family perform last rites SRINAGAR” “We were not allowed to conduct his last rights as per Islam. This was our right in every sense. But this right was also taken away from us. We are very sad about it,” says a bereaved Dr Nayeem, […]
SRINAGAR: In the dark of the night, Kashmir’s popular leader, Syed Ali Geelani, was laid to rest at a local graveyard in Srinagar’s Hyderpora area amid heightened presence of government forces. Late at night, hundreds of troops sealed the roads surrounding the residence of Geelani to prevent people from assembling or reaching there. It was […]
‘Regret not contesting Panchayat polls, NC will win assembly election’ SRINAGAR: At a time when Afghanistan celebrates the withdrawal of US forces, Jammu and Kashmir’s political stalwart and twice chief minister Farooq Abdullah believes that the consequences of Taliban’s return to power will also affect this part of the globe. “It seems calm. But it […]