Braid chopping continues, two more incidents reported 

Srinagar: At least two more incidents of braid chopping were reported from Ganderbal district of central Kashmir on Sunday evening. According to reports, braids of two teenage girls were cut in Rabitar and Narayanbagh villages of the district on Sunday evening. The victims were shifted to the nearby hospital for a checkup and later discharged. […]

KEG meets PCI, conveys concerns about issues media is facing  

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) Monday conveyed its concerns towards Press Council of India’s (PCI) silence over issues confronting media in Kashmir for past 30 years. A KEG delegation which met a full member council which is in Srinagar and is led by PCI Chairman Justice (Rtd) C K Prasad briefed it about challenging circumstances […]

CRPF man’s rifle goes missing in Srinagar

Srinagar: The Service rifle of an on-duty paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), man has gone missing at Alochi Bagh area of Srinagar, sources said. Police sources told that a CRPF personnel identified as Imran of 25 Battalion told police that he found his Insas rifle, some rounds and magazine today while on duty at […]

NC says government turning out to be ‘wastrel’

Srinagar: Opposition National Conference on Monday alleged that the PDP led coalition government is turning out to be a spendthrift as crores of rupees are being spend to ensure the lavishness for the Chief Minister and his family. “The focus of this government seems to be singularly on the Chief Minister’s comforts and personal protocol […]

Three held for shaving off youths hair

Srinagar: Three persons were arrested, hours after they abducted and shaved off the hair and beard of a youth in Lolab area of north Kashmir on Sunday evening, police sources said.   They said that three persons abducted Ashiq Hussain Lone son of Mohammad Subhan lone of Diver Anderbugh village in Lolab and shaved off […]

Minor injured in stone pelting

Srinagar: A minor was injured after stone pelting youth targeted a vehicle moving on a highway in Pahoo area of Pulwama district in South Kashmir. Reports said that miscreants targeted a vehicle at Pahoo bridge Pulwama in which a five year old kid, identified as Sifti Hyder of Gangoo, Pulwama sustained injuries. The kid has […]

Lassitude : Authorities in KU sit over recruitment process

Srinagar: Despite the passage of over one year, authorities in University of Kashmir are yet to complete the selection process for the post of Controller, Registrar and other nine top positions in the Varsity. The process for the selection of new controller examination, Registrar, Director IT Department, Director DIQA, two posts of Assistant Directors DIQA, […]

PCI releases report on Media Scenario in JK

SRINAGAR: The Press Council of India (PCI) today approved the report of the Sub-Committee on media and media scenario in Jammu and Kashmir at the full Council convened here today. The report was released at a Press Conference addressed by the PCI Chairman Justice C K Prasad at the Media Complex here this evening. This […]

Noble laureate tight-lipped over use of pellet guns in Kashmir

Srinagar: Refusing to talk over the use of pellet guns and the presence of AFPSA in Kashmir, Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi Monday said that ‘past is past’ and said that he is not any politician to make statements over such issues. Satyarthi had visited Kashmir to launch his Bharat Yatra- a campaign for child […]

Braid Chopping: Women’s NGO, Tral citizens council stage protest

Anantnag: Though the mysterious braid chopping incidents continued in Kashmir from the past four weeks, a Women’s wing of Greater Verinag Civil Society, (NGO) and Citizens Council Tral, staged protests demanding an immediate end to such activities. Reports said that hundreds of women and girls carried out a protest rally through the streets of Verinag. […]