Srinagar : Members of the J&K Universities Vice Chancellors’ Forum called on Sh. N.N. Vohra, former Governor, to bid farewell to him. Pertinent to recall Sh. Vohra had functioned as Chancellor of the four State Universities, Central University of Jammu and of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University during his tenure of more than 10 […]
Srinagar : An army soldier was killed and another injured in separate landmine explosions near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. Quoting a police officer, GNS news agency reported that that the army’s 5/9GR was on a routine patrol duty in Gogal Dar area when the blasts took place […]
SRINAGAR : Advisor to the Governor, Mr. Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, has urged the country’s premier film fraternity to rediscover the captivating locales of the State’s incomparable scenic beauty. He assured the Bollywood’s big production houses of Government’s full support in facilitating their shooting plans and itineraries in the country’s top tourist destination. Ganai, who is […]
Srinagar : A 30 years old man drowned in a stream in Fateh Pura area of Ganderbal district on Thursday. The slain has been identified as Latief Ahmad Ganie, 30, son of Mohammad Ramzan Ganie, a resident of Fateh Pura Ganderbal. One local informed, “Latief drowned while taking bath. His body was retrieved by the […]
While his party binds the people of India, the BJP-RSS divides them and spreads hatred, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said. Addressing the Indian diaspora at a function organised by the Indian Overseas Congress in Berlin last night, he said the Congress’s thought of “unity in diversity” came from the times of Guru Nanak Dev. […]
Jammu : The Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday after three-day suspension with 137 pilgrims leaving Jammu for the cave shrine in Kashmir Valley. “The yatris left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in an escorted convoy of seven vehicles. This includes yatris going to both Baltal and Pahalgam base camps,” a police officer said. The yatra remained […]
Srinagar : Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Friday deferred the strike call issued for August 26 and 27 to support Article 35-A. The JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik has now asked people to observe shutdown on August 30 and 31. “As the Supreme Court of India is now hearing […]
Srinagar : A militant was killed in an ongoing gunfight between militants and the government forces in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. Three civilians was injured in clashes near the site of the gunfight. Reports said a joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police and the […]
People in general have been closely watching the last journey of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and all the political leadership including separatists have paid rich tributes to him for being the first and the only Prime Minister of India to understand the pain and sufferings of Kashmiris and also tried hard to find […]
SRINAGAR: Governor N. N. Vohra has extended warm greetings to the people on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and prayed for their well-being and prosperity. In his message of felicitations, the Governor has hoped that this festival would further strengthen the bonds of communal harmony, brotherhood, amity, and revive the glorious pluralistic ethos for which […]