Srinagar: A complete shutdown was observed in Maisuma area and parts of Lal Chowk in Srinagar city following a braid chopping incident in the area yesterday. All the business establishments remained closed and traffic was also not plying through the area. Heavy clashes were reported yesterday in the area after a braid of a […]
New Delhi: The Patiala House Court extended the judicial custody 10 accused in connection with a case related to the terror funding activities in Kashmir. The judicial custody of the ten accused including seven separatist leaders and businessman Zahoor Watali was extended to 30 days, reports said. Earlier, on September 28, the judicial custody […]
Srinagar: Agitated protestors on Tuesday thrashed three army soldiers and set their vehicle on fire after the trio was moving in a civilian vehicle in Akhal Kangan area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday. The protestors also thrashed an armyman in north Kashmir’s Uri village. Eyewitnesses said that three Territorial Army personnel traveling in […]
Srinagar: After mental health experts suggested that the authorities should reach out the victims of braid chopping and provide them with possible medical assistance and counselling, Srinagar administration on Tuesday convened a meeting, presided over by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, where in it was decided that tehsil-level teams would be constituted to provide medical assistance and […]
Srinagar: Director General of Police S P Vaid Tuesday said that police can’t book innocents, as many arrested on charges of braid chopping, were later found to be innocents. “We can’t book innocents. The society has to cooperate with us,” the DGP said. Vaid said that they have constituted SIT’s in every district and […]
Srinagar: The installation of bio-metric devices in government schools to monitor punctuality of teachers and non teaching staff has died a silent death. Pertinently, the authorities in education Department had directed all the school heads in high and higher secondary schools to start bio metric attendance in their respective institutions in 2015, however the move […]
Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday condemned the killing of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worker in Shopian last night. In a tweet, Mehbooba said “such dastardly acts can’t justify or achieve any political goal”. “I strongly condemn the killing of former Sarpanch Mohammad Ramzan and burning of his house at Humhuna Shopian,” […]
Srinagar: Barely a day after suspected militants killed a former Sarpanch Mohammad Ramzan Sheikh at his home in Homhuna village in Imamsahab area of Shopian district, angry protestors today set his house on fire. Sheikh who was an activist of the ruling PDP had already announced his severing of ties with mainstream political parties after […]
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, who is in the national capital, called on the Railway Minister, Piyush Goel here today. She brought several issues of the State pertaining to Railways with the Union Minister and sought their early redressal. The Chief Minister strongly pitched for early completion of Katra-Banihal section of Jammu-Baramulla railway […]
Srinagar: With book reading culture gaining foot in Kashmir once again, Delhi based online book stores are gaining much popularity among youth who are frequently visiting these online stores, ordering books of their interest at considerably low prices. Book stores like Bookthela.com and Bookchor.com are gaining popularity in Kashmir given the fact that these […]