Power crises: Residents lock power receiving station at Duroo Sopore
Sopore, January 10: Residents of north Kashmir’s Duroo village on Thursday morning locked the power receiving station located in their village as they were protesting against frequent power cuts. According to the reports, locals of Duroo village staged a protest outside the power receiving station while asking the employees to vacate the station before locking […]
Moral education is as important as science!
By: Salik Bilal As we know that education stands for all round development of a personality and personality is a multidimensional word, which in its holistic view can be understood by four “S” i.e Sihah (good health) Salahiyyah (which includes all cognitive elements) salihiyyah ( which includes moral and ethical development) and suhbah ( which […]
Talks with Taliban?
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s statement that Taliban should be engaged in an unconditional dialogue has generated quite a few strong reactions from Jammu and Kashmir. Two former Chief Ministers – Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti – have raised questions saying why the same approach is not adopted in Kashmir. Both the leaders have a […]
Nagrota youth bags Gold Medal in ‘South Asian Grappling Championship’
Devender Singh Rana felicitates Rajeshwar for the achievement
JAMMU, JANUARY 10: National Conference (NC) Provincial President Devender Singh Rana on Thursday lauded the remarkable achievement of Rajeshwar Singh of Nadore Panchayat in Nagrota Assembly Constituency for winning Gold Medal in Junior Category of the 4th South Asian Grappling Championship 2018-19 in the Weight Group of 77 kilograms, played at Indoor Stadium, Gomtu in […]
Pak hopes to eradicate polio by 2020
Islamabad, Jan 9 : Pakistan is gearing towards eradicating polio by 2020, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said after a meeting with top WHO officials. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two remaining countries in the world with ongoing wild poliovirus transmission. The WHO along with the UNICEF and other key partners of the Global […]
Omar, Mehbooba react to Army Chief’s Taliban remark
If ready to talk with Taliban, why not with Kashmiri separatists?
Srinagar, Jan 09: Former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday wondered why the Centre was not initiating a dialogue with the Kashmiri separatists if Army chief General Bipin Rawat could bat for holding talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan. “We bat for talks with taliban, autonomy for Tibet & Tamil areas of […]
SC defers hearing on 1982 J&K Re-settlement Act, CJI to fix date
New Delhi, Jan 09: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred hearing on a plea challenging the validity of the sensitive Jammu and Kashmir Resettlement Act of 1982, and said the Chief Justice will fix the further date for hearing in the matter. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices L N Rao and […]
Shah Faesal resigns from IAS, may join politics
Omar Abdullah, Mirwaiz Umar welcome decission
Srinagar, Jan 09: IAS officer Shah Faesal, who has been in limelight since becoming the first Kashmiri to top the civil service exam in 2009, resigned Wednesday, protesting the “unabated” killings in Kashmir and the marginalisation of Indian Muslims. In a brief statement on Facebook, the 35-year-old said his resignation was also to protest “the […]
GoI extends special concessions to its employees working in Kashmir
New Delhi, Jan 09: The Centre has extended special concessions and incentives, including departmental arrangements for stay, security and transportation, for Central government employees working in Kashmir Valley for two more years till 2020, according to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry. The move is aimed at encouraging more employees to work in the […]
