Srinagar: The distinction that Mubashir Sajad Dar secured in Class 12 exams didn’t bring any joy to his family; what it brought were sad and painful memories of his sudden death just two months ago. On December 26, Mubashir had left his home in Khanyar, Srinagar, for a trip with three of his friends to […]
Another ‘erratic’ wet spell from Wednesday to Saturday; highway open for LMVs today from Jammu towards Srinagar Srinagar: Several parts of Kashmir valley witnessed light rainfall on Sunday, and an increase in minimum temperatures, while the weatherman predicted the weather to stay dry on Monday and Tuesday but another “wet spell” expected from Wednesday till […]
Srinagar: On the eve of upcoming Shab-e-Mehraj, no night-long prayers will be held at the revered shrine of Hazratbal, here in Srinagar. Last year, too, no celebrations were held at the shrine because of Covid restrictions. Last year, the shrine had remained completely shut and no gathering was held on the eve of Shab-e-Mehraj due […]
Srinagar: While the deadlock between the government and mutton dealers over retail rates continues, the government has been acting tough against butchers and has seized nearly 90 shops, along with registering more than 200 FIRs and extracting fine of 4 lakh rupees across Kashmir valley in the past three months. The stalemate over mutton rates […]
‘We must focus on treading the path of individuality and independent thinking,’ says LG Manoj Sinha in address Srinagar: The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) conducted its maiden convocation on Monday to felicitate its alumni and students who had shown excellent performance in the past many years. The event was held at Sher-i-Kashmir […]
Traffic from both sides allowed today on Sgr-Jammu highway Srinagar: Moderate snowfall in the higher reaches of J&K and also in some plains, along with rainfall in plains areas across J&K, was witnessed on Saturday. Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was disrupted for four hours during the day due to landslides and shooting stones […]
No school above rules and regulations, will take strict action: CEO Srinagar: In a blatant violation of norms, the Foundation World School in Budgam, one of the prominent schools of Kashmir valley, has been functioning without any registration or permission from the School Education department of J&K to operate middle and secondary grade classes. Along […]
Srinagar: Adbee Markaz Kamraz (AMK), the largest and the oldest literary forum of Jammu and Kashmir said that implementation of National Educational Policy (NEP) in Jammu and Kashmir has brought more responsibility on the forum to put in their strenuous efforts in laying down the importance of introducing Kashmiri language at the higher secondary school […]
Srinagar: The fate of nearly 500 graduates and post-graduates in Agricultural Engineering in Kashmir has been hanging in limbo for the past many years, due to the J&K government not framing any recruitment policy for them. The students can now only lament over their decision of taking up the subject. The Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural […]
Srinagar: Authorities have almost completed work on the old bridge at Ramban on Srinagar-Jammu highway which suffered massive damages after its retaining wall collapsed last month. Accordingly, vehicular traffic on the highway is expected to pass through the bridge from today. An official told Kashmir Reader that the retaining wall of the bridge has been […]