Asifa rape-and-murder case: NC demands transfer of case from Kathua
Srinagar : A day after lawyers in Kathua tried to prevent the Crime Branch from filing challan in the horrific rape-and-murder of Asifa Bano, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Tuesday demanded that the case be shifted frp, Kathua court for the “sake of fair trial.” Addressing a press conference here, NC general secretary […]
JRL terms Kathua Bar Association’s action as ‘shocking, morally bankrupt’
Srinagar, Apr 10: Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik described the attempt of Kathua Bar Association and certain political parties of Jammu to prevent Crime Branch from filing a charge sheet against the criminals involved in the brutal rape and murder of eight year old girl child […]
Governor chairs 18th SKUAST-J Council Meeting
JAMMU, APRIL 9: Governor N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Jammu (SKUAST-J), chaired the 18th Council meeting of the University at the Raj Bhavan, in which Ghulam Nabi Lone, Minister for Agriculture, Syed Basharat Ahmad Bukhari, Minister for Horticulture, and Abdul Ghani Kohli, Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry & […]
kashmir witnesses water scarcity, authorities advise farmers not to grow paddy
Srinagar: Though Kashmir gets a large part of its rain in the spring months and in early summer, a prolonged dry spell in the area in January and February has led to decreased water levels in streams that are vital for irrigation. Therefore, after the valley witnessed an unprecedented water crisis, authorities have advised farmers in […]
CM Mehbooba meets PM Modi
Srinagar : Three days after appealing the country’s leadership to listen to the voices of pain from the State, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today called on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi here on Monday and apprised him about the overall obtaining situation in Jammu & Kashmir. During the meeting, the Chief Minister stressed on finding […]
Srinagar colleges to remain closed on Monday
Authorities have closed Srinagar colleges for Monday as a precautionry measure to avoid protests and violence. However there is no statement about higher secondary schools of Srinagar city for Monday. Similarly colleges in pulwama town Handwara college, colleges in Sopore and Baramullah will remain closed on Monday. All educational institutions in shopian district will remain […]
‘Govt direct employees to submit annual property statements’
Srinagar,: Following the observations that employees are not submitting the requisite annual property statements to the competent authorities, the government has directed all the controlling/drawing and disbursing officers to strictly direct all the officers/officials to furnish the statements in time and that any lapse will be reflected in the APRs/ACRs. Official sources told KNS that […]
Newspapers to get reimbursement of GST on government advertisements
JAMMU, APRIL 07:In a significant decision aimed at extending substantial financial benefit to the print and the electronic media in the State, the Finance Department today ordered that GST chargeable on advertisement bills shall be paid by the government and it would be over and above the actual advertisement rate charged by the concerned media. […]
Eight injured in Pulwama clashes; one referred to Srinagar hospital
Srinagar : Eight persons were injured during clashes between government forces and protesters in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district soon after slain Hizb militant Mussavir Wani was laid to rest at his ancestral village graveyard on Saturday. Reports said that angry youth took to streets and clashed with the forces deployed in the area soon after […]
Shopian shuts for seventh straight day
There is a complete shutdown in shopian district on saturday against the killings on April 1.In two encounters on that day 12 militants were killed and four civilians were killed near the encounter site by police and security forces. Local reports from the area said that in the Sunday clashes about 200 civilians were injured […]
