Kashmir University holds workshop on Leadership Development

Experts share key skills, management strategies with students, NSS volunteers 

Kashmir University holds workshop on Leadership Development

  Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Saturday organised a workshop to impart training to young students and volunteers on leadership skills and challenges. The day-long workshop ‘Leadership Development through Self-Awareness’ was organised by the varsity’s National Service Scheme (NSS) to enable capacity-building of students and NSS volunteers and help them perform the role of […]

501 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 5,009

501 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 5,009

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported 501 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,12,757. Out of the total cases, 1,06,006 have already recovered and 1,742 have died leaving a total of 5,009 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 234 were reported in Kashmir […]

CRPF man shoots self, critical

CRPF man shoots self, critical

  Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper on Saturday evening shot himself in central kashmir’s Srinagar district. Officials sources told GNS said that the CRPF man identified as Constable Yogesh Kumar (33) shot himself and got critically injured. He fired himself with his service rifle at the camp in Wazir Bagh area and […]

Fire breaks out in Bandipora Tehsil office

  Bandipora: Massive fire broke out in Tehsil office in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday evening. An official said that the fire broke out in one of the rooms of tehsil office and later engulfed the entire building. He said that the fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the flames. […]

NIA files charge-sheet against six in Handwara narco-militancy case

NIA files charge-sheet against six in Handwara narco-militancy case

  Srinagar: National Investigation Agency on Saturday filed a charge sheet against six accused persons in Handwara Narco-militancy case in the NIA special court in Jammu. In a statement issued here, NIA said that the charge sheet was filed against the six accused persons in case RC-03/2020/NIA/JMU under sections 8, 21, 25 and 29 of […]

Health employee suspended for DDC election campaigning in Kupwara

Health employee suspended for DDC election campaigning in Kupwara

  Kupwara: Authorities on Saturday placed under suspension an employee of health department for campaigning in favour of his son who is contesting in the DDC elections as an independent candidate from Nutnussa constituency in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The employee, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sheikh of Zabb Magam Handwara, had also filed nominations as the independent […]

Rape accused arrested in Kulgam

Rape accused arrested in Kulgam

  Kulgam: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a youth accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The girl’s brother had lodged a compliant at Police Station Devsar against the accused Mohammed Amir Bhat son of Mohammed Ishaq Bhat of Gudder Kulgam for allegedly raping the 17-year-old, videographing it and […]

Bag with ‘Fakhr-e-Kashmir’ logo creates panic in Mendhar

  Poonch: A suspicious bag with a logo of ‘Fakhr-e-Kashmir’ was found near mini secretariat Mendhar and created panic in the area. Official sources said that at around 0800 hours, one suspicious bag was found near Mini Secretariat, Mendhar. The bag had logo of two weapons crossed with each other and words written below them […]

Gupkar Alliance unnerved by BJP’s ‘growing popularity in J&K’, says Tarun Chug

Gupkar Alliance unnerved by BJP’s ‘growing popularity in J&K’, says Tarun Chug

  Srinagar: Accusing the National Conference and PDP of resorting to “open loot of J&K’s resources through dynasty rule”,  Bhartiya Janata Party national general secretary Tarun Chug Saturday said that time is over for the “dynasty rule” in J&K and the “Gupkar gang is feeling unnerved over the growing popularity of BJP in Kashmir and Jammu regions”. […]

Bandipora-Gurez road closed after fresh snowfall

Bandipora-Gurez road closed after fresh snowfall

Srinagar: The Gurez-Bandipora road in north Kashmir was closed again on Saturday after fresh snowfall. As per a communique by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the snowfall is going on in the region. In Gurez’s Dawar Tehsil, at least six inches of overnight snowfall was recorded, said an official, adding that snow clearance is going […]