Fresh restrictions in Srinagar: KU postpones all UG, Professional exams scheduled in July

Fresh restrictions in Srinagar: KU postpones all UG, Professional exams scheduled in July

In view of fresh restrictions to contain COVID-19 in Srinagar, Kashmir University on Sunday postponed all undergraduate and professional offline examinations scheduled in the month of July. Controller Examinations KU, Prof Farooq Ahmad Mir told Kashmir Reader that the examinations had been postponed due to reimposition of lockdown in Srinagar District till further notification. The […]

Sopore gunfight: One militant killed, operation on

Sopore gunfight: One militant killed, operation on

One militant was killed in an ongoing gunfight that raged between the government forces and militants in Gulshan Abad Reban village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unnamed official sources told that a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces after contingents of Army’s […]

In first, Trump dons masks in visit to a military medical facility

In first, Trump dons masks in visit to a military medical facility

President Donald Trump, who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spread, donned one on Saturday at a military medical facility outside Washington where he was to meet with wounded soldiers and front-line health-care workers. The visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center marked Trump’s first public appearance with a face covering […]

Jaishankar on disengagement: Very much a work in progress

Jaishankar on disengagement: Very much a work in progress

In first remarks from the political leadership on the disengagement of troops that began last week along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Saturday it has “just commenced, and very much a work in progress”. Speaking at the India Global Week virtual conference, Jaishankar said, “We have agreed on the […]

Police arrest Sehrai from home

Police arrest Sehrai from home

Police arrested Chairman Tehreeki Hurriyat (TeH) Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Sunday morning at his residence in Barzulla Bagat. A family member told KNS that a police party from Saddar Police Station arrived at the Sehrai’s residence at around 6 AM and took him along. It is to mention here that,Sehrai has been under house arrest […]

Gunfight starts in north Kashmir’s Sopore

Gunfight starts in north Kashmir’s Sopore

Srinagar: A gunfight breaks out between militants and government forces in Reban area of north Kashmir’s Sopore on Sunday. According to the reports reaching GNS, a joint team of Police, Army’s 22 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Reban. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon them. The […]