Category: Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 30. The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has announced a change in school timings across the Kashmir Division, effective from November 1, 2025. The revised schedule applies to both government and recognized private schools. According to Order No. 309-DSEK of 2025, dated October 30, 2025, schools located within the Srinagar Municipal limits…

Jammu, Oct 31: The Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Jammu, Haq Nawaz Zargar, has convicted former Naib Tehsildar Faryad Ahmed and then Patwari Yadav Chander, sentencing both to four years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine in a 2019 bribery case involving ₹90,000. The case originated on April 16, 2019, when complainant Javed Ashraf approached the Anti-Corruption…

A man in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur who murdered his sister and stuffed her body in a sack told the police that the large bag contained wheat.Thirty-two-year-old Ram Ashish Nishad murdered his 19-year-old sister Neelam in a dispute over Rs 6 lakh compensation received by their father, Chinku Nishad, for land acquired under a road project.…

Srinagar, Oct 30: The release of shortlist for Chairperson and Members of Jammu and Kashmir Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) has triggered a major controversy, with aspirants alleging violations of provisions of eligibility criteria to accommodate favoured candidates.According to aspirants, the shortlist prepared by the selection committee has raised questions about adherence to…

Qazigund : An unidentified person was crushed to death after being hit by a moving train in Levdora area of Qazigund on Thursday, officials said.An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the incident occurred when the train was passing through the area and hit the person on the railway track.He said the…

Srinagar, Oct 30: The Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Thursday forecast brief spell of rain and snowfall over higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir during November 4-5.An official stated that the dry weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir will continue till November 3.He said that the weather conditions will likely remain cloudy with possibility of brief…

Srinagar, Oct 30: Minister for Jal Shakti Department, Javed Ahmad Rana today said that the policy for regularization of daily-wagers is under consideration.The Minister was replying to a question raised by Legislator Dr Sajjad Shafi in the Legislative Assembly.He said that there is a shortage of staff due to the superannuation of several field employees…

Srinagar, Oct 30 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today passed the Jammu and Kashmir Tenancy Bill, 2025. The Bill was moved in the House by Minister for Health, Education and Social Welfare, Sakeena Itoo on behalf of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. “A Bill to establish Rent Authority to regulate renting of premises and to protect…

Kupwara, Oct 30: A motorcyclist was killed while another person sustained injuries in a road accident at Kunan Poshpora area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday morning. Reports said the accident occurred on the Kunan Poshpora road, falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Trehgam, when a tipper (JK04-7965) collided with a motorcycle. In…

Israel’s military said Wednesday that the ceasefire was back on in Gaza after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight across the Palestinian territory that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials,The strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire began on Oct 10, marked the most serious challenge to the tenuous truce to…