SPO shot at in Pulwama village, hospitalized
Srinagar: A special police officer (SPO) was injured seriously after fired upon by suspected militants at Kareemabad area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday late night.
Official sources said that the gunmen barged inside the…
DC Srinagar bans sale, bursting of firecrackers
SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Syed Abid Rasheed has ordered blanket ban on the sale and bursting of firecrackers within the territorial jurisdiction of district Srinagar.
The orders have been issued to ensure the safety of…
BJP leader appeals militants not to kill innocent people
SRINAGAR: BJP National Vice President Youth Ajaz Hussain Wednesday expressed concern over the threatening posters allegedly issued by a militant groupl.
A purported poster that has gone viral on social media claims that Ajaz Hussain…
Boniyar’s Hiler Peernayan village reels under darkness
Uri: The inhabitants of Hiler Peernayan village of tehsil Boniyar in north Kashmir's Baramulla district have expressed strong resentment against Power Development Department (PDD) for failing to repair the defunct transformer.
Locals said…
Young men contesting elections in Srinagar want to keep BJP at bay
SRINAGAR: At a time when main political parties including National Conference and People’s Democratic Party have decided to boycott Civic Polls, young men have jumped into fray mostly from old Srinagar city that is known for its volatility.…
Kashmir witnesses 3.1 % voting in 2nd phase of ULB elections
SRINAGAR: Kashmir witnessed lowest turnout of 3.1 percent in the 2nd phase of urban local body elections on Wednesday.
Polling was held on Wednesday for the second phase of the four-phased municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir to seal…
JRL terms polls as farce, preposterous, says people rejects sham elections
SRINAGAR: Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik said that today people have again rejected and dismissed the sham elections through a boycott and protest shut down against it.…
In three municipalities of Budgam district, no polls were witnessed
SRINAGAR: During the second phase of the Municipal polls in Jammu and Kashmir, in the three municipalities of Budgam district, no polls were witnessed said.
According to the report, there was either no candidate or no opponent in any of…
JK board to change pattern of question papers for class 10th, 12 exams
Wahid Bhat
SRINAGAR: J&K state Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has decided to change the pattern of question papers for class 10 and 12 examinations from next academic year.
Chairperson JKBOSE, Veena Pandita speaking to Press…
‘Governor’s remarks over Mayor put question mark on credibility of ongoing municipal…
SRINAGAR: Jammu And Kashmir Governor Satya Paul Malik’s remarks about the new Srinagar mayor has triggered a political storm in the Valley, with the National Conference (NC) and the Congress saying that his statement has put a question mark…