Kashmir Reader

Youth future of nation; values of public service, mutual respect must be nurtured SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said that young people are the architects of a nations future and that the responsibility of leading the country and society will eventually rest on their shoulders. He stressed []

SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq has urged the government to address, on priority, the concerns raised by MBBS and BDS interns across Jammu and Kashmir over the long-pending issue of enhancement of their monthly stipend. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said:The concerns raised by MBBS & BDS interns across J&K deserve serious []

Joins delegation at CM s Office; Advisor assures serious consideration, seeks one months time SRINAGAR: Social and student rights activist Er. Ehtisham Khan on Saturday joined a delegation of the J&K Students Association at the Chief Ministers Office and took up the long-pending issue of enhancement of stipend for MBBS and BDS interns, placing the []

SRINAGAR: A Two-Week High-Altitude Ecology Course organized by the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) and National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore was inaugurated today at SKUAST-K, Shalimar Campus under the aegis of Indica School of Field Ecology and Conservation, generously supported by the Murthy Trust. The course has been []

SRINAGAAR: Police in Sopore has seized an oil tanker carrying approximately 5,000 litres of petrol without valid documents and arrested the driver in connection with the case. During naka checking at Iqbal Market, Sopore, in the jurisdiction of Police Post Bus Stand, an oil tanker bearing Registration No. JK04G-0068 was intercepted and subjected to checking. []

ANANTNAG: SSP Anantnag Amod Ashok Nagpure-IPS chaired a meeting with PSIs at DPO Anantnag to review training, operational preparedness and investigation. During the meeting, SSP Anantnag reviewed the progress of investigations being handled by the PSIs and assessed the quality and timely disposal of pending cases. He stressed upon the officers to follow due legal []

SRINAGAR: The Juvenile Justice Committee of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, with support from UNICEF India, on Saturday organized a one-day consultation in Srinagar to mark a decade of implementing the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The event aimed to review progress, identify challenges, and chart the []

GANDERBAL: Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) celebrated Teachers Day on Saturday through online mode, paying glowing tributes to the teaching fraternity and reaffirming the significance of teachers in instilling values, nurturing responsible, enlightened and socially conscious citizens who contribute meaningfully towards the nation building. The programme was organised by the School of Education. In his []

DC Sgr discusses roadmap for creating sports infra in district Calls for identifying infrastructure gaps, creating sporting opportunities SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo on Saturday chaired a comprehensive meeting at the Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex, Srinagar to discuss and formulate the Action Plan for 2026-31 under the Khelo India Movement []

Strong sports ecosystem key to nurturing talent: DC Budgam BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Athar Aamir Khan on Saturday attended the grand finale of the Sukhnag Premier League (SPL) held at Sail, Beerwah. Addressing the gathering on the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner underscored the vital role of sports in channelizing the energy, talent and potential of []

Rain lashes plains; Srinagar records 26.6C, Jammu settles at 32.7C Mostly dry weather expected in J&K till Sep 12 Srinagar, Sep 05: Rain lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, while Kashmir upper reaches recorded the seasons first snowfall, bringing a nip in the air and signalling the gradual onset of autumn. According to []

This isnt politics. Its basic humanity for a legend NEW DELHI: Legendary West Indies batter Brian Lara on Saturday joined former cricketers in seeking proper medical treatment for jailed former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying it is basic humanity to treat someone with compassion and dignity. The 73-year-old Imran has been lodged []

Srinagar, Sep 05: Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo on Saturday said the government will bring resolution on Teacher Eligibility Test during the upcoming Assembly Session of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The Minister made these remarks while addressing the Teachers Day celebrations held at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre []

Srinagar, Sep 05: Minister for School Education, Higher Education, Health & Medical Education and Social Welfare, Sakeena Masood Itoo, has congratulated the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the Union Territory being declared a fully literate UT under ULLASNav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram. In her message on Teachers Day celebrated at SKICC Srinagar, the Minister said []

Jammu, Sep 05: Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday expressed hope that the Centre would fulfil its commitments on restoration of statehood and said the chief minister had raised this and several other issues during his recent meeting with the Union home minister. Whenever Omar (Abdullah) Sahib goes to Delhi, whether []

Srinagar, Sep 05: Around 25,000 metric tonnes of apples were transported from Kashmir by rail during the last season, Director Horticulture Planning and Marketing Ghulam Jeelani Zargar said on Saturday, calling railways an emerging alternative for transporting horticultural produce to markets across the country. About 25,000 metric tonnes of apples were transported by rail from []

Srinagar, Sep 05: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg on Saturday chaired a meeting to review various issues and bottlenecks affecting the execution of works under River Jhelum National Waterway-49 aimed at facilitating water transport. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, RTO Kashmir, Chief Engineers of KPDCL, KPTCL and I&FC, SE UEED, besides officers []

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the 28th meeting of the Western Zonal Council in Goas Panaji on Monday, according to a statement issued by the government. The meeting is being organised by the Inter-State Council Secretariat of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and hosted by the Goa government. The council []

Srinagar: Education Minister, Sakina Itoo Saturday said that the government will introduce a resolution in legislative assembly against the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). The minister said, The matter of TeT is pending with the supreme court and Jammu and Kashmir Education department is continuously approaching the apex court wherein we are seeking reconsideration of the []

Kishtwar: Two persons were killed after an oil tanker skidded off the road and overturned in the Pathimhal area of Palmar in Kishtwar district on Saturday, officials said. A senior police officer said that the accident occurred when the tanker was travelling through the area and apparently lost control, skidding off the road and overturning. []

Srinagar: Around 25,000 metric tonnes of apples were transported from Kashmir by rail during the last season, Director Horticulture Planning and Marketing Ghulam Jeelani Zargar said on Saturday, calling railways an emerging alternative for transporting horticultural produce to markets across the country. About 25,000 metric tonnes of apples were transported by rail from Kashmir during []

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir Police on Friday said that the militant neutralised during Operation Ashdar has been identified as a Pakistani national affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba. In a post on X, J&K Police said, You Can Run But You Cant Hide! The terrorist neutralised, during Op Ashdar, has been identified as Yasir, a Pakistani national of []

WASHINGTON: ( Vice President JD Vance on Thursday rejected the use of the word war to describe the US fighting with Iran as he steered clear of predicting that the six-month-old conflict would be over by Novembers midterm elections, in which Republicans are trying to hang on to their narrow majorities in Congress. I wouldnt []

Briefs Union Home Minister on first International Film Festival of Jammu & Kashmir New Delhi, Sep 04: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and discussed a range of key issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting focused on restoration of statehood, finalisation of the Transaction of []

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 04: ISROs state-of-the art Earth observation spacecraft, the countrys first ever imaging satellite intended for the Geosynchronous orbit, EOS-05 lifted off from the spaceport here on Friday. Set to provide real-time imagery and help the nation in areas including agriculture, and disaster management, a GSLV-F17 rocket carrying the payload headed into []

Directs heightened alertness, strengthened surveillance Srinagar, Sep 04: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone Sujit Kumar chaired a security review meeting for the forthcoming International Film Festival. The meeting focused on strengthening security arrangements and ensuring comprehensive preparedness for the smooth and secure conduct of the festival. The meeting was attended by Addl. Commissioner []

Srinagar, Sep 04: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha extended his heartiest greetings to the teachers on the occasion of Teachers Day, which is being celebrated on September 05. In a message, the Lieutenant Governor said, Heartiest greetings and best wishes to the teachers on the occasion of Teachers Day. I offer my humble tributes to the []

Bijbehara, Sep 04: Health and Medical Education Minister Sakeena Itoo on Friday said the demand of MBBS and BDS interns for enhancement of their stipend is genuine, but maintained that the issue should not be politicised. Speaking to reporters in Bijbehara, Itoo said she was herself a doctor and had a clear understanding of the []

Budgam, Sep 04: A militant was killed and an AK rifle along with other war-like stores were recovered during a joint operation by the Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF in the Ashdar Gali area of Budgam district, officials said on Friday. The operation was launched based on specific intelligence inputs and has been underway []

Stresses robust infrastructure, targeted incentives, skilled workforce for reliable EV transition Srinagar, Sep 04: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Friday called for a reliability-first and fiscally prudent approach to electric mobility in Jammu and Kashmir, with EV adoption to be scaled up with establishing adequate service readiness, winter performance and dependable charging infrastructure. The Chief []

Pulwama chose hope over headlines: MLA Waheed Para Pulwama, Sep 04: The second edition of the Royal Premier League (RPL) reached its much-awaited finale on Friday evening, drawing thousands of cricket enthusiasts to Pulwama as the day-night final brought the town to life with an extraordinary display of public participation and sporting enthusiasm. The final []

Ganderbal: The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Kaiser Ahmad Ganie, a senior party leader and Zone President Ganderbal, from its basic membership with immediate effect over alleged involvement in anti-party activities and acts of indiscipline. The expulsion was ordered by PDP District President Ganderbal Zahoor Ahmad Rather following a recommendation from []

SRINAGAR: Kashmiri Pandits celebrated Janmashtami with religious fervour and took out a procession through the city centre here on Friday to mark the birth of Lord Krishna, officials said. The procession began at Ganpatyar temple in the Habba Kadal area, passing through Kralkhud and Barbarshah before reaching the iconic Clock Tower at Lal Chowk amid []

Srinagar: One militant has been killed on the second day of an ongoing operation in Ashdar Gali area of Central Kashmirs Budgam district on Friday, army said. The operation was resumed this morning with first light after gunshots were heard during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in the area on Thursday evening. In a []

Srinagar: A delegation of protesting interns met Health Minister Sakina Itoo and the Chief Ministers Advisor to discuss their long-pending demand and apprise them of the concerns being faced by intern doctors. During the meeting, the Health Minister, asked the interns to give the government one months time to address the stipend issue. However, the []

Rajouri: An Army soldier died after falling from a forward post along the Line of Control in the Nowshera sector of Rajouri district on Friday, official sources said. Sources said that Lance Naik Rituk Choudhary, 26, fell from the post towards a downhill ridge. He was evacuated to the MI Room at Rumlidhara, where he []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar Thursday presided over a meeting finalising preparations for the observance of 43rd death anniversary of party founder Sher e Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah at the party headquarters, Nawai Subah. Addressing the meeting, Sagar said that the 43rd death anniversary of the benefactor of []

BARAMULLA: Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Department, Javid Ahmad Dar laid the foundation stones of several important development projects in Rafiabad, covering education, healthcare, public amenities and recreational infrastructure. The projects, involving a cumulative sanctioned cost of Rs 3.29 crore, are aimed at strengthening essential infrastructure and ensuring []

SRINAGAR: The Food & Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu & Kashmir, has intensified enforcement activities across the Union Territory, with special focus on compliance with prescribed labelling requirements for meat and meat products. A team headed by the Deputy Commissioner Food Safety, Kashmir, inspected various establishments, including Hospital Canteen, Kupwara, which was found violating various provisions []

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, Atal Dulloo on Thursday led a meeting to review the handling and disposal of grievances related to migrant properties across ten districts of Kashmir. The review focused on cases under the Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property Act, 1997, which aims to safeguard migrant land and property rights. []

JAMMU: Traffic Police Rural Jammu, in its continued drive against overloading of passenger vehicles on Thursday lodged another FIR against driver of Public Service Vehicle (Passenger Auto) TATA-Magic bearing Registration No. JK08J-7968. As per the officials, SO Traffic Billawar, during routine checking at Dhar Road near Kandharnoo Tehsil Ramkot, intercepted a passenger Auto bearing Registration []

SRINAGAR: A three-day workshop on Research Methodology, organised by the Dean Academic Affairs, Cluster University of Srinagar, concluded on Thursday at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE), Government College of Education, M.A. Road, Srinagar. The workshop was organised with the objective of strengthening the research capabilities of scholars and providing them with a []

ANANTNAG: The Inter-District Provincial-Level Cricket Tournament, being organised by the District Youth Services & Sports, Anantnag, witnessed a highly competitive day of cricket, with teams displaying impressive batting, bowling and fielding skills across different venues in the district. The days action featured a number of exciting matches, with Anantnag, Kupwara, Shopian, Srinagar, Baramulla and Ganderbal []

India does not need Muslims to prove anything to anyone, and that is what the Indian Constitution says, and that is what I believe. When an entire community is constantly accused of being anti-national, it makes us question the very idea of patriotism itself. A Muslim should be able to criticise the government as any []

TET should not be considered merely as an examination that teachers are required to pass. Rather, it should be understood as a process through which a teachers basic understanding of teaching methods, child psychology, and educational principles is assessed. It should be seen as an opportunity for teachers to improve themselves, update their knowledge, and []

A healthier India does not require everyone to follow the same diet. It requires people to understand their nutritional needs, choose a greater variety of nutritious foods, limit excessive sugar, salt, and highly processed foods, remain physically active, and make informed decisions. Small changes that can be maintained over time are more useful than extreme []

Sometimes, the moment I tell someone that I am from Kupwara, their attitude changes. Before knowing anything about me, they assume that I must be from a backward or poor area and therefore must also be backward. This is something that genuinely feels bad. How can a district determine a persons status? How can someones []

Srinagar: A 60-year-old man from Srinagar drowned to death while fishing in Jhelum River in Bijbehara area of south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Thursday. Officials said that Farooq Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Aziz Dar resident of Banpura Batmaloo Srinagar had gone for fishing in Jhelum at Khasiteng Zirpara Bijbehara when he drowned. His body []

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Reasi: Security forces on Thursday recovered arms and ammunition from a hideout in the Khataji area of Mahore in Reasi district, officials said. An official said that the recovery was made during a joint search operation launched by the Armys 58 Rashtriya Rifles, Special Operations Group (SOG) and Jammu and Kashmir Police based on specific []