‘Tear gas, lathi charge’: KP march towards Sgr airport foiled after killing
Jammu and Kashmir police used a few tear-gas shells and mild lathi-charge to foil the protest of Kashmiri Pandits at Sheikhpora, Budgam, who were marching towards Srinagar International Airport. As per the Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the protesters said that they were waiting for Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha till 11 am and as he didn’t […]
3 JKAS Officers Transferred
Government on Friday ordered transfer of three JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to a government order Sahil Jandyal (JKAS), Sub-Divisional Magistrate Mendhar, holding the additional charge of the post of Sub-Registrar Mendhar, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Jammu Development Authority. Reetika Arora, JKAS Secretary, Development Authority, has […]
J&K Admin terminates services of three Government employees
JAMMU, May 13: Three Government employees have been sacked by the Jammu and Kashmir administration for their alleged active support to the terrorism. Altaf Hussain Pandit, Chemistry professor of Kashmir University, Mohd Maqbool Hajam, a teacher in the School Education department and Ghulam Rasool, a Jammu & Kashmir Police constable terminated from govt service over […]
Progress on ground
The new industrial policy in Jammu and Kashmir has started showing a lot of impact. J&K Private Industrial Estate Development Policy, 2021-30 has also been notified recently. Progressive reforms like GST linked incentive, Capital Interest subvention and Working Capital Interest Incentive have also been implemented. These policy interventions have started bearing fruits as investment proposals […]
Pulwama attack: Injured policeman succumbs to injuries
A policeman who was shot at and injured by militants Gudaroo area of Pulwama succumbed to his wounds at an army hospital here, officials said on Friday. A senior police officer told GNS that militants fired upon constable Riyaz Ahmad Thoker at his residence in Gudoora area this morning. He was subsequently shifted to DH […]
Cop shot at, injured in Pulwama, shifted to hospital
A police constable of J&K police was injured on Friday morning after militants fired upon him in Gudaroo area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, the officials said. A top police officer told GNS that a police constable identifying him as Riyaz Ahmad Thoker resident of Gudoora Pulwama was fired upon by militants near his residency, […]
Dr Samoon reviews progress on skill training to women SHGs
SRINAGAR, MAY 11: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department Dr Asghar Haasan Samoon today chaired a meeting here to review the progress achieved under training of Self Help Groups (SHGs). While chairing the meeting, Dr Samoon emphasised that proper training and handholding of SHGs is need of the hour to upskill their income level. He said […]
Focus on convergence with line departments for optimum outcome: MD JKRLM
SRINAGAR, MAY 12: Mission Director, Jammu & Kashmir State Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM), Indu Kanwal Chib, today chaired a meeting to review and discuss various initiatives being taken up under the Mission for empowerment of rural women of the Union Territory. The meeting was attended by Additional Mission Director, JKRLM Reyaz Ahmad Beigh, National Mission […]
Kashmir reports 1 new covid-19 case, none in Jammu
Jammu and Kashmir reported one new covid-19 case while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that the fresh case was reported from Kupwara, taking the overall tally to 454126—166383 in Jammu and 287743 in Kashmir. There was also no death due to […]
Budgam Killing: Members of KP Community Stage Protest In Anantnag
Scores of Kashmiri Pandits putting up at various transit camps in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district Thursday evening took to roads to protest against the killing of a fellow community member in central Kashmir’s Budgam district today. Reports reaching GNS said that the Pandits at Vessu Qazigund and Mattan Anantnag besides at few other places strongly […]
