Srinagar: A day after a “hybrid militant” was killed in an encounter in Anantnag district, the Hurriyat Conference faction led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday expressed concern over alleged custodial killings of young boys in Kashmir. Labelling young boys as “hybrid militants” and arresting them under draconian laws has become routine in Kashmir, the […]
Handwara: J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President Vikar Rasool Wani on Monday said that the BJP government at the Centre has mishandled situations and concoted different stories with regard to restoration of democratic process, development and employment in J&K. He said that the government’s promises on resolution of issues have fallen flat while the policies […]
Doha: To 27-year-old Mariam, the World Cup match ticket was a precious gift. A sports fanatic, she travelled to the World Cup in Qatar from Tehran to catch Iran’s opening game on Monday against England, her first live soccer match. Women are banned from attending men’s matches in Iran. “I’ve never attended a football match […]
ORL Srinagar houses 6000 manuscripts, 5000 rare books, miniature paintings SRINAGAR: The Director, Libraries & Research, J&K, Mohammad Rafi today opened for public the Exhibition of Special Literary Collections including Manuscripts, Rare Books and Miniature Paintings at SPS Library Complex here. The two-day Exhibition is being organized by the by the Oriental Research Library (ORL) […]
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Science and Technology, Saurabh Bhagat today inaugurated three days training workshop on ‘Cost-Effective, Eco-friendly and Hazard Resistant Construction Activities’ at Building Centre, Bemina here. The workshop is being organized by JK Science, Technology and Innovation Council (ST&IC), Department of Science & Technology, J&K in collaboration with Building Centre of Housing and Urban […]
Anantnag: The Department of Urdu at the Kashmir University’s South Campus organised a lecture on short stories on Monday. The lecture was delivered by noted fiction writer, Ratan Singh Kanwal, and was attended by faculty and students of the department. Academic Coordinator, Dr Javaid Iqbal Bhat introduced and welcomed the guest speaker, faculty and students. […]
Srinagar: Police in Baramulla have busted burglary gang by arresting two accused persons involved in the commission of crime and recovered stolen property worth lacs. In the recent past, incidents of burglary & vehicle theft were reported within the jurisdiction of Police Station Kunzer following which Case FIR numbers 40/2022, 72/2022, 76/2022, 87/2022, 89/2022 & […]
SHOPIAN: The District Administration Shopian today asked the general public to approach their respective BDO offices for the purpose of new registration of births and deaths, instead of SHO offices. The decision was taken in consonance with the recent Govt order as per which BDOs have been notified as Registrars of Births and Deaths for […]
SRINAGAR: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner, (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, the District Administration Srinagar today launched a massive anti-encroachment drive in various parts of the district and retrieved over 75 Kanals of State land at prime locations worth crores of rupees. The District Administration also raided the illegal mining site at Chandpora Nallah […]
Awantipora: The Ten-day Architectural Tour of the students from the School of Architecture and Planning, IUST concluded. Twenty-three students from the Institution started the tour from Srinagar on November 9, 2022, and visited the Chandigarh-Amritsar circuit. The tour exposed the visiting students to modern as well as the medieval architectural heritage of the Punjab province […]