SRINAGAR: A labourer from West Bengal who was injured in Tuesday’s attack by suspected militants that left five others dead, has been “positively responding” to treatment at SHMS Hospital here, hospital sources said. Zahoor-u-Din had received multiple injuries in the attack. “He had multiple injuries in his abdomen. His intestines which were displaced have been […]
Baramulla: A civilian was killed and seven others were injured in cross-LoC firing in Macchil area on Tuesday. The firing created panic in the area, which locals said, has mostly remained clam during the recent skirmishes witnessed along the LoC. The deceased has been identified as Mohammd Yousuf Khan, son of Wali Mohammad Khan. Many […]
Srinagar: Normal life remained disrupted for the 87th straight day in Kashmir on Wednesday with all shops and business establishments closed while public traffic remained off the roads to protest against the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir State into two Union Territories (UT’s). The shutdown has intensified since Tuesday, when […]
SRINAGAR: The valley transporters have suffered losses of over Rs 12 lakh daily since August 5 when the government abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The transporters are observing spontaneous shutdown across Kashmir with almost all the bus stands wearing a deserted look. At Parimpora KMD bus stand at Srinagar, over hundreds of […]
Srinagar: Amid a complete shutdown in the Valley, more than 45,000 students appeared in the first paper of class 12 annual examinations on Wednesday, officials said. Joint Secretary, Examinations, J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE), Syed Abdul Rouf, told Kashmir Reader that that 45, 318 students from Kashmir valley excluding Keran, Machil and Tangdar areas […]
Srinagar: A class 10 student from Srinagar was unable to write the first paper of his annual exams on Tuesday after his school allegedly withheld his admit card for not clearing his dues. Abrar Zafar, a student enrolled at Shaheen Public School, Hawal, was denied the admit card by the school for failing to pay […]
SHOPIAN: Lack of funds has halted the work of district hospital Shopain started in the year 2008, which according to doctors and locals has affected patientcare. People blame government for intentionally delaying the construction of hospital building. The hospital building is being constructed by Jammu and Kashmir projects construction corporation (JKPCC) with an estimated cost […]
‘Stand by India in fight against terror’
Srinagar: Capping a visit that attracted controversy and opposition ire, EU parliamentarians visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday termed Article 370 an internal issue of India and said they stand by the country in its “fight against terrorism”. The 23 members of European Parliament, who flew into a restive Kashmir Valley pockmarked by shutdowns and […]
New Delhi: Demanding answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress on Wednesday termed the EU MPs visit to Kashmir the “biggest diplomatic blunder” in India’s history and said the government had deliberately internationalised the issue. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the BJP government continues to humiliate India on a global scale by allowing […]
New Delhi: CPI general secretary D Raja on Wednesday asked the RSS and the BJP to explain how a delegation of European Union MPs were granted access to Kashmir when parliamentarians of the country were not allowed in the state. Raja was addressing a press conference after releasing a booklet on Kashmir at the party […]