SMVDIME Row Escalates as BJP Pushes ‘Hindu Rights’, CM Questions Religion-Based Admissions
SRINAGAR: The controversy over admissions at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) continued on Wednesday, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah...
Police Seek Public Help to Identify Woman Found Dead in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Police Station Karan Nagar has sought assistance from the general public to help ascertain the identity of an unidentified woman, whose body was...
NC Calls 2-Day Central Working Committee Meeting in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The ruling National Conference (NC) is set to hold a crucial two-day meeting of its Central Working Committee (CWC) in Srinagar from Thursday.
The...
Omar Abdullah Lauds Jamia Zia-ul-Uloom’s 50-Year Legacy, Counters Criticism of Religious Schools
POONCH: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday used the Golden Jubilee celebration of Jamia Zia-ul-Uloom to defend the role of religious educational institutions in...
Kashmir: Vehicle Skids on Road, Driver Critically Injured
SRINAGAR: A driver was injured on Wednesday late evening when a truck skidded off the Sonamarg Gumri road near Cherwan Kangan and collided with...
SMVDU Row: CM Omar Warns Against Replacing Merit with Religion
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday cautioned that replacing merit with religion in academic institutions would undermine the core values...
Lone Slams Kangan Demolition, Questions Selective Enforcement in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday sharply criticised the demolition of a house in Kangan,...
Govt Examining Transition Plan for Frozen RET Posts: DSEK
SRINAGAR: Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Naseer Ahmad Wani on Wednesday said the government is actively exploring measures to address the long-pending issue of...
Doda Artisans Win Honours at UT Level Handicrafts Awards
SRINAGAR: Two women artisans from Bhaderwah have brought major recognition to Doda district after securing top honours at the UT Level Handicrafts Artisans Awards...
Property Worth Rs 75 Lakh Attached in Srinagar Narcotics Case
SRINAGAR: Police Station Lal Bazar on Wednesday attached a double-storey residential house along with four marlas of land in Usmania Colony, Badamwari, after authorities...
Police Seize 16.5 KG Contraband in South Kashmir, One Arrested
SRINAGAR: Police in Pulwama have arrested a suspected drug peddler and recovered 16.5 kilograms of a charas powder–like substance during a checkpoint operation, marking...
Fresh Reshuffle in Transport Department, Postings Ordered
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday issued a fresh order announcing the transfer and posting of several ARTOs and I/C ARTOs across...
Minor Boy Found Dead in North Kashmir Paddy Fields
SRINAGAR: A 10-year-old boy was found dead in paddy fields in KP Payeen area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, officials said.
Officials said...
DSEK Orders Compensation for Parents Forced to Buy Private Publisher Books
SRINAGAR: Director School Education Kashmir Naseer Ahmad Wani on Wednesday said that schools that supplied books from private publishers instead of government-recommended NCERT textbooks...
Kashmiri Craft Takes Centre Stage as Nita Ambani Chooses Jamevaar, Khashida for Gir Temple...
SRINAGAR: Nita Ambani’s appearance at the inauguration of the Shiv Mandir at Gir in Saurashtra last week has set off a fresh wave of...
