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Ban use of pellet guns in Kashmir, demands Amnesty International

Rights watchdog, Amnesty International India on Wednesday said that the Pellet-firing shotguns, which have been responsible for blinding, killing and traumatizing hundreds of people...

Pellet guns not safe for security forces as well,  says Amnesty

Amnesty International India today said that not only civilians but forces personnel were also injured due to pellets. Amnesty International India said that using Right...

Amid growing Rohingya crisis Suu Kyi cancels trip to UN

  Myanmar's de facto leader and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend the upcoming UN General Assembly session in New York as...

Six school kids among nine injured in road mishaps

  At least six school children were injured after a  van carrying them collided with another vehicle on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Wednesday. Meanwhile, three...

JK Assembly brings in ‘transparency’

  Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has put RTI responses online on its official website www.jklegislativeassembly.nic.in. Now replies to queries will be put up on the...

Stop using sufferings of Kashmiris for political objectives: Rasheed to Indo-Pak

Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed on Wednesday asked India and Pakistan to stop using sacrifices and sufferings of...

Eight matches of ‘Khelo Sehat Ke Liye’ event played on Wednesday

The matches of "Khelo Sehat Ke Liye (Play for Health)" football tournament started at four different venues of Kashmir on Wednesday. Two matches were played...

India Pakistan disagree over Kashmir, rights violations

Once again it was acquisitions and counter acquisitions by India and Pakistan at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meeting in Geneva. Both the...

PMR department in SKIMS proves a non-starter

Bizarre it may seem, but the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) Department of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), even after spending crores, is...

Missing Lolab man : CoI summons three porters, records their statements 

The army's Court of Inquiry (CoI), has questioned two people in a case related to the disappearance of a youth in north Kashmir's Kupwara...

Editorial : Saffron: Need to restore its pristine glory

One of the major cash crops of Kashmir Valley, Saffron is fighting a hard battle for its survival. The crop which has lost its...

Illegal sand, stone, boulders extraction goes unabated in Ranbi Ara

The residents of South Kashmir’s Shopian district Wednesday alleged that the illegal sand, stone, boulders and gravel extraction goes unabated in Ranbi Ara Nallah...

Divisional Commissioner directs speedy redress of public grievances

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Wednesday convened a meeting and directed for time bound redressal of public grievances received from Chief Minister’s Grievance...

SP College celebrates Teachers Day

The Cultural Committee of SP College, Srinagar in collaboration with the Debate and Seminar Committee today organized Teacher’s Day here. The event was dedicated to...

Literary figure Muhammad Ahsan Ahsan passes away

Muhammad Ahsan Ahsan- a noted literary activist and founder member of state’s largest literary organization Adbi Markaz Kamraz died here on Wednesday after the...

Secretary School Education reviews functioning of education sector

  Secretary School Education, Farooq Ahmad Shah, today convened a meeting of education department in District Pulwama to review the educational scenario and the progress...

Guv, First Lady interact with artists of ‘All India Painters Camp’

Governor N.N. Vohra and Usha Vohra, First Lady, hosted the participants and organizers of the “All India Painters Camp” at the Raj Bhavan. This 5...

CIC calls on Governor

Khurshid A. Ganai, State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Ganai apprised the Governor about the...

Minister reviews modalities for shifting to PAO system of payments

  Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment Dr Haseeb A Drabu today reviewed the modalities for replacement of the existing Treasury system with Pay and...

Technical Monitoring Committee constituted to promote bovine breeding

The Government today constituted an eight member Technical Monitoring Committee to review the implementation of Bovine Breeding Projects in the State. "Sanction is hereby accorded...

Development of power infrastructure in industrial areas

  Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, Wednesday convened a high-level meeting to review the status of projects sanctioned under the Prime Minister’s...

Chairman J&K Bank, Commissioner Tourism flag off ‘Expedition India Adventure Race – 2017’

  J&K Bank Chairman & CEO Parvez Ahmed and Commissioner Secretary Tourism M H Malik today flagged off the first leg of Expedition India -...

Chairman J&K Bank, Commissioner Tourism flag off ‘Expedition India Adventure Race – 2017’

J&K Bank Chairman & CEO Parvez Ahmed and Commissioner Secretary Tourism M H Malik today flagged off the first leg of Expedition India -...

Del Monte eyeing big in valley with its canned fruit juices

Field Fresh Foods--joint venture between Bharti Enterprises & Del Monte Pacific Limited, under its Del Monte brand--is eyeing a significant growth in its revenue...

Amnesty releases report on impact of pellet guns

Amnesty International India (AI) today released a report on the pellet and its impact on the people of the Kashmir valley. “Pellet-firing shotguns, which have...

OGW arrested in North Kashmir, says police

Police in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday claimed to have arrested an over-ground worker  (OGW) who they said was wanted for motivating young...

Singapore Gets First Female President Without A Vote

  Halimah Yacob became on Wednesday the first woman President of Singapore, being the only candidate who met the requirements for the presidential elections. An establishment...

Cordon and search operation in Shopian village

  Government forces on Wednesday launched a Cordon and search operation (CASO) in Bandpawa Chitragam village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Forces launched search operation after...

Student’s mysterious death triggers protests in Rajouri

Following the mysterious death of a student, hundreds of students of Government High School Seri Nowshera on Wednesday boycotted their classes and staged a...

Literary activist Muhammad Ahsan Ahsan is no more

Muhammad Ahsan Ahsan, a noted literary activist and founder member of State's largest literary organization Adbi Markaz Kamraz, breathed his last after brief illness...

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