91-year-old‘casual labourer’ enrolled for regular Govt service
Srinagar.Rafiqa Begum is a little over nine years short of celebrating her 100th birthday. She was born on 18 March 1927. The last Dogra monarch Hari Singh had ascended the throne only two years earlier. At the age of 90 years, 10 months and 17 days, Begum has been enrolled in J&K education department as […]
Army jawan among 3 killed in cross-border firing in Krishna Ghati sector
An army jawan was on Saturday killed after being hit by a bullet during cross-border firing in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district, the officials said. A defence spokesman identified the slain soldier as sepoy Mandeep Singh, 23, a resident of Alampur village of Sangroor in Punjab. He said the Pakistani Army initiated unprovoked and […]
DDC Pulwama flags-off exposure tour for school children
PULWAMA, JANUARY 19: District Development Commissioner Pulwama Ghulam Mohammad Dar today Flagged off a group of 100 students of the District on education tour to New Delhi. The tour is planned under the aegis of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), a centrally-sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). Speaking on the occasion, […]
Govt cautions against fake lists being circulated in social media
Law enforcing agencies asked to identify mischief-mongers, initiate action against them: Finance Secy JAMMU, JANUARY 19: The Government today made it clear that no lists of casual labours, daily wagers & other such workers have been finalized for regularization yet and all such lists being circulated on the social media are fake and bogus. Responding to […]
Murder of Minor Girl at Kathua Accused arrested, investigation on: Govt
JAMMU, JANUARY 19: The Government today said that the accused, a minor (15 years old), has been arrested in connection with the death of a minor girl in Hiranagar area of district Kathua. Responding to the concern expressed by the Legislators on the gruesome incident, Minister for Revenue & Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Rehman Veeri informed the […]
Govt to identify land for new state-of-art Chest Disease Hospital: Aseia
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 19: Minister of State for Health and Medical Education, Asiea Naqash today informed that the capital city Srinagar would soon get a new State-of-Art Chest Disease Hospital. The Minister said this during her surprise visit to the Chest Disease (CD) hospital Dalgate, where she took stock of the medical facilities, heating arrangements, sanitation […]
Govt. Has not issued any final list of regularized daily wagers: Drabu
Srinagar,: The finance Minister Haseeb Drabu on Friday rejected the reports that the government has issued any list of the daily wagers who have been regularized, terming such an act a handiwork of some mischievous elements. On Social media on Friday, a list of the regularized daily wagers was posted which became instantly viral in […]
Villagers in up arms against forces for occupying land in Shamsipora Anantnag
SRINAGAR, : Hundreds of villagers from Shamsipora Anantnag are up in arms against the RR forces who occupied illegally land from said village. According to the reports hundreds of villagers from Shamsipora Anantnag today assembled in the courtyard of DC office Anantnag and protest against the forces high highness. Residents said that the land belongs to […]
251 weapons snatched in three years by militants in J&K
SRINAGAR,: 251 weapons, including AK-47, self-loading rifles (SLR) and INSAS rifles, were snatched by militants in Jammu and Kashmir in last three years, Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly was informed today. The weapons include 35 AK rifles, 43 SLRs, 44 Insas, 12 pistols with magazines and 102 grenades were looted from security forces in last three […]
Aaakar NGO held candlelight vigil in solidarity with Asifa & Zainab
Rajouri,: The Rajouri based Non Government Organization (NGO) headed by young journalist and activist Chowdhary Rabiya Shafiq Friday held a candlelight march in solidarity with 8-year-old girls Zainab and Asifa who were recently kidnapped and murdered in Kasur Pakistan and Kathua Jammu respectively. The march which started from Jama Masjid ended at Gujjar Mandi Rajouri […]
