ECI team arrives Srinagar, holding meetings with mainstream parties, admin
Srinagar : A team of Election Commission of India (ECI) headed by Deputy Election Commissioner on Monday morning reached Srinagar where it is scheduled to hold a meeting with the representatives of all the mainstream political parties in the afternoon to be followed by a meeting with top functionaries of the state government particularly the […]
Kashmir traders call shutdown on Tuesday against ban on Jama’at, tinkering with Art 35-A
Srinagar : Kashmir Trade bodies have called for Kashmir bandh tomorrow against the ban on Jama’at-e-Islami and the legal challenge to Article 35A. Addressing a joint press conference of trade bodies here in Akbar Hotel, KEA Chairman Muhammad Yasin Khan called for complete shutdown on March 5 against the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and continued attacks on […]
Thousands attend funeral of slain LeT militant in Sopore
Srinagar : Thousands of people on Monday participated in funeral prayers of slain Lashkar-e- Toiba militant Ishfaq Majeed Mir in north Kashmir’s Sopore town. Reports said that thousands of people including women and children attended the funeral prayer of slain militant in Brath village of Sopore. The mourners raised pro-Pakistan and pro-freedom slogans as they marched […]
Foundation of Govt. Degree College laid at Chadoora
BUDGAM, MARCH 2: Secretary Social Welfare, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone in presence of Deputy Commissioner, Budgam Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar today laid foundation stone of Government Degree College at Chadoora in Budgam district. Sub-Divisional Magistrate Chadoora, Aziz Ahmad, Tehsildar Chadoora, Javed Ahmad and Principal Degree College Budgam were also present on the occasion. […]
400 additional bunkers sanctioned for Poonch, Rajouri
JAMMU,: In view of the heightened cross-border shelling, the Government has sanctioned additional 400 individual bunkers for Poonch and Rajouri districts with 200 additional bunkers for each district. The Government has directed that to ensure speedy construction of these bunkers, funds would be placed with the DCs through the Rural Development Department. The bunkers would […]
No exams on 4th & 10th of March by SSC at Sgr, Jmu & Samba centers
JAMMU, – The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has clarified that no examinations shall be conducted on 4th and 10th of March 2019 for the posts of constables (GD) in CAPFs, NIA, SSF and Riflemen (GD) in Assam Rifles at 10 designated centres at Srinagar, Jammu and Samba. However, the examination which has started on 1st of March […]
ADGP Muneer Khan appointed as State Information Commissioner
Srinagar : The Governor Satya Pal Malik today appointed ADGP Muneer Khan as State Information Commissioner of J&K. An order issued by the Governor Satya Pal Malik, reads, “In exercise of the powers vested in me under section 12(3) of the Jammu and Kashmir right to information act, 2009 (act no. VIII of 2009), I, […]
India-Pak troops exchange shells at LoC in Rajouri
Jammu : India and Pakistani troops Saturday again exchanged shells along the Line of Control in Rajouri district. The shelling started in Nowshera sector around 12.30 pm. Earlier, a young woman and her two children were killed and several others, including two Army personnel, were injured in heavy shelling along the LoC in lower Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district Friday night, raising the […]
Banning Jamaat-e-Islami will have dangerous ramifications: Mehbooba
Srinagar : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti warned on Saturday that banning the Jamaat-e-Islami will have “dangerous ramifications”. The Peoples Democratic Party leader told the media: “You cannot imprison an ideology or an idea. There are thousands of Kashmiris in villages and cities associated with the Jamaat. It is s socio-religious organisation. […]
10 killed, 34 injured in separate road accidents in J&K
Jammu: Ten people, including two women, were killed and 34 others injured in three separate road accidents in Udhampur, Kishtwar and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Saturday. A private bus, carrying nearly 40 people to Kashmir, skidded off a hilly road and rolled down into a deep gorge at Chandeh village near Surinsar […]
