KU holds Video conference on Fulbright Fellowship opportunities in US

KU holds Video conference on Fulbright Fellowship opportunities in US

Srinagar,: A digital video conference regarding “Fulbright and Fulbright- Nehru fellowship opportunities to the US” organized by the office of Dean Research, University of Kashmir was held in the committee room of administrative block KU and was attended by several faculty members, scholars and students. The virtual outreach program was designed to provide information on […]

Bhat, Guru anniversary: JRL calls for shutdown on Feb 9, 11

Bhat, Guru anniversary: JRL calls for shutdown on Feb 9, 11

Srinagar;The joint resistance leadership (JRL) has called for complete shutdown on February 9 and 11 across the valley to mark the anniversaries of Muhammad Afzal Guru and Muhammad Maqbool Bhat respectively. In a statement, the JRL comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik said, “Kashmiris will observe complete shutdown on 9th […]

Tral- Aripal road in shambles, commuters face a tough time

Tral- Aripal road in shambles, commuters face a tough time

SRINAGAR,: People living in dozens of villages located along the Tral-aripal road in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district have to wait for a few more years to see the road getting blacktopped, even as they continue to suffer. The locals said that the work on the newly approved road is going on at snail’s pace, creating […]

Thousands participate in multiple funeral prayers of slain Lashkar commander in Pulwama

Thousands participate in multiple funeral prayers of slain Lashkar commander in Pulwama

Srinagar: Amid heavy snowfall thousands of people from different villages of Pulwama district and other areas of south Kashmir participated in funeral prayers of slain local Lashkar commander Irfan Ahmad Sheikh at his native village Chakoora village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Eyewitness told Kashmir Reader that amid heavy snowfall back to back multiple funeral […]

Malik leads JRL protest against plight of Kashmiri prisoners, arrested

Malik leads JRL protest against plight of Kashmiri prisoners, arrested

Srinagar;Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was Wednesday arrested along with other leaders of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) when he was leading a protest rally against the plight of Kashmiri inmates languishing in jails. The call was given by JRL leadership which besides Malik include Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar […]

Navin chairs Road Safety Fund Management Committee meeting

Navin chairs Road Safety Fund Management Committee meeting

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 6: The Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to establish a hi-tech traffic control and surveillance system in the run up to execute its road safety plan aimed at arresting the rising fatalities on the state roads. The Road Action Master Plan being executed jointly by Motor Vehicle and Traffic Departments envisages […]

Fruit sector losses at Rs 500 crore due to snow: KCCI

Fruit sector losses at Rs 500 crore due to snow: KCCI

Srinagar: The valley’s apex trade body Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) today said that Kashmir fruit industry has incurred Rs 500 crore losses due to recent snowfall in the valley. KCCI in a statement stated that preliminary reports received from various fruit Associations including Anantnag suggest that losses upwards of Rs. 500 crore […]

Army says infiltration repulsed in Tanghdar

Srinagar based army spokesman was quoted by few news agencies saying that on evening of Saturday an infiltration attempt was repulsed. He said that pakistani troops were giving cover to infiltrators but claimed that heavy firing from this side failed this fresh attempt by militants to cross over from Tanghdar sector of Kupwara.