SRINAGAR: An apple trader hailing from Punjab, who was shot along with his colleague in Shopian on Wednesday, is battling for his life at SMHS hospital in Srinagar. Twenty-four-year-old Sanjev Kumar is admitted at the hospital’s ICU with injuries in liver, intestines, arm and shoulder. Kumar and his associate Charanjeet Singh were attacked by unknown […]
SRINAGAR: A day after the government partially resumed mobile phone services in the Valley, hundreds of subscribers thronged offices of telecom operators to get their postpaid mobiles restored. Due to more than two months communications blackout, subscribers could not pay their monthly rentals resulting in blocking of incoming and outgoing services. Subsequently, with the government […]
SRINAGAR: Apart from abrogating the Article 370 and Art 35 A, the Government of India has also amended the land ownership and transfer acts in J&K paving way for outsiders to own and transfer land in the state. The Reorganisation Act passed by the parliament on August 9, 2019 lists at least five state laws […]
SRINAGAR: Police investigations into a fire incident at Maharaj Gunj, in which three shops were gutted on Thursday, have found short circuit as the cause of the fire, and not arson as suspected earlier. Senior police officials told Kashmir Reader that an initial finding of FSL report has found that the fire had emanated from […]
SRINAGAR: As streets are slowly returning to life in Kashmir, a number of road stretches and bridges, however, continue to be out of bounds for people affecting public movement. Government forces had barricaded several roads and crossings, partly or wholly, after August 5, when Government of India revoked special constitutional status of J&K. The Jogi […]
SRINAGAR: The ongoing uncertainty and fear has triggered apprehensions among parents in Srinagar prompting them to keep their wards away from schools. The government had directed to open schools in the Valley from October 3 but students did not turn up, defeating the purpose of the announcement. Kashmir Reader spoke to parents to understand their […]
SRINAGAR: With class work failing to resume in the valley schools amid shutdown, a leading CBSE affiliated school has come up with home based examination for students, perhaps a first by any school here. The Delhi Public School, Baramulla through a notice advertised in newspapers has asked students to collect annual examination papers of all […]
SRINAGAR: The two month long communications shutdown affecting mobile and internet has severely hit work in government departments. Power Development Department, Horticulture, Irrigation and Flood Control are classic examples to describe the impact of the gag. Power Development Department (PDD) which is facing revenue deficit every year has not received monthly dues from its consumers […]