Kashmir
After leading militant’s funeral prayers, preacher arrested in Pulwama
Pulwama: Government forces on Wednesday arrested Aijaz Noori, a head preacher and also the Pulwama district president of the Ummat e Islami party.Noori according...
Politics
Junaid Mattu elected Srinagar Mayor
Srinagar: Former National Conference leader Junaid Mattu was on Tuesday elected as the Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC).An official said that Mattu polled...
Kashmir
Two militants killed in overnight gunfight in Shopian
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with goverment forces at Safanagri area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday pre-dawn hours.Official sources...
Education
DSEK replaces inspector examination after complaints
Srinagar: Taking cognizance of the complaint received through DSEK helpline regarding absence of inspectors in examination centres, Director School Education, Kashmir, Dr GN Itoo...
Jammu
Soldier killed after hit by Army vehicle in Poonch
Poonch: An Army soldier was crushed to death by a vehicle at Surankote area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.Reports reaching...
World
79 school children kidnapped in Cameroon
Bamenda: Seventy-nine school students were kidnapped on Monday in an English-speaking region of Cameroon where separatists are fighting an armed campaign for independence, a...
Kashmir
Justice still deluding families of four ‘mentally unsound’ persons killed by Forces
Srinagar: Police have been investigating the incidents of four killings related to ‘mentally unsound’ or ‘beggars’ hailing from different parts of Kashmir Valley and...
Education
Class 11th students protest against JKBOSE for ‘out of syllabus’ Physics paper
Srinagar: The students of Class 11th on Monday staged a protest against the J&K State Board of School Education (JKBOSE), alleging authorities of putting...
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Vande Bharat catering staff member dies after hit by parcel train in Srinagar
Jaan Mohammad, a Vande Bharat catering staff member from Reasi, was found dead after being hit by a parcel train near Suthsoo Kalan in Srinagar.
J&K ministers get portfolios after cabinet reshuffle
J&K ministers have received their portfolios, with Javid Dar in charge of Finance. He says another cabinet reshuffle could offer excluded legislators a future opportunity.
Pulwama’s Yasir Arafat Wani wins gold at national-level powerlifting championship
Pulwama’s Yasir Arafat Wani won gold at a national-level powerlifting championship in Haryana, finishing first among nearly 90 junior participants.
J&K Assembly to appoint new committee heads after Sagar, Saifullah join cabinet
J&K Assembly committees will get new chairpersons after Ali Muhammad Sagar and Mir Saifullah joined the Cabinet. Two other ministers also vacated PAC membership.
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NC govt lacks political will to free youth facing incarceration, says Waheed Para
Waheed Para said that the current NC-led government has the power to drop cases against young people who are imprisoned, but they lack the political will to do so.
When ‘come back tomorrow’ becomes a public service failure
We often treat accessibility as a feature of a building or website. But access is also a question of responsibility, in case of public service.