Union Home Secretary, Rajiv Mehrishi, today directed the security top brass to take steps to contain the incidents of militancy after the killing of a young army officer by suspected militants. Mehrishi met the Director General of Police, S P Vaid, and the state Home Secretary and asked for taking steps to ensure that the […]
The Government Thursday appointed Mufti Tassaduq Hussain as the Coordinator of Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell. An order to this effect was issued by the General Administration Department here today. Mufti Tassaduq, as per the order, shall not draw any salary or perks and his job would purely be on honourary basis. As per the […]
Danish Ahmad Jatt, 19 was just outside his home in old town’s Rainawari area, on July 17th last year, when forces patrolling the areas fired pellets on him, piercing both his eyes. As per Danish, he was not part of any protest and was sitting just outside his home after a tiring day of curfew […]
Seven months after the state government initiated a probe into the alleged murder of a lecturer by armed force personnel, the inquiry has not moved beyond police writing to the Army to give the names of the personnel who were responsible for the killing. Government had admitted to the wrong doing by the Army in […]
Syed Ali Geelani, on Thursday, strongly condemned the use of force against students and said that situation in educational institutions was turning explosive. Blaming police for manhandling students in Magam, Sopore, Pulwama, Handwara, Duru and Islamabad, Geelani said that he is keeping a close vigil over the developments. Terming the police action as barbaric, […]
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Chaos prevailed across various parts of Kashmir as student protests continued on Thursday against the arrest of their colleagues by the Police over the past weeks. Students from various Government Degree Colleges (GDC) and Government Higher Secondary Schools (HSS) staged protests and clashed with police after the latter tried to thwart the protests by former. […]
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed grief over the death of woman and injuries to her husband in Nowshehra sector of Rajouri district today due to cross LoC firing. The Chief Minister has directed the Rajouri district administration to provide all assistance and help to the injured in the incident. Guest
A woman and a teenager died in cross border firing between Indian and Pakistani troops on Thursday. On Wednesday night a woman was killed in Pakistan firing. Indian Defence officials while confirmed the death of the woman identified her as Akhtar Bibi wife of Muhammad Haneef. Meanwhile, schools close to LoC in Rajouri have been […]
Despite the passage of more than two years, the J&K’s school education department is yet to appoint subject specific teachers for the upgraded Government Middle schools, leaving the educational institutions teacher deficient. The teachers were supposed to be recruited under centrally sponsored scheme- Rashtriya Madhiyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) for the Middle Schools which were […]