IUST students, staff protest against Bandipora minor girl’s rape

IUST students, staff protest against Bandipora minor girl’s rape

Srinagar: Protests erupted at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora on Monday against the rape of a three-year-old girl in Sumbal area of Bandipora district in north Kashmir. A University student said that besides students, the teaching, non-teaching staff, deans of various departments, also participated in the protest. He said that the protesting […]

Srinagar parts shut over Bandipora rape incident

Srinagar parts shut over Bandipora rape incident

Srinagar : A shutdown is being observed in various parts of Srinagar following a shutdown call by Itehadul Muslimeen against the rape of a minor girl in Sumbal area of Bandipora district. An eyewitness said that all the shops and other business establishments’ area closed in different areas of the city, and a thin movement […]

Police recovers male body from Jhelum in Srinagar

Police recovers male body from Jhelum in Srinagar

Srinagar : Police recovered an unidentified male body from river Jhelum in Srinagar city on Saturday. A spokesman said the body, aged about 30 years, was recoverd from river Jehlum near Ghat Parimpora area in the city. The body was later taken to PCR Hospital for autopsy and other medico legal formalities, he said. “Proceedings […]

Where are tourists?

Where are tourists?

It is the month of May and Kashmir has never witnessed such low tourist traffic in the past few decades. There are almost no tourists in this holy month of Ramadan visible on the streets of Srinagar. Tourism players are shocked by the attitude of the Central Government and they are right when they say […]

16 injured in accident on Jammu-Srinagar highway

16 injured in accident on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Agencies Jammu :    At least 16 people, including six women, were injured Saturday when a private bus hit a stationary truck on Jammu-Srinagar highway in Jammu district, police said. The bus was on its way to Jammu from Udhampur when the accident took place at Jajjar Kotli after the bus driver lost control and […]

Students studying outside appeal JK Bank for date change in PO exams

Students studying outside appeal JK Bank for date change in PO exams

Srinagar : The students of different programs from different universities in Jammu and Kashmir and outside state Saturday appealed Jammu and Kashmir Bank authorities to change the date of examination for Bank Probationary Officers, slated to be held on May 20. The preliminary examination for Bank Probationary Officers was conducted on May 09. The parents […]

Admin forms panels to probe ‘irregularities’ in govt depts

Admin forms panels to probe ‘irregularities’ in govt depts

Srinagar: To probe into complaints of irregularities in appointments and awarding of contracts at various departments from 2010-18, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has constituted fact-finding committees, an official spokesman said here on Saturday. The decision was taken by the administration late Friday night. The each committee would be headed by a senior officer and […]