Coronavirus death toll in China climbs to 811

Beijing: The death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak rose to 811 on Sunday, surpassing the number of fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, while over 37,000 people have been confirmed as being infected with the deadly virus that has spread to more than 25 countries. Eighty-nine deaths were reported on Saturday – the highest single-day […]

Rakh-e-Arth colony without civic amenities, official blames lack of funds

SRINAGAR: Rakh-e-Arth housing colony residents say that government has failed provide them civic amenities for last seven years – which is causing them inconvenience and adding to their woes. As per the residents, the hospital and school building are under construction for last three years – but the process is very slow. “We are facing […]

Hr Edu Dept confirms probation of over 1000 Assistant Professors

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department has granted probation benefits to over one thousand Assistant Professors, who had been ruing the delay in their due increments. The 1061 APs posted by the Higher Education at different degree colleges in J&K over the years had earlier alleged that the department had deprived them of […]

Baramulla’s Cariappa park in ruins

BARAMULLA: Cariappa park, one of the oldest park in the Baramulla, is in shambles and lying in a state of neglect. Its dilapidated condition has continuously irked the locals and visitors. Park was named after Field Marshal Kodandera “Kipper” Madappa Cariappa who was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army. He led Indian […]

PDP’s Naeem Akhtar booked under PSA

PDP’s Naeem Akhtar booked under PSA

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has slapped the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) on senior PDP leader Naeem Akhtar, officials said on Saturday. Akhtar became the sixth mainstream leader in Kashmir to be booked under the controversial PSA, which was enacted in 1978 to deal with rampant timber smuggling. While former Jammu and Kashmir […]

DMK terms PSA ‘draconian’, demands release of Omer, Mehbooba

DMK terms PSA ‘draconian’, demands release of Omer, Mehbooba

Chennai: Describing the Public Safety Act as draconian, the DMK on Saturday slammed the Centre for extending the detention of Kashmiri leaders, including former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, and demanded their immediate release. The Centre had booked the two former chief ministers under the stringent Act on February 6, barely hours before […]

Army man killed, 3 others injured in Pak shelling along LoC in Poonch

Army man killed, 3 others injured in Pak shelling along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: A soldier of the Indian Army was killed and three others sustained injuries on Saturday after India and Pakistani armies exchanged fire in Poonch area. According to officials Pakistani army violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing of small arms and mortar shelling along the Line of Control in Poonch district. The soldier, […]

125 community bunkers approved for Kupwara, Baramulla: Div Com

SRINAGAR: For the safe guard of human lives along border areas, prone to cross border shelling, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir,Baseer Ahmad Khan, today said that government has sanctioned Rs 25 crore for construction of 125 Community Bunkers for Kupwara and Baramulla border districts. He further said that Rs 25 crore have already been sanctioned for […]

CASO launched in a Sopore village

Baramulla: Government forces on Saturday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Sopore village here in north Kashmir and conducted door to door search. Sources said that teams of army’s 22RR, Jammu and Kashmir police sealed Warpora village of Sopore after inputs of presence of militants in the area. The forces searched several houses […]

KU entrance test likely by March end

Will provisionally allow outgoing college students to write test if results delayed: Registrar

KU entrance test likely by March end

Srinagar: Kashmir University will conduct the annual entrance test for various programmes in the upcoming session likely by the end of March even as the varsity will declare the results of the outgoing undergrad students on a fast track basis, officials said on Saturday. The undergraduate 5th and 6th semester students will be provisionally allowed […]