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 […]
Jugal Kishore chairs DISHA meet
JAMMU, : Member Parliament, Jammu-Poonch constituency Jugal Kishore Sharma today chaired a meeting of District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee – DISHA to review the physical and financial achievements under various centrally sponsored schemes being implemented in Jammu district here today. The meeting was attended by Member Parliament Shamsher Singh Manhas, Legislators Sat Sharma, Dr […]
Governor, Union Defence Minister review security management with Civil, Army, Police top brass
SRINAGAR, : Governor N.N. Vohra and Union Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, reviewed the overall security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir at a high-level meeting held at the Raj Bhavan today.AAAA Gen. Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff; Sh. B. B. Vyas and Sh. K. Vijay Kumar, Advisors to Governor; Sh. B.V. R. Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; […]
DDC Budgam reviews priority sector lending scenario at DLRC/DCC meeting
Srinagar,: J&K Bank today convened a District Level Review Committee/District Consultative Committee (DLRC/DCC) of Budgam, which was chaired by the DDC Dr Sehrish Asgar. Welcoming all the heads of line departments, Block Development officers, District Coordinators of various Banks of the District; Lead District Manager Budgam Aijaz Ahmad presented the performance of all banks operating in […]
Chairman J&K Bank meets Governor
Srinagar, June 25: Sh. Parvez Ahmed, Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Bank, called on Governor N.N. Vohra, at the Raj Bhavan today. Sh. Ahmed apprised Governor about the Bank’s achievement of increasing lending in Agriculture, Horticulture, Handicrafts, Hospitality & Tourism, Poultry, Sheep & Goat Rearing and other sectors; the Bank has posted 20% credit growth in […]
Ensure hassle-free arrangements for Hajj-2018: Div Com to all DDCs
SRINAGAR,: In order to ensure smooth arrangements for Hajj-2018, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed all District Development Commissioners (DDCs) of Kashmir Division to ensure hassle free arrangements for the Hajj pilgrims in their respective districts. While chairing a high-level meeting of officers to review the arrangements for Hajj 2018, the Divisional Commissioner […]
8 arrested for thrashing Muslim man, Hindu woman over ‘illicit affair’ in Assam
Guwahati: In what may be called another case of moral policing, the Assam Police on Monday arrested eight people for assaulting and confining a Muslim man and a Hindu woman accusing them of having an illicit relationship in central Assam’s Nagaon district. Assam police, in an official statement, said that villagers of Jumurmur assaulted local […]
Governor NN Vohra holds all-party meet to discuss situation in Jammu and Kashmir
An all-party meet, convened by Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra to discuss the situation in the wake of the implementation of Governor’s rule in the state, began here today. The meeting in which heads and representatives of various political parties in Jammu and Kashmir are participating is going on at the Raj Bhavan. […]
Death toll 6,Scores injured,Clashes underway.South Kashmir on Boil.
Death toll has raised to 6 including 4 militants in a gunfight with the security forces in Srigufwara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday, The slain include a policeman and a civilian as well. Earlier two militants, a civilian and a policeman were killed in the gunfight that broke out in Nowshera Khiram […]
Patwar Association Jammu and Kashmir calls off strike
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Patwar association on Thursday called off their strike with immediate effect. “A delegation of All J&K Patwar Association today called on Financial Commissioner Revenue and reiterated their demands,” said an official spokesman. “They discussed various issues pertaining to Patwaries across the State. Financial Commissioner Revenue assured them that their genuine demands shall […]
