Chairman JK Bank calls on Advisor Vijay Kumar
SRINAGAR, : Chairman of J&K Bank, Parvez Ahmed, today called on Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar. During the meeting, Parvez Ahmed briefed the Advisor about various initiatives taken by the bank for up-lift of weaker sections of society besides lending helping hand to the startups. He also apprised the Advisor about the steps initiated by […]
Govt orders posting of OSD with Advisors
SRINAGAR, :The Government today ordered posting of staff in the personal sections of the Advisors to the Governor. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department, Tassaduq Hussain Mir, KAS, Additional Secretary to the Government, Tourism Department, has been transferred and posted as Officer on Special Duty to Mr K Vijay Kumar, Advisor […]
Police issues traffic advisory for Amarnathji Yatra
SRINAGAR, : To ensure safe and secure movement of pilgrims for annual Amarnathji Yatra-2018, Police today issued traffic advisory indicating detailed cut-off timing at various places enroute the holy cave on both Baltal and Pahalgam routes. The advisory shall be applicable for the tourists as well. As per the advisory, the cut-off time for the pilgrims […]
Truck transporting cattle to Kashmir intercepted, set on fire
Jammu:Tension erupted in Ramban town along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after some local youths intercepted a truck carrying cattle to Kashmir and set it ablaze on Wednesday night. Nearly two dozen bovines were rescued by local police before the vehicle was set ablaze, sources said. Its three occupants, including the driver, managed to escape. The […]
India preparing for cut in oil imports from Iran
NEW DELHI: India’s oil ministry has asked refiners to prepare for a ‘drastic reduction or zero’ imports of Iranian oil from November, two industry sources said, the first sign that New Delhi is responding to a push by the United States to cut trade ties with Iran. India has said it does not recognize unilateral […]
BJP will target Kashmiris ahead of Lok Sabha polls: CPI-M
New Delhi : After bringing down the PDP-led government in Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP will target Kashmiris as anti-national and harbourers of terrorists, the CPI-M has said. “The BJP decision to bring down the government is a conscious political move keeping in mind the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2019,” said an editorial in the CPI-M journal “People’s […]
Amarnath Yatra resumes from Baltal route
Hours after bad weather along both north and south Kashmir routes on Thursday halted the Amarnath Yatra, it resumed following improvement in weather around afternoon. Authorities allowed pilgrims to move towards the Cave Shrine from north Kashmir’s Baltal base camp although the Yatra continued to remain suspended from Pahalgam base camp in the south. Earlier […]
Cong accuses Modi govt of politicising ‘surgical strikes’
New Delhi: The Congress today accused the Modi government and the BJP of politicising the September 2016 ‘surgical strikes’ after a video of the same was released and said “the blood and sacrifice of the country’s brave soldiers cannot be a political vote garnering tool for them”. Addressing a press conference, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep […]
Two Hurriyat activists among four arrested during night raids in Hajin
Two Hurriyat activists were among four persons detained during night raids by the police in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Reports said that a police party detained four persons, including Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activists Abdul Hamid Parray of Syed Mohalla and Ghulam Hassan Shah of Muslim League, during the raids in Hajin. Others who were […]
Rasheed meets Madhav, seeks release of political prisoners
Srinagar : Urging BJP not to forget the humanitarian and political aspect of Jammu and Kashmir issue, Independent lawmaker Er Rasheed has said that muscular approach will not work and New Delhi must not leave Kashmiris on the mercy of security forces. The spokesman in a statement said that in his half an hour meeting with […]
