Govt closes schools, colleges, postpones all exams scheduled on today
Srinagar, March 5: Government on Monday said that all schools and colleges will be closed while all exams have been postponed which were scheduled for today. Minister for Education Altaf Bukhari when contacted by news agency GNS over the phone that all schools and colleges shall remain closed. He said that all exams scheduled for […]
Body of one more youth found in Shopian, toll 5
Srinagar, March 5 : Body of another civilian was found at Pahnoo Shopian taking the death toll in army firing to five. Official sources told GNS that body of Gowhar Ahmad Lone (24) r/o Moolu, Trenz was found some 250 meters from the spot where three civilians and a militant were killed. Gowhar, they said […]
KAS examination postponed
New dates to be announced seperately
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (PSC) has postponed the KAS examination for four papers which were scheduled to be held on Monday (05-03-2018). An offcial Spokesman of the commission told KNS that in view of the unavoidable situation the examinations of four papers for KAS examination scheduled to be held on Monday, i.e […]
Separatists call for shutdown
Srinagar, Mar 04: Following the killing of three civilians and a militant in Shopian, the separatists – Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik – called for valley-wide shutdown Monday (March 05) to protest these killings by the Army. Images News Netwokthekashmirimages.com
Militant, 3 civilians killed in Shopian
Anantnag, Mar 04: A militant and three civilians were killed by Army in a shootout at Pahnoo area of Shopian district in south Kashmir on Sunday evening. Army’s Srinagar based defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia told media that militants attacked Mobile Vehicle Check Post (MVCP) of Army’s 44 RR at Pahnoo village at around 20:00 […]
Mud, snow slide in Kupwara: Beacon official succumbed to injuries
Srinagar, March 4 : A beacon official who was injured after mud and snow slide triggered while the agencies concerned were clearing the snow at Ferkiyaan top along the Kupwara-Keran road on Sunday, succumbed to injuries. Amandeep Singh (belt no. 15588066 L) was evacuated in the unconscious state soon after he came under the mud […]
Separatist calls for shutdown on March 7 against shifting of prisoners
Srinagar: The separatist trio of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Mohammad Yasin Malik, on Sunday called for a shutdown on March 7 (Wednesday) against the shifting of prisoners from Kashmir jails to outside jails. Images News Netwokthekashmirimages.com
Mud, snow slide in Kupwara: Beacon official injured, miraculous escape for 12 labourers
Srinagar, March : A beacon official was injured after mud and snow slide triggered while the agencies concerned were clearing the snow at Ferkiyaan top along the Kupwara-Keran road on Sunday. A senior army officer based in Kupwara told GNS that a group of beacon labourers of 109 RCC regiment presently attached with Army’s 268 […]
‘Kashmir comes out new academic calendar’
Srinagar, Mar 4: The education department in Kashmir has come out with an academic calendar to offset any loss of academic activities due to law-and-order problems and other unforeseen circumstances this year. “We have devised an academic calendar for entire 2018 session so as to compensate for any losses due to unforeseen circumstances or law […]
Hindu Dalit woman elected to Pakistan’s senate in historic first
Karachi, Kirshna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan’s Sindh province has become the first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country, according to a media report on Sunday. Kolhi, 39, from Thar is a member of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). She won the election for the reserved seat for women from Sindh province, […]
