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Drabu likely to be sacked from PDP too

Drabu likely to be sacked from PDP too

Srinagar ): After facing ouster from the Ministerial Berth the former State Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu is likely to be sacked today from the People’s Democratic Party. Top sources told KNB that over his controversial statement on Kashmir Issue the party is highly angry and many are voicing opinion to sack him  from the party. […]

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Youths, security forces clash in Srinagar

Youths, security forces clash in Srinagar

Srinagar: Clashes broke out Monday in Soura area of Srinagar as scores of youths marched to attend the funeral of Essa Fazili, one of the three militants killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Fazili, a B.Tech student, was shot dead along with two other militants by security forces earlier in the day. Fazili’s father […]

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Pollution hits dangerous levels in Srinagar during winters: Study

Pollution hits dangerous levels in Srinagar during winters: Study

Srinagar: In a surprising find, a study has revealed that pollution in Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir hits dangerous levels during winter months as the air carries five times more tiny particulate matter than the permissible limit, with the experts terming it a worrying development. The study, jointly conducted by a team […]

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Chief Justice releases annual newsletter of JK State Judicial Academy

Chief Justice releases annual newsletter of JK State Judicial Academy

JAMMU, MARCH 12: Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Justice Badar Durrez today said that the Judicial Academy should be a vibrant institution where people come and debate fearlessly. Justice Durrez said this during a function organized here today by Jammu & Kashmir State Judicial Academy (JKSJA) wherein Chief Justice along with Chairman J&K State Judicial Academy Justice Alok […]

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Shepherd killed in mysterious blast near army’s victor force headquarter

Shepherd killed in mysterious blast near army’s victor force headquarter

Srinagar:-A shepherd was killed in a mysterious blast in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. Official sources told news agency vov that the shepherd identified as Ashiq Hussain Chopan son of Ghulam Mohammad of Gutroo, Tral suffered serious injuries in the explosion at upper reaches of Awantipora forests near Barsoo adjacent to […]

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Inside Srinagar jail, NIA finds, Hizbul poster, Pakistan flag and dozens of cell phones

srinagar:-The National Investigation Agency conducted searches inside Central Jail Srinagar. During the search 25 mobile phones, SIM cards, 5 SD cards, 5 pen drives, 1 ipod and a large number of incriminating documents were seized. A poster of the Hizbul Mujahideen and a Pakistani flag was also found inside the jail. The raids were conducted […]

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Dr Haseeb Drabu Sacked fro State Cabinet

Dr Haseeb Drabu Sacked fro State Cabinet

Srinagar, : In a significant development the Jammu and Kashmir Government led by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti sacked senior PDP leader and Minister for Finance Dr Haseeb Drabu from state cabinet following the latter’s controversial statement wherein he termed the Kashmir issue as ‘apolitical.’ Vice President PDP Sartaj Madni while talking to  vov  said a […]

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Meritorious Junior Engineer still awaiting reinstatement despite court orders

Meritorious Junior Engineer still awaiting reinstatement despite court orders

Srinagar,B): The meritorious Junior Engineer (JE) Parvaiz Ahmad Shah who in a FIR filed against him during his tenure at FIR division Shopian and was retired thus in 2015 along with some 27 other officials and then reinstated again by Double Bench Court Judgment in 2017 has urged the General Administration Department to speed up […]

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Pro-freedom and Pro-Pakistan slogans at Indian Guru Ravishankar’s Paigam e Mohabbat conference

Pro-freedom and Pro-Pakistan slogans at Indian Guru Ravishankar’s Paigam e Mohabbat conference

Srinagar: Indian spiritual Guru and Art of Living (AOL) founder Ravi Shankar addressed a ‘peace conference’ titled ‘Paigam e Mohabbat’ on Saturday at the Sher e Kashmir International Convention Center (SKICC), here. The conference by the Art of Living Foundation was however cut short after pro-freedom and pro-Pakistan slogans were raised. The speech at the event […]

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PWD executing projects worth Rs 125 cr in Samba: Naeem Akhtar

PWD executing projects worth Rs 125 cr in Samba: Naeem Akhtar

JAMMU, MARCH 10 – Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhtar today laid the foundation of Bridge over river Devaka at Utterbehani under CRF to be constructed at the cost of Rs. 12 crore and widening/improvement of Utterbehani Purmandal road via Mandal at the cost of Rs. 18 crore to be completed by March, 2019. Member Parliament, […]