NEW DELHI: After an almost unrecognisable photograph of detained former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah surfaced online on Saturday, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said it pointed to a “very disturbing fact” about the government. “This picture points to a very disturbing fact about the central government. A former CM, who is also […]
JAMMU: Administration on Saturday announced a change in nomenclature of police medal for gallantry and police medal for meritorious service, removing the word ‘Sher-e-Kashmir’, a reference to former chief minister and National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. “It is hereby ordered that the words ‘Sher-i-Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry and Sher-i-Kashmir police medal for meritorious […]
Shopian: Water supply scheme at Losedenow in south Kashmir’s Shopian has failed to provide drinking water to habitants “due to lack of ground water and official apathy”. At least four village are dependent on this scheme, which according to an official data was initiated in 2000’s, but the scheme failed to find the ground water. […]
BARAMULLA: A young man of Uroosa Village was killed after he was administered poison by a brother sister duo. Mohammad Sayeed Tanoli (26) whose body was recovered by police on Friday evening atBijhama bridge. Police who started investigation after registering a case under section 174 found that a brother and sister of JabadpurBijhama were behind […]
Bandipora: Police and Army on Saturdayhere said that they arrested seven over the ground workers (OGW’S) of Lashker-e- Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen outfits from different areas of Bandiporaand also claimed to have recovered a huge cache of arms from their possession. In the press conference held by Senior Superintendent of Police, Bandipora, Rahul Malik, which […]
Hajin: Locals in north Kashmir’s Hajin attack authorities for neglecting Community Health Centre (CHC) that they said is causing inconvenience to the people. The condition of CHC – according to locals – has not improved over the years despite claims by the administration that this health facility will improve after its up gradation from PHC […]
Official says investigating complaint against exam centre
SRINAGAR: The J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has withheld class 12 results of over a hundred students putting their academic career at stake. About 120 students, who appeared in their class 12 annual examinations last year at Green View Public School, Magam (centre number 2410) are in dilemma as their results were not declared. […]
HAJIN: A protest was held by Hajin residents on Thursday against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for failing to restore the drinking water supply in their area. The protesters blocked Hajin-Srinagar road near Bangithyar Tundpora which disrupted the traffic for hours. The aggrieved protesters told Kashmir Reader that we(Ward no.A Tundpora Hajin )are without […]
SRINAGAR: Democratic Party Nationalist Chief Ghulam Hassan Mir Thursday demanded release of political prisoners besides restoration of internet in JK. He said that it is stand of his party that all the prisoners who have been lodged in different jails outside the state should be brought back to JK. Regarding the internet restrictions, he said […]
Srinagar: Job aspirants have accused the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura of favouritism in the appointment of Senior Residents at the institute. A group of aspirants told Kashmir Reader that the selection for Senior Residency posts in the Department of Microbiology and the Department of Dentistry was conducted by the SKIMS administration to […]