CM directs immediate release of Rs 143 cr for paying SSA teachers’ salaries
SRINAGAR, JUNE 11: Giving a major relief to the teachers working under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA), Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today ordered the immediate release of Rs 143 crore for paying their pending salaries. The direction came during a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister here today. Minister for School Education, Hajj & Auqaf, Choudhary Zulfkar; […]
5.1-magnitude earthquake rocks Assam
Guwahati: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale today rocked Assam, according to the Regional Seismological Centre. There was no immediate report of any damage or casualty, officials said. According to the report of the Regional Seismological Centre at Shillong, the epicentre of the medium intensity earthquake, was at a place 22 kilometres from […]
CM throws open newly constructed Mehjoor Nagar bridge
Srinagar : Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday arrived in Srinagar city and inaugurated the newly constructed Mehjoor Nagar, Srinagar Bridge for the public. Addressing a gathering Chief Minster Mehbooba Mufti said that because of the difficult situation in Kashmir valley it took authorities three years of time to complete it otherwise the bridge was supposed […]
Modi calls council of ministers meeting on June 13
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the progress of his government’s flagship schemes and the agenda for the last year of the current NDA rule at a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. According to sources, the meeting will be held in Parliament House. All ministers have been asked to attend […]
Train crushes man to death near Sopore
Srinagar : A man was crushed to death after being hit by a train in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district outskirts on Monday. Reports said that incident took place today afternoon at Hygam area of Sopore when a fast moving train hit a 51 year old man and a cow resulting on spot death […]
Massive Army operation underway in Bandipora
Srinagar: Huge reinforcement has been called which included paratroopers to Panar forests in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday where a group of militants is believed to be hiding. The intermittent gunfire is on since Saturday evening in which two army men have been reported injured so far, official sources said. Heavy exchange of gunfire […]
Two Kashmiri boys arrested in Rajouri ‘rifle snatching bid’: Police
Government forces on Monday claimed to have recovered the rifle snatched from a cop in Rajouri district of Jammu within hours. They said that two persons had attacked the forces personnel deployed at Shadra Shareef in Rajouri Jammu on Sunday night and snatched a rifle from them. However acting promptly the forces held the nakas […]
Speedy vehicle kills traffic cop in Panthachowk
Srinagar: A traffic policeman was killed by a speedy vehicle at Panthachowk area of Srinagar on Monday. Officials said that a speedy vehicle hit the traffic police cop who was performing his duties at Pantha chowk. He was identified as Special Police officer Manzoor Ahmad, a resident of Zewan. However the injured cop was rushed […]
Those pelting stones must be shot dead: BJP MP
Srinagar : A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) from Haryana DP Vats has said that the ‘stone pelters in Jammu and Kashmir should be shot dead.’ “I read about the withdrawal of cases against stone-pelters but I think those pelting stones should be shot dead,” reports quoted Vats as having said On […]
Kheer Bhawani festival: JK Govt provides free Delhi to Kashmir transportation for KPs
NEW DELHI: Government of Jammu and Kashmir Special Cell for Migrants Resident Commission is facilitating free travel for Kashmiri Pandit community members from Delhi to Tulmulla Ganderbal for the annual Mata Kheer Bhawani festival. The government has made provision of two free of cost Volvo AC buses which will leave Delhi on June 18 and return to Delhi […]
