Srinagar: Concerned Citizens Group, comprising of prominent citizens of India has expressed its concern over various issues related to Jammu and Kashmir in the backdrop of Abrogation of special status of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir and its after math. In a joint statement, Yashwant Sinha (former union minister), Wajahat Habibullah (former bureaucrat), Kapil Kak (noted film […]
Kupwara: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested three youths who had purportedly posted photographs on social media holding guns and announced that they had joined militant ranks. The trio was arrested from Gujarpatti Ganbugh area in Sogam Lolab in this north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. SSP Kupwara Shri Ram Ambarkar told GNS that on […]
Srinagar: Days after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a 70-year-old woman from Budgam district died at a hospital here on Thursday, taking the overall toll due to the disease in Jammu and Kashmir to 19. A resident of Parisabad Budgam, the woman died at CD hospital, one of the facilities exclusively meant for the […]
Srinagar: Two Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers were killed when militants attacked them in Srinagar outskirts on Wednesday. In the afternoon, bike-borne militants fired on soldiers of 37 Battalion of BSF at Pandach Chowk in which two soldiers received bullet injuries. They were removed to hospital for treatment where they were declared brought dead. Director […]
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday summoned The Kashmir Walla’s editor, Fahad Shah, for reportage of Nawa Kadal encounter in which two militants were killed and more than 10 house were damaged. In a statement issued by the media outlet, Shah received a phone call from an unknown number and directed him to report to the Cyber […]
Srinagar: Controller of Examinations at Kashmir University on Wednesday informed the LLM 2nd semester students of 2018 batch having already opted their Core/DCE/OE/GE courses through at the varsity’s main and satellite campuses that the online submission and downloading of their semester-end examination forms shall remain available on the University Web site egov.uok.edu.in/econduct from May […]
Srinagar: Two BSF personnel were killed when militants attacked a party of 37 batallion of the paramilitary forces near Pandach area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday afternoon. Official sources told GNS that the militants fired indiscriminately at the BSF soldiers near old road Pandach, resulting in serious injuries to two personnel who […]
Bandipora: The Jammu and Kashmir Yateem Foundation’s Bandipora chapter in collaboration with Bandipora Baitulmaal on Monday distributed ration kits among 115 needy families of Hajin,Aloosa and Bandipora tehsils of the north Kashmir district. A JKYF spokesperson said that 70 ration kits were distributed among as many deserving and needy families who have been hit by […]
Srinagar: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday strongly opposed Domicile rules notified by the government a day ago and demanded its immediate revocation. National Conference, Peoples Conference, Congress, J&K Apni Party and CPI (M) objected to it decrsibing it as ‘unconstitutional’. A statement issued by NC questioned the legal validity of the new […]
SRINAGAR: The department of the Road and buildings (R&B) is going to macadamise 1000 kilometer road length in Kashmir this season. Chief Engineer of Road and buildings (R&B) department Sami Arif told Kashmir Reader that macdamisation work will start from June. No macdamisation work took place after the abrogation of Article 370 last year leaving […]