Civilians who danced during CM’s election rallies in 2014 being killed
Srinagar: A delegation of Senior Congress Leaders led by it’s President G.A. Mir participated in the All Party Meeting convened by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday and held detailed discussions about overall security scenario of the State, especially Kashmir valley and placed it’s serious concern before the APM. The Delegation also held detailed […]
Altaf Bukhari reviews regularization process of Casual Workers
SRINAGAR, MAY 10: Minister for Finance and Labour & Employment, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today reviewed the scrutiny process of casual workers for their regularization under the already notified SRO 520. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary BB Vyas, Financial CommissionerHousing and Urban Development Department, K B Agarwal, Principal Secretary Finance Navin Kumar Choudhary and administrative […]
Chairman J&K Bank meets Governor
SRINAGAR, : Sh. Parvez Ahmed, Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Bank, called on Governor N.N. Vohra, at the Raj Bhavan today. Sh. Ahmed apprised the Governor about the steps initiated by the Bank in the past year for expanding its services, increasing its infrastructure and promoting digital economy. Complimenting the Chairman on the achievements of the Bank Governor re-iterated […]
Hurriyat (M) reacts over Army Chief’s statement
Srinagar, : Reacting to the army chief General Bipin Rawat’s remarks that Kashmiri youth should realise that ‘Azadi’ isn’t possible, Hurriyat (M) led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday said the desire of people to be “masters of their fate is far stronger than every military power”. In a statement issued here, a spokesperson of […]
SC reserves verdict on validity of Aadhaar
A five judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra reserved its judgement on the Aadhaar matter. Several appeals were filled challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar. Petitioners submitted to the Court that multiple data breaches from government portals have increased Aadhaar’s status as a “universal unique identifier.” […]
Nirmal Singh elected Speaker of JK Assembly
Srinagar: Former Deputy chief minister and BJP leader, Dr Nirmal Singh was Thursday elected as the new Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Official sources said that to elect Singh as the new assembly speaker, minister for Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari moved a motion which was seconded by […]
Schools to remain open on gazetted holiday including Sunday in Kashmir
SRINAGAR : In an important development Directorate of School Education Kashmir has decided that in case of shut down, the Schools would remain open on Gazetted holidays including Sunday. sources said that the DSEK has issued an order according to which if a shut down is called on any day in a week, the Sunday or […]
BJP rejects Ramadhan truce:Omer hits out at Mehbooba
Launching a scathing on chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, opposition National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday questioned the calling of an all-party meet following her ally, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) rejection of her demand for Ramadhan truce in Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir spokesperson of the BJP, Sunil Sethi has reportedly said that his party is […]
President visits Saichen
President of India Ram Nath Kovind who is also supreme commander of the armed forces on Thursday visited the world’s highest battle field, Siachen glacier. He was accompanied by Chief of the Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat and Lt Gen D Anbu, GOC-in-C, Northern Command, said PRO Defence, Col Rajesh Kalia, in a statement. “After […]
You can’t fight us:Rawat to Kashmiri militants
Srinagar The Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat has expressed concerns over the youth in the valley picking up the gun and said that Kashmiris have to understand that the government forces haven’t been so brutal. Earlier this week, a 22-year-old tourist whose vehicle was targeted by stone-pelters, died. Whereas, the civilian death toll in Sunday’s […]
