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KAS Officers Association to organise get-together on March 29

Jammu: According to Publicity Secretary, Kashmir Administration Service Officers Association, the association is organising a get-together function in honour of retiring KAS Officers. In this...

CUK VC for adopting innovative practices in examination system

Srinagar: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj-ud-Din Saturday inaugurated one-day workshop on “Examination-Evaluation Reforms: Challenges and Responses” at its Transit Campus Sonwar...

Shabir Shah on Jammu province visit

SRINAGAR: Senior leader of Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir (HCJK) and chairman Democratic Freedom Party (DFP), Shabir Ahmad Shah Thursday left for Jammu in connection...

Ailing education sector: PSUF offers private-public partnership to reform government schools

SRINAGAR: Private Schools United Front (PSUF) has proposed a private-public partnership for reforming the ailing government schools. In a statement, the front said on Thursday...

HCJK delegation visits Naidkhai

SRINAGAR: A delegation of Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir (HCJK) led by its senior leader Mushtaq ul Islam Wednesday visited Naidkhai in Bandipora and expressed...

Jama’at chief condoles Maulana Zubair-ul-Hassan’s demise

SRINAGAR: Jama’at chief, Mohammad Abdullah Wani, Wednesday condoled the demise of Maulana Zubair-ul-Hassan, Ameer of Tableeghi Jama’at, who passed away on Tuesday in New...

KU represents India at SAUFEST-2014

SRINAGAR: A Literary team from University of Kashmir (KU) led by its Cultural Officer, Shahid Ali Khan, represented the Indian delegation in the 7th...

3 CRPF troopers among 12 bitten by stray dogs in Pulwama

Srinagar: At least a dozen people, including three CRPF troopers and two women, were Saturday bitten by stray dogs in Pulwama district of south...

Jama’at condemns killing of youth in Sumbal

SRINAGAR: Stating that “forces in Kashmir have free license to kill,” Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir Friday “vehemently condemned the unbridled use of force by...

3 die of asphyxiation

Srinagar: Three carpenters, two of them brothers, died apparently of asphyxiation in a shed at an under construction house near Srinagar Airport Friday, police...

Mirwaiz, CPI(M) slam govt ‘failure’ to tackle snowfall situation

SRINAGAR: Terming the hardships faced by the people due to heavy  snowfall as “failure of government at all levels,” Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz...

Jammu scribes slam ‘unprofessional conduct of SP Traffic’

Jammu: Working Journalists Association of Jammu has condemned the notice issued by the SP Traffic to mediapersons for alleged violation of traffic rules. “The notice...

Woman killed, 4 injured in mishaps

Srinagar: A woman was killed and four people were injured in separate  road accidents in the Kashmir valley, police  said Tuesday. Zeba wife of Ghulam...

BGSBU forms available

Srinagar:  According to Regional Officer, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU), the forms for the courses viz. B. Tech, BCA, BBA, MCA, Msc-IT, MBA,...

‘Militant killed in Tral’

Srinagar: An unidentified militant was killed late Monday in Tral area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district, the paramilitary CRPF claimed. A senior CRPF official told...

2 units of Joinery Mill gutted

Bilal Habib Pampore: Two units of Government Joinery Mill were gutted in a fire incident at Frestabal, Pampore on Monday, police said. “Firefighters tried to...

Indira Gandhi assassin’s son joins BSP

Fatehgarh Sahib: Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, son of Beant Singh, one of the two assassins of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, joined the Bahujan Samaj Party...

Hizb pays tributes to slain commanders

Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen has paid tributes to its slain commanders on their death anniversary. Hizb spokesman Saleem Hashmi in a statement said, “A meeting of...

Mobile- phone theives held at SMHS

Srinagar: Police has arrested two persons on charges of stealing mobile phones at the SMHS  Hospital here. A police spokesman said that acting on a ...

Burglars gang busted; 4 held

Srinagar:  Police Thursday  claimed to have busted a gang of burglars by arresting four persons involved in committing thefts in several areas of Budgam...

Pampore: Locals want Commerce stream at higher secondary school

Pampore: The students and parents of Pampore Township in south Kashmir have urged the authorities concerned to introduce Commerce stream in Boys Higher Secondary...

Condemnations continue to pour in on students’ expulsion from SVSU

SRINAGAR: Condemnations continued to pour in on Wednesday against the expulsion of Kashmiri students from Swami Vivekananda Subharti University (SVSU) in Meerat. Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and...

1 killed, 23 injured in mishaps

Bilal Habib Pampore: One person was killed and 24 others injured, including 11 tourists from Maharashtra, in three separate road accidents in Jammu region,...

Police holds drug abuse sensitization program

SRINAGAR: Police on Tuesday organized a drug de-addiction awareness program in ITI Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a statement, a police spokesperson said...

122 retired officials reappointed in 5 yrs: Govt

Jammu:  Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed 122 retired officials in the state in various departments and ministries since 2009, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah...

‘Peaceful 2014 polls biggest challenge for police’

Jammu: Director General of Police Ashok Prasad Tuesday said peaceful conduct of elections this year will be the biggest challenge for the force. “Peaceful conduct...

PDP, AAP protest Farooq’s ‘maha-chor’ comment

SRINAGAR: Opposition PDP Tuesday took out a rally in protest against National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah for his purported remarks on power theft in...

Javid Mir operated

SRINAGAR: Senior leader of Mirwaiz-led Hurriyat Conference and of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (H) chairman, Javid Ahmad Mir was Tuesday afternoon operated upon...

Youth commits suicide

SRINAGAR:  A youth committed suicide while another made a similar attempt to end his life in the Kashmir valley, police said Tuesday. 22-year-old Mursaleen Muahtaq...

J&K Assembly admits bill seeking ban on liquor consumption

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday admitted a private member’s bill seeking ban on manufacture, advertisement, sale, purchase and consumption of liquor...

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