Kupwara administration senses brewing unrest, asks Div Com to ‘do something’

‘There is an apprehension of law and order problem; Kindly intervene’

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, July 25: In apparently a first move of its kind, the district administration Kupwara has warned the J&K Government—already in the line of fire over the Valley-wide power crisis—of an “a serious law and order problem” in the north Kashmir district in view of the shortage of essential More

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HC directs IGP to file report on SIT constitution

WAMIQ FAROOQ CASE

D A RASHID

Srinagar, July 25: A local court on Wednesday directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir to respond in a week about the steps taken by him in constituting Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the death of Wamiq Farooq, a class 7th student who was allegedly killed by a teargas shell More

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Workshop on skill development concludes at GWC

Srinagar, July 25: The Career Counseling and Guidance Cell of the Government College for Women M A Road Srinagar organized a six-day multi-faceted workshop on skill development in collaboration with World Alliance for Youth Empowerment as youth wing of the Art of Living.   The workshop More

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Bandipora gets azadi from 20-year-old bunker

Locals step in with shovels to dismantle ‘nuisance’

SUHAIL AJMAL

Bandipora, July 25: A 20-year-old bunker was removed from main town here on Wednesday, bringing respite to people who have been frequently seeking its removal. The bunker had been established near the State Bank of India building here when the Border Security Force men took its control in More

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Dupatyar residents hit streets against ‘Sarpanch fear’

KHALID GUL

Bijbehara, July 25: Villagers of Dupatyar in this South Kashmir area Wednesday protested against the alleged harassment to them by a local Sarpanch and Army. The protesters blocked the Bijbehara –Langanbal (Pahalgam) road, hampering movement of traffic. Early in the morning hundreds of villagers More

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CBSE decentralizes examination pattern

Exams to be conducted locally across country: Chairman

TOUSEEF GANAIE

Budgam, July 25: In a significant development that aims to reform school education system across India, Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to decentralize the examination pattern throughout the country. Disclosing this, the chairman CBSE Vineet Joshi, said the examinations would More

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File reply in 4 weeks: HC to Govt

UNMARKED GRAVES

D A RASHID

Srinagar, July 25: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Wednesday granted four weeks’ time to the to the state government to file counter to the petition seeking directions for conducting DNA tests of the bodies lying in unmarked graves in the state. A bench of Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir directed More

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Bio-metric attendance in Secretariat from Aug 1: CS

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 25: Chief Secretary Madhav Lal Wednesday directed for complete switch over to bio-metric attendance by Civil Secretariat employees from August 1. The Secretary, Information Technology, has been asked to ensure installation of adequate bio-metric readers in the Secretariat for the purpose More

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