Seattle mayor tells Trump to ‘go back to bunker’
SEATTLE: Seattle’s mayor told Donald Trump to “Go back to your bunker” on Thursday, escalating a spat after the president threatened to intervene over a police-free autonomous zone protesters have set up in the western US city. The reference to a “bunker” was a nod to reports Trump was rushed by Secret Service agents to […]
Covid-19 may force IPL out of India: chairman
NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) could be moved out of the country if the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic does not ease in the next two months, IPL chairman Brijesh Patel said on Friday. “Let us first see, we will try to stage it in India and if the situation does not allow then […]
Kupwara: 8 Terminated skill development firm employees waiting for justice, demand re-hiring
Srinagar, June 13 : Skill development firm in Kupwara district in March terminated its 8 employees with out intimidating them. since then all 8 employees are waiting for re-hiring. Speaking to KNS over phone , one of the terminated employees, Zahoor Ahmad said “On March 20, the company sent a message and gave directions to […]
Suspected IED planted on Bandipora-Srinagar highway defused after 6 hours
Bandipora, June 13 : Security forces on Saturday destroyed a suspected improvised explosive device (IED), planted on the roadside along Bandipora-Srinagar highway near Gamroo-Lawdara crossing in north Kashmir’s Bandipora. A senior officer told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a road opening party and explosive Detective Dog (ED Dog) detected the suspicious IED lying by […]
TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
Transport industry in Jammu and Kashmir has been under great stress since the clampdown imposed by the central government in Union Territory of JK after the abrogation of article 370, August 5 last year. Now the Covid-19 lockdown has proved the last nail virtually in the coffin of the transport industry especially in Kashmir valley. […]
Arms training should be given to Kashmiri Pandits: Former DGP
Former Director-General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Mr. Shesh Paul Vaid has favoured arming the minority Hindus and vulnerable sections among the Muslim community in the Kashmir Valley so that they can protect themselves from attacks. The former J-K top cop while talking to India Today said that all options must be explored for instilling a sense […]
2 militants killed in gunfight in J-K’s Kulgam
Two militants were killed in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday morning, police said. The gunfight erupted at Nipora village during a cordon and search operation which was launched by the joint teams of police, Army and CRPF following an input about the militants’ presence. “As the area was being cordoned off, the […]
PM Modi to meet chief ministers on June 16, 17 amid spike in Covid-19 cases
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be meeting chief ministers over two days next week, June 16 and 17- amid concerns regarding a spike in coronavirus cases across the country. As the fourth phase of lockdown was drawing to a close, it was home minister Amit Shah who held a meeting with chief ministers to deliberate a way […]
Dr. JP Sharma appointed as VC SKUAST, Jammu
Srinagar, June 12 (KNS): Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, who is also the Chancellor of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu today appointed Dr. J.P. Sharma as Vice Chancellor of SKUAST, Jammu. Dr. Sharma, who was serving as Joint Director (Ext.) ICAR, New Delhi has been appointed as VC SKUAST, Jammu, under […]
Create portal for online monitoring of civil works executed under Samagra Shiksha: Dr Samoon
Reviews draft annual works plan, budget of Scheme for 2020-21 SRINAGAR, JUNE 12: Principal Secretary School Education & Skill Development departments, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today directed the School Education Department to create a portal for online monitoring and disbursement of payments for the works done by the department. These directions were given by him […]
